RECAPITULATING SUPERSTITIONS OF INDIA
Friends,
I know We have studied a lot about them, still let's recall some superstitions vigilantly practised in India, and trust me they are useless ones!
India is a land of religions. Just like India’s languages, the religion changes after a few kilometres. As we know that “With Great Power comes Great Responsibilities”, in the same manner, With large number of religions come large number and kind of superstitions. Although many superstitions are in no way, related to any religion, but they directly or indirectly are influenced by these factors. Being an Indian, superstitions are the things that we grew up with, and these superstitions have over powered our mind in such a manner that we unconsciously get carried away by that superstition, as our mind takes that superstition as a daily deed, without giving it any different behaviour.
The literal meaning of “phobia” is extreme fear of something, and the Indian superstitions have rendered a phobia among people regarding a few days of the week. Sounds weird but is true. Indian parents inhabit this habit in their children right from the birth by creating a fear in them that if they cut their nails or hair, or wash their hair, or wash their clothes on some days of week, particularly Tuesday and Thursday, something bad will happen to them, which they used to call as “Paap” which literally means that God will do something bad with them as they tried to do something bad to God by cutting their nails on those particular days.
When you are going to perform some big work, like entering into a new house, or if you are praising the looks of a newly born child, you would notice his/her mother, taking a little eye liner out of their eye and putting it up on the neck or at the back of ear of that kid. This is called Nazar Utaarna, which is usually done to prevent anyone from putting a negative vibe over the small kid. The process is simple, which is done by putting a black coloured dot (bindi) on the kid or by tying a black coloured thread on the kid’s hand or leg. Another process of preventing people from putting a negative vibe over a newly bought property is by tying a combination of chilli and lemon into a thread and hanging it in front of that property.
I know We have studied a lot about them, still let's recall some superstitions vigilantly practised in India, and trust me they are useless ones!
India is a land of religions. Just like India’s languages, the religion changes after a few kilometres. As we know that “With Great Power comes Great Responsibilities”, in the same manner, With large number of religions come large number and kind of superstitions. Although many superstitions are in no way, related to any religion, but they directly or indirectly are influenced by these factors. Being an Indian, superstitions are the things that we grew up with, and these superstitions have over powered our mind in such a manner that we unconsciously get carried away by that superstition, as our mind takes that superstition as a daily deed, without giving it any different behaviour.
The Day Phobia
The literal meaning of “phobia” is extreme fear of something, and the Indian superstitions have rendered a phobia among people regarding a few days of the week. Sounds weird but is true. Indian parents inhabit this habit in their children right from the birth by creating a fear in them that if they cut their nails or hair, or wash their hair, or wash their clothes on some days of week, particularly Tuesday and Thursday, something bad will happen to them, which they used to call as “Paap” which literally means that God will do something bad with them as they tried to do something bad to God by cutting their nails on those particular days.The Number 13
That is a pretty common superstition living in the hearts and minds of numerous people around India. The fear of number 13 is the biggest fear in their life. They don’t perform any big task, or begin a new business on 13th of any month, especially when that 13th is a Friday. This superstition is so persistent that the city of Chandigarh doesn’t even have a Sector 13.
Are you going out?
If you are going out and someone sneezes in front of you, that is said to be a bad omen, and the work you are going to perform won’t just happen. Similar is when you are going somewhere, and someone else calls you from your back. But if we think practically and logically, then how could anyone calling us or sneezing in front of us can prevent us from completing the job we are assigned to perform?
Nazar Utaarna
When you are going to perform some big work, like entering into a new house, or if you are praising the looks of a newly born child, you would notice his/her mother, taking a little eye liner out of their eye and putting it up on the neck or at the back of ear of that kid. This is called Nazar Utaarna, which is usually done to prevent anyone from putting a negative vibe over the small kid. The process is simple, which is done by putting a black coloured dot (bindi) on the kid or by tying a black coloured thread on the kid’s hand or leg. Another process of preventing people from putting a negative vibe over a newly bought property is by tying a combination of chilli and lemon into a thread and hanging it in front of that property.A Black Cat crossing your way!
& Now the most astonishing one.....
This superstition is so prominent in the minds of people th
at they just can’t live with the fact that it is just a superstition. I have seen people changing their whole route just because a black cat crossed their way, and if by mistake, they walk the path crossed by the cat, the fear in their mind is so prominent that something bad surely happens with them, although the cat is not the reason of it.
& Friends these are like so funny and so baseless that people follow them blindly. It was a recapitulation for our new viewers and kids so that they can learn to stay away from such idiotic Kriyas and Myths.
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