The word superstition comes from the Latin word ’supertitio’ that means survival.-
Superstitions were known 3.000 years B.C.
The main cause of superstitions is the fear of the unknown things, and ignorance. However, many clever people, such as writers of all times, were, are or, in the end , will be superstitious.
For example, Somerset Maughan became one when a woman cursed him because he wasn’t generous with her. Since then, he used a symbol against bad luck and, what is more, he drew it on his manuscript
The arrival of the sciences meant the end of the superstitions... but only of some.-
Most superstitions lack any logic... but, sometimes, they help people to calm down!
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Mirta Miednik - M.Alicia Mondino - Susana Bué