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Speech on superstitions..

Answer 1

superstitions means any blind belief or faith on any particular thing which happen sometimes with us.for example,a person noticed that mostly on thursday he met with an accident so he use to ask it to an astrologer in result of which he said that god is very angry on him if he did not take a gold leaf to the temple then he may be killed by someone.It is an example of superstitions.superstitions are excessively credulus belief in reverence for the supernatural.It is a widely held but irritational belief in supernatural infulences especially as leading to good or bad luck or a practice based on such belief.

Answer 2

Answer:

Superstition’ is a blind belief in the supernatural which is to say, a belief in the existence of forces or entities that do not conform to the laws of nature or a scientific understanding of the universe. It finds a fertile soil and breeding ground in human ignorance and a lack of scientific knowledge.

The word ‘superstition’ is often used to refer to a religion not practiced by the majority of a given society regardless of whether the prevailing religion contains alleged superstitions. Identifying something as superstition is generally pejorative. Items referred to as such in common parlances are commonly referred to as folk belief in folkloristic.

belief in magic (e.g., spells and curses)

belief in omens (good or bad)

belief in good luck charms and rituals (a lucky penny, throwing salt over one’s shoulder to avoid the “bad luck” incurred by spilling it)

belief in divination (fortune-telling and prophecy)

belief in astrology (i.e., that our fates are determined by the positions of the stars and planets)

belief in ghosts or a spirit world beyond what can be explained by science

A few specific folk traditions, such as belief in the evil eye or in the efficacy of amulets, have been found in most periods of history and in most parts of the world. Others may be limited to one country, region, or village, to one family, or to one social or vocational group.

One of the best-known superstitions of the western world is the belief that Friday the 13th is unlucky. It is instructive to note that in other cultures the number 13 isn’t regarded as especially foreboding. Numerals that are threatening or off-putting in other cultures include:

4, which in China sounds like the word for “death”

9, which in Japan sounds similar to the word for “torture” or “suffering”

39, which in Afghanistan translates into morda-gow, meaning “dead cow” but also slang for “pimp”

Source of Superstitions: The word ‘superstition’ was first used in English in the 15th century, modeled after an earlier French superstition. The earliest known use as an English noun occurs in Friar Daw’s Reply (ca. 1420), where the foure general synnes are enumerated as Cediciouns, supersticions, þe glotouns, & þe proude. The French word, together with its Romance cognates (Italian superstizione, Spanish supersticón, Portuguese superstição, Catalan superstició) continues Latin superstitio.

In today’s world, people still believe in omens and auguries. Even in the age of rapid advancement of science and technology, they are afraid like their forefathers living in the caves and connect their misfortunes with mysterious and unknown forces. Such a state of mind always gives rise to various types of superstitions.