Unit Eight Text B I Related Information Superstition: Superstition is a belief of practice generally regarded as irrational and/as resulting/from ignorance or from fear of the unknown. It implies a belief in unseen and unknown forces that can be influenced by objects and rituals. Magic or sorcery, witchcraft, and the occult in general are often referred to as superstitions. Examples of common superstitions include the belief that bad luck will strike the person in front of whom a black cat passes or that some tragedy will befall a person who walks under a ladder good luck charms, such as horseshoes, rabbits feet, coins, lockets, and religious medals, are commonly kept or worn to ward off evil or to bring good fortune By Zhu ruinaUnit Eight Text B By Zhu Ruina 5 II. Related Information: Superstition: Superstition is a belief of practice generally regarded as irrational and as resulting from ignorance or from fear of the unknown. It implies a belief in unseen and unknown forces that can be influenced by objects and rituals. Magic or sorcery, witchcraft, and the occult in general are often referred to as superstitions. Examples of common superstitions include the belief that bad luck will strike the person in front of whom a black cat passes or that some tragedy will befall a person who walks under a ladder. Good luck charms, such as horseshoes, rabbits’feet, coins, lockets, and religious medals, are commonly kept or worn to ward off evil or to bring good fortune