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Origin of common superstitions

Origin of common superstitions. IF you stay in bed when Friday the 13th comes around. or walk miles out of your way to avoid black cats or a ladder,. stop for a moment and ask yourself why!. Daily life is full of things we believe are LUCKY or UNLUCKY.

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Origin of common superstitions

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  1. Origin of common superstitions IF you stay in bed when Friday the 13th comes around or walk miles out of your way to avoid black cats or a ladder, stop for a moment and ask yourself why! Daily life is full of things we believe are LUCKY or UNLUCKY but few of us actually know where these beliefs come from. I’m going to explain THREE of them:

  2. Friday the 13th There are many different theories about the origin of 13 being considered an unlucky number. The earliest theories claim that in ancient religion, Valhalla, the home of the Gods, had 12 guests at a feast and a 13th, the God of Deceit, turned up uninvited. Others believe that it started with witches' covens having 12 members, making 13 when the devil appeared at satanic ceremonies, BUT this may have been an attempt by the church to discredit witches as, prior to Christianity, 13 was considered a sacred number, representing the 13 moons of the year.

  3. Use the following key words to make sentences. Valhalla Deceit Coven Sacred Moon

  4. For Christians, 13 was the number at the Last Supper when Judas betrayed Jesus. It is also claimed that Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden on a Friday, Noah's flood started on a Friday and Christ was crucified on a Friday, so it is likely these days and numbers combined were given the sigil of bad luck.

  5. Use the following key words to make sentences. Last Supper Garden of Eden Noah's flood Crucify

  6. Ladders Pragmatists would say that you don't walk under a ladder in case it or something falls on you. One belief is that the ladder forms a triangle with the floor and the ground and, depending on who you speak to, this either represents a holy symbol from Egyptian times (the Egyptians believed very strongly in the power of pyramids and triangles) or the holy trinity from Christianity (You must never violate the Holy Trinity by walking through a triangle, lest you be considered in league with the devil). Either way, walking through that triangle, violates it and brings bad luck.

  7. Use the following key words to make sentences. Pragmatist Triangle Egyptians Holy Trinity Devil league

  8. God Bless You We say "God Bless You" when someone sneezes because it was believed that your soul could escape from your body during a sneeze, and saying "God Bless You" immediately after someone sneezed would stuff it back in. In the same way, we cover our mouths when we yawn because it was believed that evil spirits could enter our bodies via our mouths.

  9. Use the following key words to make sentences. Sneeze Yawn Soul Evil

  10. New vocabulary: coven - deceit - lest - prior to - sigil Check out the following websites: Superstitions and their origins Common superstitions' origins

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