There are such strange beliefs not only in India but also abroad, which you will be surprised to read.
If you think that India is the only country where there are superstitious people or people who believe in totake, then you are wrong. In many countries of the world, there are many things that can put someone in the category of superstition or screaming.
You must have often noticed that people do not immediately move when a cat crosses the road. In India, people believe that because of the way the cat crosses the path, the work has negative consequences. Therefore, people stop for some time and then move on. Also, to avoid bad luck, many people change their path. Also, before going to any auspicious work, definitely feed your mother, sister etc. to yogurt. According to strange beliefs, if you are going out of the house for some auspicious task, then eating yogurt definitely gives good results. However, it is not so, many people think that such strange beliefs are only part of India. Well this is a completely misconception. Apart from India, there are many other countries which have such beliefs. So, explore some of them below-
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Strange Beliefs Across the Globe
- In India’s friend country, Russia, people follow a strange notion that if the fork falls to the ground, the female guest will come and if the knife falls, the male guest will knock into the house.
- Our neighboring country Bangladesh has a strange belief that boiled eggs should not be eaten before going to the examination. They believe that the test scores do not go well.
- In many American eulogies, it is clear that a pregnant woman should keep a potato in her pocket, believing that it keeps a woman’s health healthy.
- There is a belief in Turkey that if you stand between two people of the same name, everything you ask is complete.
- You must have heard about Venezuela, the beauty of the girls here attracts everyone towards this country. However, do you know that it is considered very bad to brush the feet of girls here? According to beliefs, if the girl sweeps on her leg, she remains unmarried.
- It is not auspicious to give a watch to any girl in Russia. According to beliefs, this ends the age of their love affair.
- Sneezing may not be considered auspicious, but in Italy if a cat sneezes it is considered auspicious.
- If you add a cup of sugar first when drinking coffee, it will become rich, a notion common in Brazil.
- You will often sing something while cooking in the kitchen, but in Thailand, it is believed that singing in the kitchen gives you a very old spouse.
- In Germany, it is believed that drinking rainwater in the ground around the tomb is free from skin disease.