Superstitions - What's The Hidden Logic?

India is a country of diverse culture and traditions which respect all the religions and all the gods. And that's the most beautiful part of india. But this beautiful part when take place of superstitions becomes a problem. From hanging lemons In front of the houses and shops to the belief of ghost in peepal tree people follow everything. Inspite of knowing the fact that nothing is going to happen we follow them blindly

Some of the common superstitions in India which people are following blindly and the story behind them

‌If a Black Cat Crosses Your Path it Brings Bad Luck

It is believed in India that black cat resembles lord Shani so if a black cat Crosses your path let somebody else cross the path first so that person will suffer from all the bad luck and you are safe.

Hanging Lemon and 7 Green Chilies in Front of Shops

It is put stock in India that 'Alakshmi', the goddess of adversity can carry misfortune to the retailers or business. Since, she loves harsh, impactful and hot things, retailers in India hang lemon and 7 green chilies at their entryway so the goddess eat her preferred nourishment, fulfill her hunger and leave without entering the shop.

Breaking Mirror

It is said that in ancient times, mirrors were very expensive and there is a need to care for them and save them. To keep away from the carelessness, the old individuals from Rome began lecturing that breaking mirrors will bring you 7 years of misfortune. Why 7 years? This is on the grounds that Romans accept that it takes 7 years for a real existence to restore itself. Along these lines, the picture of an individual, who does not have a decent wellbeing, will break the mirror and following 7 years, his life will restore itself and he'll be healthy.

Nazar Utarna

From the day when a child born in india the people start doing this practice. They put a black dot in the side of their forehead or in the back side of year to protect the child from negative vibes and evil eyes around him .The reason behind is that with this dot on his forehead the child will not look pretty to the evil powers and hence will remain protected.

Adding One Rupee to a Gift Sum

We indians offer our love and blessings to couples or to new born babies in the form of envelope with one rupee coin attached to it.

We follow this tradition without knowing the actual reason. Basically the fact behind this is to make the total sum add or a non zero ending of total sum. Because end to zero of a sum mean the end.