Reaction Paper About Superstition

What exactly is a superstition? Generally speaking, a superstition is the belief that certain events and activities are connected to a person’s luck or future. It is ignorant even a little silly belief in relations between certain actions. Every culture, from highly developed countries such as the United States or Japan to primitive tribes in Africa, has its own superstition. People of different cultures mostly would follow their own superstitions because these concepts of superstitions and taboos are taught by their parents in their childhood. However, most people don’t know when or how these superstitions they believe in are originated. For example, if a foreigner asks a Chinese why it is bad luck to open an umbrella indoors or to whistle during the night, most Chinese themselves probably won’t know the answer for sure. But it does not matter because anyway they will continue it. Everyone has at least one superstition that they follow, whether they will admit it or not. Whether it’s from a certain religion, or a legend passed down from their ancestors. It’s in our human nature to come up with something to believe in, however obscure and ridiculous it may be. Many of these superstitions can dramatically affect a

Just because of the colour of its fur, people will see a black cat and try to get as far away from it as possible. Over the years people have figured out certain rules that determine whether contact with the cat will bring good luck or bad luck. People think that, if a black cat crosses their path, it will bring bad luck, unless of course they immediately walk 7 steps backwards. If a black cat walks towards them, it’s good, if it walks away; more bad luck will come upon them. This superstition can cause people to either not own a cat because of its colour, or if they have one they must take special care of