Why are many people superstitious?

It may be hard to believe but stress makes people ‘more superstitious’.

Many people feel the need to find reasons for all the misfortunes they come across. Being superstitious helps those people to hide their mistakes by blaming luck. According to them, no one – except God – can control the things happening in life. New studies have shown that stress makes people not only believe in rituals but also in conspiracy theories, and therefore, they are more likely to ‘see’ things that actually do not exist. This becomes a psychological need in time. The more stressful they are, the more they believe in superstitions. They find it easy to blame luck rather than their mistakes.

What is Luck?

Luck refers to something which happens to a person beyond that person’s control.

For centuries, people have believed in good luck and widely agreed that luck can be influenced through spiritual means by performing certain rituals or by avoiding certain circumstances.

Many people associate luck with a strong sense of superstition, that is, a belief that certain taboos or actions will influence how fortune will affect them in the future.

Some Good Luck Superstitions

• If your right hand itches, you will earn money.

• If you find a four-leaf clover, you will have good luck.

• If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you.

• If you put a mirror right across from the door, you will have good luck.

• If you blow out all the candles on your birthday cake in one blow, you will get whatever you want.

Some Bad Luck Superstitions

• If you break a mirror, it will bring you seven years of bad luck.

• If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck.

• If you eat from the pot, it will rain at your wedding ceremony.

• Many people believe Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

• If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad