M.B.A (F.S)SEM-1

Akash Patel

Chandravati Chaudhary

Rajan Madhwani

Prof. Suraj Shah

What is a superstition?

Some believe that superstitions is any think that people

believe that is based on myth, magic or illogical thought.

Superstitions are also known as old wives’ tales, legends,

and traditions. They may involve animals, graveyards, ghosts,

inanimate objects, or even other people.

Lucky Horseshoes:

Some people believe in order to bring goodluck. A horseshoe hung in the bedroom will keepnightmares away.

This belief stems from the fact that a horseshoe has seven holes, which is considered to be alucky number.

It is made of iron, so it can supposedly wardoff evil spirits that may haunt you in your dreams.

God Bless You:

Sixth century:

It was believed that sneeze

expelled evil spirits from the

body. It was than later believed

that your soul could escape

your body though sneeze and

that by saying, “GOD

BLESS YOU”

During the sneezed at that time the heart momentarily

stops so saying “GOD BLESS YOU” was a way of

welcoming the person back to life.

This superstition find it’s origin in the middles ages

due to the misunderstand belief that single woman who

associated themselves with many cats where actually

witch who could become cats themselves.

Christians, at that time wanting to

destroy all other religions from society,

convinced people that black cats were

demon.

the a black cat crossing the path

its considered as evil.

Some believe Cats can see spirits and can hence guard you

against evil spirits.

In England black cats are believed to bring “GOOD LUCK”.

The Egyptians celebrated the birthday of

their king. The Greek are said to have taken

the idea from the Egyptians.

Lighting candles on a birthday cake

originates from pagan beliefs in gods. People

had believed that their gods lived in the sky

among the stars.

If, all the candles are blown out in one

breath, the wish will come true, and the

person will have good luck throughout the

year.

Four leaf clover:

It has been also used in some traditions for finding a

husband or a wife.

If a person eat this leaf than after first time who meet

he/she is this future mate.

• Though the origin of wishing

over a four-leaf clover is lost to

olden times it has long been a

symbol of good luck and fortune.

(Middle time) when someone walked under

ladder it was believed that he would sure face

his/her own death by hanging.

• “Find a penny, pick it up, andall day long you’ll have goodluck.”

Fingers crossed

for

good luck:

To cross one’s fingers is a

hand gesture commonly

used for good luck.

Itchy Palms:

Some people believe that

If the right palm itches, you will lose money,

while an

itchy left palm means that money is coming yourway.

If both palm itches…you may want to go to adoctor for that.

Friday the 13th has been a source of superstition ever since the

19th century.

Many people will purposely avoid doing anything significant

(like business meetings, socials, banquets, etc.) due to the

belief that the day is cursed and its a source of ill fortune.

Reverse your luck by turning three

times counter clockwise.

Hiccups:

If you have hiccups it means

someone is thinking of you.

Money:

Greeks believe that money attracts

money, so never leave your pockets,

purses or wallets completely empty

and never completely empty your

bank account.

Crows: One's bad, two's luck, three's health, four's wealth,

five's sickness, six is death.

Dishes: An old Mexican belief is if a dish or pot falls and

breaks for no reason, someone in your family has died.

Dog: If a dog howls 3 times, someone is going to die.

Fish: A fish should always be eaten from the head toward the

tail. Dream of fish: someone you know is pregnant.

Many airports skip the 13th

gate.

Airplanes have no 13th aisle.

Hospitals and hotels

regularly have no room

number 13.

Italians omit the number 13 from their national lottery.

On streets in Florence, Italy, the house between number 12

and 14 is addressed as 12 and a half.

Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue.

In France, socialites known as the quatorziens (fourteens)

once made themselves available as 14th guests to keep a

dinner party from an unlucky fate.

Many triskaidekaphobia, as those who fear the unlucky

integer are known, point to the ill-fated mission to the moon,

Apollo 13.

If you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's

luck .

Charles Manson,

Jeffrey Dahmer,

Theodore Bundy

Albert de salvo all have 13 letters in their names.

Bird: A bird in the house is a sign of a death.

Ringing bells:

The sound of bells fends off demons

because they're afraid of the loud noise. -

When a bell rings, a new angel has received

his/her wings.

Butterfly:

If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have

good luck all year. 3 butterflies together mean good luck.

Breaking a Mirror :(Roman, Greek, Chinese, African

and Indian Cultures) “break a

mirror, face seven years of bed

luck”

KNIFE: Crossing two knives is

bad luck. If you are given a present

of a knife, give a coin in return to

avoid 'cutting' the friendship.

