Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Superstitions in India......

India has made immense progress in the medical and technological field in the recent years but people are still superstitious in nature. Even the silliest of misconceptions continue till date. While in most of the cases these thoughts and beliefs are hardly harmful and in-turn are quite hilarious, sometimes they do have serious effects on the society.
Few of the common superstitions are:If a black cat cuts your way then you are supposed to wait till somebody else has passed that path. What if I miss my exam?Having sweet things before going out for some important activities brings success.Sneezing once while leaving house is bad while sneezing twice is lucky!
If your comb falls accidentally while combing your hair or a crow caws then it hints at the arrival of the guests.
Many such beliefs ans superstitions continues till date and now have an organised form through methods like numerology and others. Even the producers decides the spelling of their movies names and the actors changes the names spelling on advice from the numerologists.These things are five and are not harmful. But in villages and rural backward areas if somebody have a hysteria attack then a group of people is called in place of medical help.Often the person goes without any medical treatment. In some severe cases of hysteria people have been locked up in a hut far away from the village with food and water being delivered by some brave person once a day.

There are some Indian beliefs which are proved to be scientifically helpful to us,and Some of them are considered as Superstitions till today  so be cautious while adopting any of the customs.

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