The origin and purpose of superstitions
Superstitions are part of every modern culture in today's world. They help us overcome issues difficult to understand and aid us in transitional years, often telling us what is ethically writ and wrong.
I say modern culture because I regard superstitions as elements of "earlier versions of our culture". Every culture has an evolution of its own, and as we advance in science, technology, art and humanity in general, our culture evolves and changes. What we have is an ever-changing culture that constantly adopts new elements, beliefs and gets rid of old. This ongoing change is the birthplace of superstitions. Something that was a normal every day ritual for your grandma sixty years ago, just doesn't fit into today's picture, but she keeps on repeating it, and before you know it you accept it as an old superstition and begin to practice it. It is like they are caught between the past and the present belonging to neither one of the two.......
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