Cigarettes:

It is bad luck to light three

cigarettes with the same match.

Cemetery: You must hold your breath while going past a

cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has

recently died. So evil can’t enter in us.

Chimney Sweep: (European country) It's

very lucky to meet a chimney sweep by

chance. Make a wish when Sighting one,

and the wish will come true.

Sachin Tendulkar has a

lucky pad gifted to him

by his brother. Sachin

Tendulkar always puts

on his left pad first while

going out to bat.

Sachin Tendulkar

Yuvraj Singh’s lucky number is 12.

He wears a black thread on his wrist.

Yuvraj Singh

Virat Kohli used to wear a black wristbands.

Sri lanka batsman

Mahela Jayawardena is

known to kiss his bat

while batting.

Mahela Jayawardena

Virat Kohli

Sourav Ganguly always usedto carry a photo of his Guru(spiritual teacher) in his pocketwhen he was out in the field.

Other than that, he was alsoseen wearing chains andtabeez.

India’s opening batsman

Virender Sehwag is to carry a

red handkerchief in all the

match.

Virender Sehwag

Sourav Ganguly

Cristiano Ronaldo:

Keeps a pre-match ritual

of getting his hair cut for

fear of jinxing his scoring

run.

Jarno Trulli:

The Italian Formula

One driver carried a

string of garlic with

him to win a race.

Cristiano Ronaldo:

Jarno Trulli:

Bollywood star Aamir Khanbelieves December month is luckyfor him.

After Taare Zameen Par, hescheduled the release of

Ghajini and 3 Idiotslast two movies

Taalash and Dhoom 3

The sapphire bracelet on Salman

Khan's right arm is his lucky

charm. He considers it his

protector and insists on flaunting

it on-screen too.

Aamir Khan

Salman

Khan

Hrithik Roshan

considers his extra thumb

as a lucky charm and said

he would never opt for a

surgery to remove his

extra finger.

Hrithik Roshan

Ekta Kapoor

TV and film producer Ekta Kapoor is

known for her obsession with the letter 'K'

and is often called superstitious. She can

even be seen sporting a lot of rings and

other such things.

Kasauti zindagi ki…

Kahani ghar ghar ki..

Kabhi sans bhi bau thi…

Shah Rukh khan did not believein superstitions till his teamKolkata knight riders failed towin their first couple of matchesearlier this IPL season. A taavizhe started wearing, seemed tohave brought his Knights outfrom the dark shadows.

Every car that he owns includes

the special serial of digits, 555.

Ajay Devgn adopted industry

name over his real name Vishal when

he debuted with Phool Aur Kaante.

At the behest of the family's

jyotish, he dropped the 'a' from his

surname and became Devgn.

Ajay Devgn

Shah Rukh khan

Bipasha Basu reportedly

buys nimboo-mirchi every

Saturday and puts it in her car.

She believes that it wards off

evil.

Sanjay Dutt is apparently a firm

believer in numerology and

considers 9 as his lucky number.

And that's why he prefers the

number 4545 - that adds up to 9 -

- on each of the license plates of

his diverse fleet of cars.

Katrina kaif

Before relies her every movie,

she used to visit the Ajmer Dargah.

- Namstey london

"Don't walk under ladders”.

My mom just walked

under one yesterday and I was

like, 'Oh my God, I can't believe

you just did that!' I've never walked

under a ladder, ever," she said.

Emma Roberts

China :

For Chinese language and culture, the

number 8 is lucky.

Ex: The Beijing Olympic games was

scheduled to begin on 8/8/08.

Japan: Japanese are afraid to be photo in three. The one from the

middle is expected to die.

For avoiding misfortune, Japanese will not talk to man who

talks while sleeping.

There are several unlucky numbers in

Japanese. Traditionally, 4 and 9 are unlucky.

Four is sometime pronounced Shi, which is

also the word for death.

Nine is also sometime pronounced Ku,

which can mean suffering.

India

In India never ask the question "where are you going?” while theyare leaving house.

Its purpose will not be fulfilled. And taking a teaspoon of curd withlittle sugar before exam will bring good luck.

A married lady with flowers on the head & kumkum on fore head.

Right eye twitching - good for men

Left eye twitching - good for women.

A broom gets attached to the house it sweeps. So if

you move house, don’t take the broom along.

• Don’t cut your nails and hair on Saturday or

Tuesday.

Russia:

If you are sitting against the corner of the dinner table youwon’t marry for 7 years (only for girls).

