Man’s belief in some unseen power that is present and working gave rise to superstitions. Scientifically they are unreasonable and irrational thoughts but they had been existing.
The man began to believe in superstitions when he had a feeling that he was at the mercy of natural elements. Some superstitions also were created due to social values.
Forces of nature had ever been worshipped. Even the Greeks, the Romans worshipped elements of nature in the form of gods and goddesses. There were goods and goddesses among the tribes for every phenomenon or force of nature. The sun, moon, stars, planets, even plants were and continue to be worshipped with the belief that they have the power to influence our lives.
In India, a cat crossing the way while someone departs on a journey or someone sneezing at the time of departure for a journey is treated as a bad sign. The hooting of an owl or the wailing sound of a dog or the long mewing of a cat in the backyard of the house is treated as bad omens; while a pot full of milk or water is carried thing. Curd offered before the start of a journey or a fish presented before on the doorstep when one leaves on a journey is treated as auspicious signs in India.
Students going to appear at the examinations are still another group in India who are much too susceptible to superstitions. A visit to the temple prior to proceeding for the examination is time to turn to religion and beliefs. A boy going for the examination forgets his pen at home, he would not go back home but prefers borrowing it from his friend candidates. going back home once set out for examination is a bad omen.
Such are superstitious they might be considered weird or wild but they are there and no science, no advancement of knowledge perhaps can take there away.
It is perhaps, a sense of insecurity or just a sense of faith due to past positive or negative experiences which sets the mind to keep on believing in superstitions.
Political leaders are found waiting for the auspicious day or the auspicious hour to file their nominations for elections or take the oath of office.
There are superstitions that have been created out of some social considerations. Sleeping at dusk is treated as a sign that one may fall it. It is actually that one should not be lazy in the evening. Do not cut the ‘Peepal’ or the ‘Baniyan’ tree that only is a superstition to save trees from destruction.
The human mind and soul keep on believing there is some hidden power somewhere which governs their lives and this is the basis of some of their superstitions. The belief in them has gone on also because some of the superstitions believed in have proved to bring about the anticipated results or effects. Maybe it is just coincidental but that makes belief in them all the more firm.
There is no logic behind belief in their superstitions but they have grown age-old and even all the scientific advancement of thought does not make them disappear. But the less we subject ourselves to them the better, otherwise, every moment of life would be on tenterhooks.
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