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Being born in a Hindu family, i know about most of the superstitions that are practiced by Indian Hindus. Most Hindus believe that there are ancient meaning for these superstitions,but no one seem to remember any such explanation for them.
If anyone reading this text can explain any of the superstitions,you are welcome.
- It is bad to ask "where are you going" to anyone going out of home.Indians dare to ask their relatives or family members this question because it brings bad luck to the person going out.Moreover it is considered that harm will come to the one who is being asked that dreaded question.
- It is bad when a cat crosses your path or road.If that happens, people mostly return to their homes or pray to god and proceed on their path.
- It is also considered bad to see a widow face to face while going out.And, the worse part is that widows are unwelcome at any functions like marriages.
- It is bad to drop a cut finger nail inside the house,even in the dustbin. It is believed that nails brings economic damnation to the house.
- Mirrors should not be shown to children,because it makes children to become dumb, that is infants seeing mirror at very young age will fail to speak.
- Taking photos reduces ones lifetime.So,indians avoid taking photographs of their infants.
- Menstrating women are forbidden from entering temples,or even to pray at home,since menstruation is a sin.
- The month named "Aadi",that is the first month of windy season is forbidden to perform any functions like house warming,marriage or starting anything.
- Dreams in the early morning are expected to come true.So if anything bad happens in a dream, people will meet with certain religious men and perform poojas to prevent the dream from coming true.
-When a coconut is broken in the temple, it should part in to two regular and equal halves and not break at tangent in to the eyes of the coconut. A decayed or rotten coconut foreshadows serious mishap to the devotee .
- After sneezing, people exclaim 'Shiva', 'Rama ' or 'Krishna'or whatever god they pray to.
- It is not good to give money to anyone after sunset.If anyone does that,all their money will go away from them.So,when the newspaper/current/mobile bill collector knocks after 6:00 PM,it is a waste of their time.And,it is strictly forbidden to lend needles or oil after 6:00PM.
- When faced with dilemma, instead of considering merits and demerits, villagers put colored flowers in a temple and see which colour falls first due to wind.The colour of the flower which falls first determines their action.
- Nothing should be started on a Tuesday.Wednesday is the best day for important ventures and is as 'good as gold'.
- When the first tooth of a child falls out the fallen tooth is carefully placed in a lump of cow dung, and thrown over roof in the belief that such action will hasten the re-growth of the child 's teeth. (this one is a sort of related to tooth fairies i suppose,but practiced by parents instead of children)
- It is a bad sign to place hands behind the head when trying to relax,since it can cause the death of parents.
- The sound of door hitting the wall should never be made by children,since it causes fights to happen between the parents.
- A lizard falling on head can cause death.
- The cawing of a crow in one's house foretells the coming of guests.
- If a lizard makes a sound when you make a statement, it shows that what you said is true.And if a bell rings or even if a mobile phone rings,its also considered that what is told is truth,or it will come true.
- If anyone kills a snake,he has to goto a snake nest found in most temples and place eggs and milk to prevent the snake from taking revenge.
The fact about this list is that these superstitions are still believed throughout India,in villages as well as cities.