Thailand

Those people who offering flowers to the monk cannot Smellthe flowers! If you did, then something very bad will Happen toyour nose soon.

Rome

If you whistle inside ones home, you are likely to lose all yourMoney.

Moldova

If you accidentally hit with your head your friends head

you have to hit it the second time or someone will die in the

family.

Eastern Europe

It is said that If you drop a fork during the meal,

somebody is expected to come.

Italy

Italians think you’re lucky to hear a cat sneezing.

Spain

If a clock which has not been working suddenly

doorbell, there will be a death in the family.

In UK it is believed that you

would be lucky if you meet a

black cat.

Not one Englishman will open

his umbrella near the door or will

put his new shoes on the table.

To cut a bread in an uneven

manner is a sign that you have

been telling lies.

Opening Umbrellas Indoors:

Opening an umbrella in the shade was considered as an insult of Sun

God. Other superstition has that dropping an umbrella on the floor

might indicate a murder in the house.

U.K

Barak Obama: • Us President Barak Obama.

• Obama Carries With him tiny idol

of hanuman.

• They believed to have been

influenced by his childhood spent

at Indonesia.

• Like the Hindus in India &

Indonesian Hindus consider the

monkey God as very Powerful

and a protector against evil.

Vasundhara RajeShe took

oath on December 13 at 13:13 as

13 is her lucky number. She also

changed official residence of CM

from 8 Civil Lines to 13 Civil

Lines.

Barak Obama Played Basketball on

every Election day during his

presidential campaigns Save for Once.

Jairam Ramesh

He refused to occupy the room on the

second flood of Delhi’s Shram Shakti

Bhawan, which houses the water, power

and labour ministries.

Reason: The room had been vacant since

2005 after two power ministers- PR

Kumaramangalam and PM Sayeed - died

in office. No minister has taken this room

since.

Former AP CM Chandrababu Naidu lost the

elections in 2004. His visit to Karnataka's Guntakal

town is believed to have led to the downfall.

Congress leaders, including Indira Gandhi, former

CMs Marri Chenna Reddy, K Vijayabhaskar Reddy

and N Janardhan Reddy, who visited the town have

lost their seats and posts.

Narendra Modi

Lalu Yadav Says:-

Country started facing bad luck, citing the example of

Gorakhdham Express train accident and Hyderabad students

drowning to death in Uttaranchal. In his words, “Modi ke aane se

ashubh ho gaya”.

Narendra Modi went to Nepal, bad luck followed him there too,

and there was a serious threat of floods in Nepal and Bihar.

Lalu Prasad Yadav

He got his Swimming

Pool Filled with single

Suggestion From a Vastu

Expert. Because it

bought him bed election

luck.

Former Rail Minister Pawan

Kumar Bansal reportedly

Sacrificed a goat in an attempt

to SAVE his chair for the Rail

Gate scandal.

For Samajwadi Party supremo

Mulayam Singh Yadav, Noida

is a no-entry zone. He has been

told that a visit to the city will

bring him bad sign.

Akhilesh Yadav is belived

to invest all Noida Projects by

Pressing a button in Lucknow

because Of a spell that any CM

who visits Noida Loses his seat.

Nandan Nilekani sources

claim, wanted advice from an

astrologer before submitting his

nomination between 12:15pm

and 12:45pm.

Mamata Banerjee moved

from her Kalighat home at

Alipore on the advice of her

astrologer.

Rahul And Priyanka

GandhiLucky charm –

Rajiv Gandhi's kurta and Indira Gandhi's saree.

When visiting Amethi, Rahul Gandhi always wears his

father Rajiv Gandhi's white kurta and Priyanka wears

her grandmother Indira Gandhi's saree.

Rama Rao

RAMA RAO, was highly superstitious.

He used to wear a erring,

sleep on the floor and being his day at 3 AM.

At one time, he refused to sit on a chair!

According to a retired ISRO rocket scientist, a project director used

to wear a new shirt on the day a rocket was launched.

"This was the first time in ISRO's history that a rocket was launched

on a Tuesday. Tuesday is generally considered as inauspicious day," an

ISRO official informed.

After sending up the rocket PSLV-C12, ISRO jumped one number

and called its next rocket, which launched Oceansat-2 and six

European Nano satellites, as PSLV-C14

Conclusion:

There is really no end of Superstitions.

New ones come up every day and majority of people

dare not disregard these superstitious beliefs.

Education is one factor that can wipe out

superstitions to some level.