The origin of strange customs abroad

There are different kinds of strange practices in every corner of the world, ranging from black cats to stairs, God bless you.

But where do these superstitions come from? Today, he has done his best to answer the question: the alarming origins of the 25 strange customs that are prevalent today.

While some argue that the A of spades (Death Card) was originally found in medieval Europe, this superstition first came to people's attention in the 1930s, when two robbers were murdered with the A of spades in their hands.

Since then, the ace of spades represents death and murder.

The whistling at

represents bad luck for sailors and seafarers.

whistling is said to be a challenge to the wind, and the result is a storm.

Another legend is that whistles have begun to represent bad luck since the defection of the British ship HMS Bounty; Fletcher Christian is said to have used the whistle as a signal to launch a resistance against Captain Captain William Blig.

A broken mirror would bring seven years of bad luck to people in ancient Greece, who often resorted to “mornings”, who judged the luck of those who sought help by studying the mirror reflection.

Milton Goldsmith, a historian, explains in his book Signs, Omens and Supertitons that this blemish is done through water and mirrors.

This is called the Catoptromaniac.

When the divulgation is done, the patient looks at the mirrors immersed in the water, and if the images of the patient are distorted in the mirrors, he will not be able to heal; the latter will survive.

Indoor umbrellas can cause bad luck

, which may cause damage to the environment when the metal-structured umbrellas become popular in London in the eighteenth century, in accordance with Charles Panati's Amazing Origin of Daily Things.

If such an umbrella were to be opened suddenly in a small room in space, it would be likely that adults and children would be seriously injured and even broken fragile objects.

Thus, in order to prevent the placement of umbrellas in the interior, such superstition was born.

Many cultures believe that a black cat is a powerful premonition.

The ancient Egyptians believed that it was a good thing to see a black cat when walking, while the medieval Europeans saw the black cat as the symbol of evil and the best companion of witches.

Good luckThe word "good luck" is a curse.

This superstition comes from several accounts.

The oldest and most credible claim is that, in ancient Greece, people do not clap their hands when watching a play.

On the contrary, in order to express their love for the performance, people beat their feet.

If they stomp their feet long enough, they break a leg.

This is probably the most widely used superstition.

The intersection of two fingers (the middle finger and the index finger) on the same hand represents hope or a prayer for a particular event, a superstition derived from Christianity.

It is believed that when fingers cross, evil spirits can be stopped from destroying good luck.

In the 1st century A.D.

for a meteor, Tolmi believed that the presence of a meteor meant that the gods were looking down at the Earth.

So when people see a meteor in the sky, they make a wish.

The words “God bless you” and “God bless you” are to thank Pope Gregory the Great.

In the sixth century A.D., lymphatic plague spread in Italy.

Initial symptoms are severe, with long sneezes and immediate death.

Pope Gregorie urged healthy people to pray for their patients and thought that the phrase “to wish you a long and healthy life”, which had been said before when he had seen someone sneeze, was not enough and should be replaced by a stronger “God bless you!” According to a radio programme from the 1930s, The Origin of Populator Superstition, which originated in Saxons, skin diseases could be cured by friction with silver.

This superstition, Black Friday 11.13

may appear to be linked to the 13-digit superstition, but the official version used by Paraskevidekatriaphobia to describe the population that believes that Friday 13th of the month is bad is from Christianity, not the northern myth.

Christians believe that Jesus was crucified on Friday, and that the total number of final dinner guests was 13, while the thirteenth was Judas.

The fear of the 13th came from a Nordic myth, in which 12 gods were invited to dinner at the Temple of Valhalla.

The arrival of the evil God Loki destroyed the dinner and turned the number of participants into 13.

The fate of the participants made 13 a cursed number.

Most people on the

13.13 floor may be linking the 13th floor to the 13th, but this superstition actually originated when the skyscrapers first appeared and New York construction commentators warned developers not to exceed the 13th floor.

The experts insisted that construction over the 13th floor would increase blockage and lead to the emergence of great shadows and a decrease in property value.

The curse of 14.39 in some parts of AfghanistanBecause 39 is related to prostitution, this number is associated with curses and shame.

The source of this superstition is unknown, but it is widely believed that there is a connection with a pimp who is said to live in the western Afghan city of Herat, where he is said to have 39 licence plates and the apartment's door plates, and is called “39”.

The popular musical superstition

15.4-11-44

actually originated from a 19th-century illegal gambling in the United States.

Play is a big wheel with between 1 and 78 numbers, and gamblers choose to bet on three numbers, and which three to transfer to the wheel is the result of today's shakes.

During the civil war, the three figures, 4,1,44, were particularly popular.

This form of gambling is particularly popular among poor African-American men, which explains the widespread use of 4-11-44 in later-stage blues and jazz music.

Lucky rabbit feet

are not so unusual for people to carry rabbit feet for good luck.

Rabbit feet are easy to find, and can be found in the trash cans at the pharmacies.

This tradition was first brought to the United States by African slaves and is one of the oldest superstitions in the world, dating back about 600 A.D.

The common superstition of shoes on the table

is that if someone puts shoes on the table, it's bad luck — family strife or the threat of death for family members.

Because the new shoes used to be nailed to the soles of the shoes, and if they weren't crossed, they would have scratched on a new table.

That's the reason for this superstition.

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