Good afternoon Mrs. Masci and fellow students. Today I plan on explaining why people are so superstitious, why do people believe in them, and legends behind the superstitions? Some of the most common superstitions are that the number thirteen is unlucky, as well as Friday the thirteenth, breaking a mirror will cause you 7 years bad luck, and of course astrology, the most believed superstition.

Why are people superstitious? Well there are a few reasons for this. Beliefs and superstitions can be passed down in a family, which leads to one believing these and basically becoming paranoid. Some people are truly scared that they are "unlucky" and by believing in superstitions that they hear,

As for Friday the thirteenth, Friday alone is the unlucky day. The fact that the number thirteen and Friday is brought together makes it all the more unlucky. It is believed that Friday is unlucky because Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden on Friday, Noah's flood started on Friday, and that Christ was crucified on Friday. Friday the thirteenth is only a day of bad luck if people focus on the day because people will create their own bad luck by paying attention to the superstition.

There are literally hundreds of superstitions which we still observe with some fear. We may have lost the original meaning and we may cast doubts as to the real dangers involved, but most of us prefer to recognize the ancient information.

Superstitious beliefs affects our perception of the world. Anything that affects our perceptions directly effects our behavior and interactions with others. Many of us do not believe in superstitions yet we continuously follow them. When we knock on wood we are supposedly keeping the

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