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Superstitions, wive's tales and folklore from around the world.
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| .... We have all heard the phrase, “Step on a crack, you’ll break your mothers back.” Superstitions continue to flourish around the globe even in the most technologically advanced societies. |
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.... Some may regard superstition as a curious relic, dating from less scientifically advanced times when human beings sought explanations for apparently random workings of nature.... To others, superstition is an integral and constantly developing part of the richness of life in an increasingly secular, not to say soulless, world. New technologies breed new superstitions, as man grapples with the changes wrought by his own ingenuity. |
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.... Are superstitions based on real events? Or are they figments of our own fears and imagination, to explain the unknown. I’ll let you decide that for yourself. |
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.... In this section of my website, I have gathered many old and some not so old superstitions, wives’ tales and folklore from around the world. .. Some of theses tales you may have heard of, and many you may not have. |
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.... Theses stories of superstitions and wives tales are listed in alphabetical order. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. |
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| Select a letter below to read about the tale for that letter. | |||||||||||||
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