1. Strange things we believe and do!

2.  a belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad events

3. 1.Do you believe in luck? 2.Do you believe that destiny or fate will bring love to your life? 3.Do you think some people have the power to predict the future? 4.Do you have a good luck charm? 5.Do you believe in psychics, palm readers, face readers and/or fortune tellers? 6.Do you believe in angels or spirit guides looking over you? 7.Do you have a lucky number? 8.Do you have any good luck rituals? i.e. before a test 9.Do you believe in ghosts? 10.Do you believe you have control over your life, or is your life pre- destined?

4.  Cultural  Personal

6.  What superstitions did you see in the video?

8.  Friday the 13 th is considered an unlucky day  According to Christian tradition Jesus died on a Friday  The number 13 has been considered unlucky for a long time  12 is considered to be the perfect number i.e. 12 months, 12 hours on a clock, etc.

10.  With your group, talk about some cultural superstitions in your country. *Try to come up with at least 3* *Try to come up with at least 3*  Do you believe it? Why, why not?

12.  Do you have any personal superstitions?  Before a test  For good luck  About your dreams  Relationship  Sports  Numbers  Share your superstitions with your group

13.  1. In your culture, what do people think causes bad luck? Why?  2. Where do people learn about superstitions? Think back to your childhood and write about where you learned about good luck and bad luck.  3. Why are you not superstitious?

15.  FRIDAY THE 13 TH IS CONSID ERED AN UNLUCKY DAY (ACC ORDING TO CHRISTIAN TRA DITION, JESUS DIED ON A F RIDAY)  THE NUMBER “13” HAS BEEN CONSIDERED UNLUCKY FOR A LONG TIME SINCE “12” IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE PER FECT NUMBER (12 MONTHS / 12 HOURS ON THE CLOCK / 12 APOSTLES / ETC.)  DID YOU KNOW THAT MOST BUILDINGS DON’T EVEN HAV E A 13 TH FLOOR? QUESTIONS: HAS SOMETHING UNLUCKY HAPPENED TO YOU OR SOMEONE ON FRIDAY OR “TUESDAY” THE 13 TH ?

16.  WALKING UNDER A LADDER IS CONSI DERED BAD LUCK  THE REASON IT IS CONSIDERED BAD L UCK IS BECAUSE LADDERS ARE ASSOC IATED WITH GALLOWS AND EXECUTIO NS  ANOTHER POPULAR BELIEF IS BECAUS E A LADDER CAN CREATE A TRIANGLE SHAPE. THIS TRIANGLE SHAPE CAN BE INTERPRETED AS THE HOLY TRINITY ( FATHER, SON AND THE HOLY GHOST). WALKING THROUGH THE LADDER WOU LD BREAK THE TRIANGLE AND BE BLAS PHEMOUS QUESTIONS: HAVE YOU EVER WALKED UNDER A LADD ER OR DO YOU AVOID IT?

17.  SPILLING SALT IS CONSIDERED BA D LUCK  THIS SPICE WAS EXTREMELY EXPE NSIVE DURING ANCIENT TIMES AN D THE ELIZABETHAN ERA (1558 – 1 603)  THE MOST COMMON BELIEF REQUIR ES YOU TO TOSS SOME SALT OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER INTO THE DE VIL’S FACE WHO IS THERE  ANOTHER POPULAR REASON COMES FROM THE LAST SUPPER BY LEONA RDO DA VINCI WHERE JUDAS SPILL ED THE SALT QUESTIONS: HAVE YOU EVER SPILLED SALT? DO YOU DO ANYTHING WHEN IT HAPPENS?

18.  BLACK CATS CROSSING YOUR PATH IS CONSIDERED BAD LUCK  MOST LIKELY, THE SUPERSTITIONS C OMES FROM THE OLD BELIEF THAT WI TCHES HAVE BLACK CATS  IT WASN’T UNTIL THE MIDDLE-AGES I N EUROPE WHEN THE CAT BECAME AS SOCIATED WITH WITCHES.  THE BELIEF WAS THAT WITCHES WOU LD TRANSFORM THEMSELVES INTO BL ACK CATS TO WALK AROUND THE STR EETS AND LOOK FOR PEOPLE TO HEX  THE COLOR BLACK IS ALSO ASSOCIAT ED WITH EVIL QUESTIONS: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A BLACK CAT? DID YOU THINK IT WAS BAD LUCK?

19.  BREAKING A MIRROR GIVES YO U BAD LUCK FOR SEVEN YEARS!  THE SUPERSTITIONS COMES FR OM THE BELIEF THAT MIRRORS DON’T JUST REFLECT YOUR IMA GE, THEY ALSO HOLD PIECES OF YOUR SOUL. IF YOU BROKE A MI RROR, YOUR SOUL WAS TRAPPE D IN THE PIECES OF THE MIRRO R  ESSENTIALLY, A BROKEN MIRRO R CREATED A BROKEN SOUL QUESTIONS: HAVE YOU EVER BROKEN A MIRROR? DID IT GIVE YOU BAD LUCK?

20.  OPENING AN UMBRELLA INSI DE BRINGS YOU BAD LUCK  LEGEND SAYS THAT A ROMAN WOMAN OPENED HER UMBREL LA INSIDE HER HOUSE AND M OMENTS LATER, HER HOUSE C OLLAPSED  ANOTHER STORY IS ABOUT A BRITISH PRINCE WHO RECEIV ED TWO UMBRELLAS FROM A V ISITING KING AND HE DIED T WO MONTHS LATER QUESTIONS: HAVE YOU EVER OPENED AN UMBRELLA I NSIDE?

21.  KNOCKING ON WOOD WARDS OFF BAD LUCK  THE FIXATION ON WOOD MAY CO ME FROM OLD MYTHS ABOUT GOO D SPIRITS LIVING IN TREES  IN ENGLISH FOLKLORE, PEOPLE W OULD KNOCK ON WOOD WHILE TE LLING SECRETS TO HIDE THEIR CO MMUNICATION FROM EVIL SPIRIT S AND TALK MORE IN PRIVATE  IT CAN ALSO BE ASSOCIATED WIT H THE CHRISTIAN CROSS WHICH WAS MADE OF WOOD QUESTIONS: WHAT WOULD BE A SITUATION WHERE Y OU WOULD KNOCK ON WOOD? HAVE YOU EVER KNOCKED ON WOOD?

22.  PEOPLE WISHING FOR GOOD L UCK WILL OFTEN CROSS THEIR FINGERS  THE REASON, AS THE STORY G OES, IS THAT TWO PEOPLE USE D TO CROSS INDEX FINGERS W HEN MAKING A WISH, A SYMBO L OF SUPPORT FROM A FRIEND  THE TRADITION BECAME SOME THING PEOPLE COULD DO BY T HEMSELVES AND NOWADAYS, J UST SAYING “FINGERS CROSSE D” IS ENOUGH  CROSSING YOUR FINGERS CAN ALSO BE ASSOCIATED WITH TH E CHRISTIAN CROSS QUESTIONS: HAVE YOU EVER CROSSED YOUR FINGERS ? FOR WHAT?