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Hong Kong’s Taoist funerals: the superstition, symbolism and how to stop your soul being dragged into the coffin
A superstition is any belief or practice considered by non-practitioners to be irrational or supernatural.
superstition, belief, half-belief, or practice for which there appears to be no rational substance. Those who use the term imply that they have certain knowledge or superior evidence for their own scientific, philosophical, or religious convictions.
The meaning of SUPERSTITION is a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation.
Superstitions are beliefs or rituals that link specific actions, objects or events to good or bad luck — like wishing on a shooting star, avoiding the number 13 or wearing a certain T-shirt whenever your favorite team plays. There’s no scientific evidence that superstitions are real.
A superstition is a widespread cultural behavior that is motivated by supernatural beliefs in fate, magic, luck, or spirituality and not any proven scientific theory or rigorous logic.
Here we run through the surprising cultural histories behind some of the world's most common supernatural beliefs. 1. “Knocking on Wood” Any list of superstitions would have to begin with...