In my family, all members clean the house together during the weekend. My duty is to sweep the floor and my younger brother’s is to empty the dishwasher.
Different cultures have traditionally held differing superstitious beliefs, beliefs that are deemed "irrational." Such beliefs go back to ancient cultures such as the Greeks and Romans, 6 believed that natural occurrences were a result of actions of the gods. Such fear of the gods was what the Romans meant by superstition. In Western cultures, some superstitions actually caused more bad luck such as the belief in England that cats were witches and that they were the cause of the Plague. 7 killing off the cats, the English caused the rat population to flourish, and, thus increase disease. But cats have been part of superstitious beliefs for ages. The black cat crossing one's path 8 bad luck, for example. Cats are also supposed to suck the breath away from babies, killing them. Many superstitious beliefs are connected to religion. For instance, if one holds out a cross or wears one, the person can ward off evil. Certain talismans worn or hung in houses were to have warded off evil. Saint Gregory I the Great ordered that people say "God Bless You" when someone sneezed 9 ward off disease. One of the oddest superstitions seems that of wishing someone to "break a leg" when one actually wishes him/her well. It all started a long while back when someone said, "Good luck" and some actor broke a leg. So now people say pretty much the 10 to ward off bad luck. At least this one makes sense when one knows its origin.
Different cultures have traditionally held differing superstitious beliefs, beliefs that are deemed "irrational." Such beliefs go back to ancient cultures such as the Greeks and Romans, 6 believed that natural occurrences were a result of actions of the gods. Such fear of the gods was what the Romans meant by superstition. In Western cultures, some superstitions actually caused more bad luck such as the belief in England that cats were witches and that they were the cause of the Plague. 7 killing off the cats, the English caused the rat population to flourish, and, thus increase disease. But cats have been part of superstitious beliefs for ages. The black cat crossing one's path 8 bad luck, for example. Cats are also supposed to suck the breath away from babies, killing them. Many superstitious beliefs are connected to religion. For instance, if one holds out a cross or wears one, the person can ward off evil. Certain talismans worn or hung in houses were to have warded off evil. Saint Gregory I the Great ordered that people say "God Bless You" when someone sneezed 9 ward off disease. One of the oddest superstitions seems that of wishing someone to "break a leg" when one actually wishes him/her well. It all started a long while back when someone said, "Good luck" and some actor broke a leg. So now people say pretty much the 10 to ward off bad luck. At least this one makes sense when one knows its origin.
Different cultures have traditionally held differing superstitious beliefs, beliefs that are deemed "irrational." Such beliefs go back to ancient cultures such as the Greeks and Romans, 6 believed that natural occurrences were a result of actions of the gods. Such fear of the gods was what the Romans meant by superstition. In Western cultures, some superstitions actually caused more bad luck such as the belief in England that cats were witches and that they were the cause of the Plague. 7 killing off the cats, the English caused the rat population to flourish, and, thus increase disease. But cats have been part of superstitious beliefs for ages. The black cat crossing one's path 8 bad luck, for example. Cats are also supposed to suck the breath away from babies, killing them. Many superstitious beliefs are connected to religion. For instance, if one holds out a cross or wears one, the person can ward off evil. Certain talismans worn or hung in houses were to have warded off evil. Saint Gregory I the Great ordered that people say "God Bless You" when someone sneezed 9 ward off disease. One of the oddest superstitions seems that of wishing someone to "break a leg" when one actually wishes him/her well. It all started a long while back when someone said, "Good luck" and some actor broke a leg. So now people say pretty much the 10 to ward off bad luck. At least this one makes sense when one knows its origin.
Different cultures have traditionally held differing superstitious beliefs, beliefs that are deemed "irrational." Such beliefs go back to ancient cultures such as the Greeks and Romans, 6 believed that natural occurrences were a result of actions of the gods. Such fear of the gods was what the Romans meant by superstition. In Western cultures, some superstitions actually caused more bad luck such as the belief in England that cats were witches and that they were the cause of the Plague. 7 killing off the cats, the English caused the rat population to flourish, and, thus increase disease. But cats have been part of superstitious beliefs for ages. The black cat crossing one's path 8 bad luck, for example. Cats are also supposed to suck the breath away from babies, killing them. Many superstitious beliefs are connected to religion. For instance, if one holds out a cross or wears one, the person can ward off evil. Certain talismans worn or hung in houses were to have warded off evil. Saint Gregory I the Great ordered that people say "God Bless You" when someone sneezed 9 ward off disease. One of the oddest superstitions seems that of wishing someone to "break a leg" when one actually wishes him/her well. It all started a long while back when someone said, "Good luck" and some actor broke a leg. So now people say pretty much the 10 to ward off bad luck. At least this one makes sense when one knows its origin.
