Things people do out of superstition

[winkyo_o]

Hi this is my first post here.

I am a Chinese living in Singapore, located in the South East Asian region. Being in Asia and Chinese, you would more or less be expose to lots of Asian folklore, stories and superstitions. There are also many more superstitions from other ethnic races in Singapore but I'm not so familiar with them. I'm rather

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[evilpettingz00]

Very interesting! Thank you for posting! :)

Also, sorry to be off-topic, but I LOVE your icon. What is it from?

[winkyo_o]

Thank you for liking my post!!

Opps, hahaha, I kinda forgot to change that out for something suitable for the topic but its Hetalia, an anime. That icon is fan-made ;) Glad you love it!

[velessa]

Huh, I would think cars that got into accidents would be decidely UNlucky...

I have no superstitions, I was born on Friday the 13th. ;)

[barsukthom]

Maybe the accident is considered to have used up all of the bad luck?

[winkyo_o]

I kinda also rationalise accidents in that way for the believers. There is always this joke about car accidents, the reason behind the traffic jams after accidents was because everyone slowed down their cars to get a better look at the plate number of the car involved. XD

[winkyo_o]

I dont really believe in the superstition surrounding Friday the 13th but I think its still pretty cool to have birthdates like yours or February 29 (imagine having a Bday party once every four years...). My birthday is on December 2nd and it's Waltz Disney's birthday!! I kinda go "YAY" when I found that out ^.^

[barsukthom]

In Great Britain the supernatural creatures (Elves, goblins, & such) were referred to as the "Fair Folk", the Good Neighbors, the Lords and Ladies, and such, for fear that calling them "f*iries" was insulting, or would attract their hostile attention.
An earlier name for their tribe is the Tuatha de Danaan, the Children of Diana. They might also be referred to as the Daoine Sidhe (Deena Shee).
A whole host of what the "Learned English" would refer to as "Superstitious Practies" surrounded one's relations with them, mostly in the interest of keeping them out of your life; although it was simple practicality to leave out a bowl of milk (Or in Scandinavia a bowl of cream porridge) to appease the Household spirit (Whether called a Brownie, a Nisse, or a Tomte depended on where you lived).

[winkyo_o]

Interesting!! I think supernatural creatures in Great Britain are kinda cute. At least you have cute illustrations of them from storybooks etc. Supernatural creatures in Asian context are never NEVER depicted as cute. Sure, some of them might bring you good fortune but they are never described as cute or good looking...

I know about the practice of leaving out a bowl of milk/porridge when I was in a school exchange in Norway. The locals really believe in Nisse and their superstitions. Eating porridge on Christmas helps protect the farmer's next harvest and their homes. Its also a form of offering for the Nisse.

[me_and_jimmy]

Ooooh I like this post a lot! I enjoy reading about other culture's superstitions. I might adopt the hotel ones though because they make a lot to sense to me :)

Whenever my mom bakes anything from scratch that's sweet like cookies or bread or something she gives a small plate to our "house ghost" so he won't throw things around. (we've had a lot of random things fall of shelves or go across the room off and on for years and if we neglect to put sweet stuff out when we have it, then the "ghost" is worse about throwing things, he never harms just acts bratty)

[videodrome84]

Aww, that's awesome!

[can_be_cruel]

I tried giving my house ghost a brownie, and it didn't change a thing.

[me_and_jimmy]

aw! I'm sorry. Apparently my parents house ghost has a hardcore sweet tooth.

[winkyo_o]

Hahaha!!! Grammar aside, I guess thats where the expression of "getting up from the wrong side of the bed" comes from when saying it to someone who is having a bed day or something like that.

I dont really have a sleeping position, I kinda just toss and turn around my bed.

[cynical_ghost]

It's interesting to note that night terrors/sleep paralysis are more common when one sleeps on one's back. So maybe there's some truth to that superstition!