Is your family superstitious?

Yes, my family are pretty superstitious, but nowhere near the level of your grandmother. I used to be a bit superstitious as a child, having learned it from my parents and other family members, but as I got older, I questioned things more and more and I require more evidence to believe something nowadays. Some superstitions I have believed include ghosts and "jynxing". I consider religion to be superstitious, but I know that's fighting words to a lot of people.

No, we are really not the kind of family that believes on superstitious belief. I think that it now a modern day era. People don't easily believe on that kind of stuff.

I feel that in every family there will be some member or the other who would be superstitious especially an older member.In my own family most of the members are quite superstitious - my grandmother would never venture out to do any work on a Tuesday since it is considered inauspicious ....One of my aunt always drives forward and then only reverses her car from the garage.She says one should never straightaway reverse the car, though I am not still sure why? lol....it becomes a habit after a while and they accept it without thinking or analysing.I am not at all superstitious except that, after many incidents I tend to believe in my intuitions even if it sometimes seems far fetched !all the best

Yes i grew up in a superstitious family.It is at times really crazy the way they think about certain stuff.It was like if a black cat crosses your way then it gives you bad luck or if someone sneezes before going to do an important task then it won't go well something like that.A broken glass in house is hex.These were some of it but i don't really bother about them.

Thankfully we are not superstitious. I have a family that granted is very much not without their own quirks. However, there are just going to be a lot of times where they are pretty much grounded. A look at a lot of these superstitions and rather chuckle a lot of the time. I don't believe in bad luck, I don't believe in the concept of luck period. Granted these superstitions are extremely interesting to research and look at how they originated. However, I regard them in the way I regard a lot of other things. With a kind of amusement. Granted, it is not so much the thing, but rather the belief of the thing and people tend to subconsciously sabotage themselves. The mind makes things real enough to do damage.

Hi Porcospino, To a degree my family were and still are superstitious but not sure that they would have taken it as seriously as your family but who knows. There'd be mentions of breaking a mirror meant 7 years bad luck, not to walk under a ladder, if your nose was itchy it meant you were going to argue with someone, if your right hand is itchy not to scratch it because it means money is coming your way and if you do scratch, the money will be forfeited. Something about magpies as well (one for sorrow, two for joy and all that). Ditto Oshy about spilling salt and dropping cutlery meant certain visitors coming to your door. Also bird pooping on you brings good luck......for me that last one is true! Several years ago when I was childminding from home I was wanting to fill the last vacancy I had and within a couple of days of the poop incident I started to look after a baby girl. Coincidence maybe but I'd rather not chance something when I know what it may bring! IrishGal77 :)

As the earth increases in consciousness, many old beliefs and values have changed. I am from Canada where superstitions and religion are in the decline. Very very few people are concerned if a black cat crosses their path, and many of our Christian Churches are abandoned, and falling down.We are a well educated people,who have evolved beyond such primitive thinking, and we value our modern life style. Canada is one of the best countries in which to live and raise a family!

Hello Porcospino It means superstitions have their own roots all over the world and I think it may be different in place to place. It is difficult to convince the people who are superstitious. I too heard many superstitions in the childhood. But thanks to my aunt, (paternal uncle’s wife), when anybody said about a superstition she used to explain why they are spreading that belief to us. Moreover, she explained scientifically the reason behind on the superstition. I think it helped me and realizes the fact and imagination. (In our place superstitions are making us to follow a good habit) I would like to add, I don’t have any idea why No. 13 is considered as bad and can’t find any logic behind the same. I born on 13 of a month.

As far as I know, no one in my family is really superstitious. I can't say that I grew up around anyone who was really very superstitious. If anyone in my family is, well they never showed it or said anything about it.

Hi Porcospino! I have heard some superstitious beliefs from some elders in our place but our family don't believe on those things at all. I don't know, its maybe because of our religious affiliation. But with some relatives who are not a member of our religion, they do believe and practice those beliefs...

Hi Porcospino There are many superstitions here in Indian families. Cats crossing the path, sneezing before you just start out with something afresh, dogs wailing at night - all are supposed to bring bad omen. tens of such more if not in hundreds Personally, I did not believe in any of those, though there seems to some connection and sightings (in my personal life) when I faced bad omen when I had heard dogs wailing and crying out loud at night... At times I seem to start believing that dogs wailing in the nights do bring bad omen the next day but again, there are many days when nothing that bad happens. Still unsure what I follow - go with my belief or leave it as all other superstitions...

Nobody was superstitious in my family. Maybe this is strange that my grandmother wasn't at all because she was born at the end of the 19th century in a small village. I remember that a bogey man was supposed to take me if didn't eat all my meal. But she wanted only to frighten me and make me eat. Of course we know about things like the black cat crossing your path but we don't take them too seriously.

Unfortunately Greeks are superstitious, but I have decide in some point in my life to overcome all that and live a free life.

I don't think any one in the family is truly superstitious. But on the same token we have all heard those stories about walking under a ladder, opening an umbrella in the house, hanging a horseshoe with the ends up, beware of black cats, and if you spill salt you have to grab a pinch and toss it over your left shoulder. I think we have continued with these as more traditions and things to share with the next generation than of being really superstitious. Then again maybe they were and we all follow along without being aware we are. There were some other things too about itchy palms, itchy nose, etc.Can't remember what they mean now; one was where you would be receiving money and another you will be giving money and many more. Interesting how families hand down these actions from one to another.

Recently I started a discussion if cat cross our path means bad and change the route, yesterday started dont sneeze of anyone going out of home means our family is superstitious. Because they think more about all these and now I also fear so follow all rule. Ohhh I heard 3 no. is bad no. not 13 I heard this many time from many people. Specially when we are doing pooja(worship) not 3 members together but join at least 4 or less 2

hi Porcospino! well, not only my grandmother is superstitious but most of my family likes that... you can't eat at the doorway! you can't eat while walking! you are girl you marry after your older sister! and there are still many others...

Some people are very superstitious and always give importance to the traditional beliefs, mostly elders in our family are in this sort. Even though we are living in the modern scientific world, our grand parents always give importance to the traditional things and believe various superstitious quotes and make us to believe them, some times our elders will force us to do some things due to the superstitious belief, we are in need to do the thing due to give respect to the elders words. I am from an orthodox family. My mother and granny always give importance to the traditional beliefs and do things based on it. We tried a lot to change their attitude, but they never give up their superstitious activities. Till today they are following some old tradition and conducting various fasting activities if some one suffer with fever. As we know getting sick is quite common to every one and we can come out from it by visiting our doctor, but my mother will pray a lot if some one in my household got sickness and avoid eating food and continue her fasting activities until the person recover from the illness, this activity gives health issues to her. Also she is having great faith with some old quotes like don't do any good thing on the date 13, don't go outside while a cat crosses aside and so on. I hate this kind of superstitious belief and never give importance to them. This kind of traditional quotes don't have any scientific proof and we must avoid following such kind of unwanted beliefs.