Some superstitions that has been part of my life

Hello everyone! Today is Friday the 13th, so what? Actually I grew up believing that something bad things might happen or this is a very unlucky day. Well growing up in a province, this was a normal belief. Like everyone in the neighborhood have the same opinions with regards with all the superstitions beliefs that has been passed on from ancestors up until now. Now, living in the city for more than two decades I got to ignore some of this but others remain. But what surprise me more is that my husband who live his whole life living in the city is a much more believer of these superstitious. He is the one who always reminds me about things not to do or not most specially in some important events of our life. His justification, "wala namang mawawala, kung maniniwala" (nothing is lost by believing)

Preparing pancit (noodles) at celebrations specially birthdays

Celebrations will never be completed without pancit. As they say this has something to do with longer life. The noodles represents it that is why the more pancit there is, the longer your life will be. And a pancit lover, this is what I always look in every celebrations. Practically speaking, cooking pancit can easily be prepared without spending too much.

Respect Elementals living on the other side

I know this has been a very old practice, but I am still doing it despite living in the city for long. I even taught my kids to always say "tabi, tabi po" whenever they had the urge to pee in the middle of knowhere. Even though I don't have a personal encounter with any elemental spirits, a part of me still believes in them. And just like what my husband would always tell me, there is nothing lost with believing them. Whether they are real or not as long as nothing bad happened to me or to someone that is closer to me.

Blame missing things on elves

At first I don't believe in this not until I got to experience it inside our house. My husband was looking for his favorite shorts that according to him it was his favorite, he was thinking that he might have left it in the hotel where we stayed on our last vacation in Bicol. It took more than a year before it appeared and guess what where I found it, in our laundry area. It was very impossible not to see it since I am always at the laundry area and I have clean that place every now and then. Up until now it is still a mystery to me where did that shorts go and how did it appeared one day in that particular area. Your guess might be the same as mine.😱

Includes money when giving wallet and bag as a gift

I don't know where this originated but I just found myself doing the same thing. According to them if you put or include a coin or paper bills in the wallet or bag that you are about to give to someone this will ensure a prosperity or success to the receiver. Last February my friend gifted me a Michael Kors bag that was included in the package she has sent to me. I have used it a few times so I have left some coins inside of it. Just last week I run out of coins as I was looking for extra coins in that bag, I found out in one its extra compartment a one dollar paper bill. I guess my friend is also a believer of this superstition.

Itchy palms means money is coming

This is my favorite one. Hahaha! I know a lot of you (Filipino readers) can relate well to this. According to the old ancestors that has been pass on to every generations, the moment your palms become itchy it means money is on the way. So are your palms already itching? Just make sure your hands aren't dirty or maybe it is itching because of some insect bite.

How about you? What are the things or superstitious belief that has been a part of your life? Care to share it in the comment down below and let's talk about it.

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Thanks for reading and see you next time.❤