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Confira a letra da música “Superstition” de Stevie Wonder
#StevieWonder #Superstition
https://daletra.com.br/stevie-wonder/letra/superstition.html

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Noam writes 1d ago

#MythologyMonday : numbers, math and calculation

There is a #myth / #superstition (take your pick) in the #Jewish tradition that #Jews should not be counted - at least not directly. It is considered bad luck. This is sometimes ascribed to the biblical verse: "And the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which shall neither be measured nor counted".

Unsurprisingly, Jews have found ways around this. For example, in synagogue there is a tradition of a minyan - ten people must be present in order to say certain prayers. It is customary in some synagogues to use a Torah verse that contains ten words instead of using numbers.

I recall a family story of some long ago relative naming the expected guests as they set the table, putting down a plate for each person, rather than explicitly counting them.

@mythologymonday

Kenneth Mar 24

The practice [of witch hunting] had a kind of mysticism she understood to be rooted in superstition. It wasn’t until she began her undergraduate program in […]

https://qthry.net/witch-hunting-as-gender-oppression-in-india/

Witch Hunting as Gender Oppression in India - qthry

My colleague Meghna Dutta is working on a research project exploring gendered persecution in India, under the guise of “witch hunts,” legitimized through mysticism. Read a recent article from the Wayne State University Graduate School. The practice [of witch hunting] had a kind of mysticism she understood to be rooted in superstition. It wasn’t until […]

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Flipturns 🏊‍♀️ 📷 🦋Mar 22

Security is mostly a #superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. --- Helen Keller

Bevan Thomas Mar 19

During Easter in Finland, children (especially girls) will dress up as Easter witches, and go door to door, carrying willow twigs decorated with colourful feathers and crepe paper. In return for treats, these "witches" will give a twig to each house as a blessing to drive away evil spirits.
🎨 Sasha Silvala

#FolkloreThursday #Mythology #Folklore #Superstition #Finland #Holiday #Easter #Witch

Shouting into the void Mar 16

Finally! A good family tree of our Gods!

https://www.thecollector.com/greek-mythology-lineage-of-the-gods/

#religion #god #superstition #theism #genealogy

Greek Mythology Gods Family Tree: Understanding the Lineage of the Gods | TheCollector

A mythology rich in familial relations, the genealogy of the Greek pantheon is a fascinating aspect of ancient belief.

TheCollector

WordofTheHour Mar 15

#superstition : extreme and unnecessary scruples in the observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points of minor importance

- French: superstition, croyance

- German: der Aberglaube

- Italian: superstizione

- Portuguese: superstição

- Spanish: superstición

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Mar 14

I find people who think "The Market" is rational rather funny.

Economics is the Astrology of the 20th and 21st Century.

#economics #superstition

Madeleine Begun Kane Mar 13

Though it's Friday the 13th today,
Please don't buy its "unlucky" cliché:
It's an unfounded notion
That rates no devotion...
Oh My God! A black cat's in my way!

#FridayTheThirteenth #FridayThe13th #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #Superstition

http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2026/03/13/happy-friday-the-13th-limerick/

Tales of Many Things Mar 13

It’s a glitch in the matrix. 🖥️
Your last four weeks are haunting you today. 🗓️
Symmetry can be ominous, 🔄
Destiny fickle, ⚙️
Fate unrelenting, ⏳
Happy Friday the 13th! 💀
https://talesofmanythings.com/blog/2026/03/13/friday-the-13th-the-double-feature/
#FridayThe13th #Calendar #Trifecta #Trilogy #Superstition #Horror #Statistics
One down. One on deck. One to go. 🍿