Saturday 19 March 2016

Food Superstitions: Do We Really Need to Believe Them?

You may accept it or reject it, but you cannot ignore it. Yes we are talking about superstitions. It is not that a country like India, which is economically poor, but culturally rich than any rich country in the word, has wide prevalence of superstitious beliefs. Superstitions are prevalent in almost all countries across the world.  

Let's begin with some of the predominated ancient superstitions that undesirably influence modern man's rationality.   

A cat crossing your path is a bad sign, if you are starting your day. Hair cut on Tuesday may provoke God's wrath on you. Opening an umbrella inside the house will bring bad luck. Breaking mirror may cause you to suffer seven years of misfortune. Number 13 is unlucky. Cutting nails and shaving after sunset will make you loss wealth.  Fallen hair around the house will bring fight in your family. Adding one rupee to a gift sum is auspicious.
 When it comes to food and dieting, superstitious beliefs sometime controls our tastes and preferences.

Hereare some of the superstitions associated with food. 


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