Around the world, people perform odd little practices that fall under the category of “superstitions.” Superstitions include actions like knocking on wood for good luck, throwing salt over your shoulder for protection and picking up pennies for good luck.These practices are based on the belief that some supernatural force is gonna protect you and bring good luck. A lot of these practices come from religious groups. But these days most people don’t pay attention to the roots of these rituals and just perform them. 

Superstitions seem unrealistic. How in the world does knocking on wood prevent bad stuff happening to you and instead bring good luck? What is the science behind that? According to people in ancient Pagan times, when you knock on wood then wood spirits will help protect you from bad luck. Also, knocking shows appreciation to the supernatural spirits. But there is no proof these supernatural spirits exist. 

Why do people do things like crossing their fingers for luck or other superstitions? Even if there’s hardly any evidence behind why it would work? The answer is fear. People are fearful that if they don’t follow the bandwagon of knocking on wood or avoiding the cracks in the street then bad things will happen. No one wants to be the cause of unpleasant phenomenons. Humans in this world would rather stay on the safe side and not tempt an unfavorable fate.  

Even with the fear factor of superstitions, they still just seem silly. Without proper facts and science to back these supernatural occurrences there should be no real reason to practice superstitions. Or if you have a lucky pair of socks, how would they actually help you have a good day? The truth is that the socks won’t help, and superstitions simply have no veracity to them. 

Superstitions are such a niche topic. They are very fascinating but most of the time superstitions only work by coincidence. People use superstitions to try to get a grip on the world. These silly little rituals serve as a way to control fate. But still, superstitions don’t have credibility to them.