2. Group members:
Maria Zaman
• Urooj Riaz

3. Topic

4. Superstitions

5. What is superstition?
• The word superstition means?
• What is superstition?

6. Sources of superstition:-
Thousands of people believe in superstitions although a lot of
people think of them as nonsense and not based on reason
we know that the source of superstition is ignorance.
• Do you know anyone who does not have a superstition?

8. The Root of superstition.
Superstition does not casually exist but from a basic origin there are two roots.
From an Implicative Mind:
Typically, people easily become superstitious
when their desires are beyond their abilities.
From a Fearful Mind:
Fear is the origin of all types of superstitions.
All kind of fear is the root of superstitions.

9. Types of superstition
superstition
Good luck superstition Bad luck superstition

10. GOOD LUCK SUPERSTITION

11. Crossing two fingers for Good Luck

12. Crying of a Crow on the top of the house means
a guest will come

13. Throw Rice
• Throw rice on a new bride and groom they will
have so many children.

14. Salty Water
• If a girl drinks salty water then goes to sleep
she will see her future husband in her dream.

15. White Cat
• If you dream about a white cat you will have
good luck.

16. Blow out Candles
• Blow out all candles on the birthday cake in
one blow, you will get whatever you want.

17. BAD LUCK SUPERSTITION
B

18. Black Cat Crosses your path

19. Number 13 is unlucky
• It brings bad luck to have 13 guests at the
table.

20. • Hanging lemons and chilies to avoid bad
omens.

21. Walking under Ladder means bad
luck

22. Dog howls
• If a Dog howls continuously at night, this
means death.

23. Black is the color of fears

24. Broken Mirror

25. Sneezing
• Sneezing on the occasion of happiness
considers a bad omen.
• Sneezing is the sign of somebody
remembering you.

26. • Counting Crows:
One’s bad
Two’s luck
Three’s health
Four’s wealth
Five’s sickness
Six’s death

27. Rhyming lines about superstitions.
• Birth:-
Monday’s child is fair of face
Tuesday’s child is full of grace
Wednesday’s child is full of woe
Thursday’s child has far to go
Friday’s child is loving and giving
Saturday’s child works hard for living
But the child that is born on the Sunday is fair and wise,
good and gay.

28. Rhyming Lines about Superstitions
• Blue
To protect yourself from witches, wear a
blue bead.
Touch blue
and your wish
will come true

29. Common superstitions among
Pakistan and India

30. • In butt families if you prickle or make a hole in
your nose your nose fall off.
• Blinking of left eye is a bad omen.

31. Building a new House
• On building a new house an ugly posnet is
kept on to keep away from bad omens.

32. • On the departure of barat don’t sweep.
• Should not sweep in the evening time.

33. • Clothes should not wash on Friday.
• Never travel on Tuesday.
• On the commencement of journey one should not
wash clothes rather cook green vegetables.

34. Light color of Hina
Light color of hina is the sign of your mother- in
law being not so good.

35. Superstitions in India

36. Superstitions that become our
tradition

42. Superstitions across different
developed countries:-
We considered that only underdeveloped countries believes
on superstitions but even developed countries where literacy
rate is very high also believes on superstitions.
 English men refuse to pronounce the word egg on the sea, as
it is regarded as a bad omen.
 In China if you bight your tongue this means that your Grand
mother plans to bake a cake for you.
• Turkish believe that “If you’re chewing gum at night in Turkey,
you are actually chewing the flesh of the blood”.