Short presentation about superstitions all around the world.

1. Would you believe it?
Superstitions
Aneta Změlíková, AJ – VZ

2. Outline
 What is a superstition
 Examples of superstition around the world
 Superstitions in US

3. What is a superstition?
 belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but
is connected with old ideas about magic

4.  Don´t come back  bad luck
 Don´t put new shoes on the table  death of a family member
 Serving the bread on the table in an upright position  misfortune, hunger. (Slicing
of the bread is also quite important, it should always be cut from the top edge and
never from both ends)
 Finding a frog outside is lucky x touching a frong makes you infertile
 Wedding day: black cat, rainbow  lucky mariage

5. Superstitions in US
 Cats "suck the breath" of the child.
 Ivy growing on a house protects the inhabitants from
witchcraft and evil.
 To dream of a lizard is a sign that you have a secret
enemy.
 If you use the same pencil to take a test that you used
for studying for the test, the pencil will remember the
answers.

6. Bad luck:
 Button your coat wrong
 Sing while playing cards
 Wear skirts that have buttons
 Look into a mirror by candlelight