Superstitions and logic behind them | Top 5 superstitions in India |

 

You probably know that India is the only country in the world where superstitions are considered the most.

But today I am going to tell you the real logic behind the "5"most popular superstitions in india.

• Cat crossing your path.

All of you must have heard that this path has crossed by a cat and we should not go beyond it.

But the real reason behind is that in olden times if a man was going to cross the jungle with his Bullock cart at night and if a wild cat walked in front of him, than the animal driving that cart was afraid after seeing the eyes of cat because generally cats eye glows in the night. And the animal of the Bullock cart stops and don't go beyond it. 

And with time people are starting to feel that it's a bad omen if a cat cuts their way.

• Hanging lemon and seven green chillies in front of shops and business places.

Now you must have seen this thing somewhere that lemon and chillies are hanging in front of any house or place of business.

Superstition says that there is a goddess name Alakshmi who once reached any house or business place than there is a lot of loss in the business and her favourite food is lemon and chillies.

Goddess of misfortune Alakshmi.

  So to prevent loss many people hang lemon and chillies in front of their house and business places so that when Alakshmi came to their house she returns  after eating that stuff. But their a different logic behind it. The cotton ropes from which the lemon and chillies were hanged out   absorb the acid of lemon and because of the smell, insects leave the house. 

• Do not sleep with your head facing the north.

In india,we believe that we should not sleep by facing our head to north but very few people know the reason behind it. And the reason behind this is th,t our body has a magnetic field and this world also has a magnetic field and when we sleep with facing towrdsthe north's then both the magnetic fields align and our blood pressure increases and the chance of getting heart attack also increases.

• Peepal tree is a god.

In India peepal tree is worshiped in every area, irrespective of any other tree or not.

 We all know that trees do photosynthesis in which they take carbon dioxide in the morning and exhale oxygen and at night trees take oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. But peepal tree has an unique ability of doing photosynthesis at night called (crassulacean acid metabolism) and with this process it gives out oxygen at night. And peepal tree is one of the largest oxygen providers in the world and it is also used in ayurveda medicines that make it more important than any other tree.

It is really a God.

• Eat curd and sugar before going out.

Probably this superstition is followed in every single house of india. It is believed that if we eat sugar and curd before any important work than there is more chance of success in that work. But the reason is that curd make your stomach cold and prevent acidity during any important work and sugar in the curd gives you enough calories to do your work with more concentration.

 That's why you should consume curd before any important work.