Relics of yore, superstitions still have an influence on daily life

Relics of yore, superstitions still have an influence on daily life

Crossing fingers, picking up pennies, searching for four-leaf clovers and avoiding black cats, sidewalk cracks, opening umbrellas indoors or walking under ladders are all part of a curiously common cultural practice of believing in superstitions. Merriam Webster defines a superstition as "a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance or a false conception of causation," and yet they continue to persist in 2025. A few of the top superstitions followed in the United States are the broken mirror curse, the black cat's crossing path, walking under a ladder, knocking on wood, tossing salt over one's shoulder, avoiding the number 13, hanging horseshoes over doorways and fearing Friday the 13th, according to superstitionsomenssymbolism.com.