superstitions

  • 1superstitions — A superstition in language, like any superstition, is a widely held belief with no rational basis. In English these include the beliefs that sentences should not begin with and or but, that a sentence should not end with a preposition, that none… …

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  • 2Superstitions — Superstition Pour les articles homonymes, voir Superstition (homonymie). Le fer à cheval fait partie, dans certaines cultures, des objets porte bonheur. L …

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  • 3superstitions —    Some recent folklorists shun the term superstition as being too pejorative, preferring the less value laden belief . This, however, is too broad a term and, for convenience, we have kept the older word, emboldened by the fact that it is… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 4Superstitions of Malaysian Chinese — refers to traditional superstitious beliefs of Malaysian Chinese.Examples of superstitions* Car number plates of 8888, 888, 88, 8, 168, 668 are a sign of good fortune (The Cantonese pronunciation for 8 is patt which sounds similar to fatt which… …

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  • 5Superstitions (Mélusine) —  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Superstition (homonymie).  Superstitions 13e album de la série Mélusine Scénario Gilson Dessin …

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  • 6Superstitions théâtrales — Superstition théâtrale Théâtre Par catégories Pe …

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  • 7superstitions — su·per·sti·tion || ‚suːpÉ™(r) stɪʃn n. belief that is not based on fact; custom or action based on a superstitious belief; irrational fear of something that is unknown or mysterious …

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  • 8Traditions et superstitions russes — Demande de traduction Russian traditions and superstitions → …

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  • 9Theatrical superstitions — are superstitions particular to actors or the theatre.The Scottish playShakespeare s play Macbeth is said to be cursed, so actors avoid saying its name (the euphemism The Scottish Play is used instead). Actors also avoid even quoting the lines… …

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  • 10Japanese superstitions — are rooted in the culture and history of Japan and the Japanese people. Superstitious beliefs are common in Japan; many are related to the atom bomb, but even most of those have roots further back in Japan s history.cite journal |last=Simon… …

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