But for Some Men Luck Itself Is an Art

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Superstition one:

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Item:"If a glass breaks, that ways evil is leaving your house and practiced luck is on its way."

Full general Information:

• Customary Folklore, Sign Superstition
• English
• Pakistan

Informant Data:

• Sheherzad is from Lahore, Pakistan. She spent the starting time 18 years of her life at that place earlier coming to Dartmouth College. She identifies as Punjabi.

Contextual Data:

• This is a sign superstition that is common in Pakistan. This superstition is followed whenever glass breaks in someone'south domicile.

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• "A glass breaking in your house ways good luck is coming your way. Obviously y'all tin't just pause your glass information technology doesn't work. If yous intermission glass intentionally then it doesn't work that way just if you accidentally break some glass that means evil is leaving your house and good luck is going to come up."

Informant'south Comments:

• When glass breaks, this signifies the leaving of evil spirits from the household.

Collector'southward Comments:

• Given that breaking drinking glass is usually a negative consequence, this is superstition is the opposite of what I expected. It would seem that glass breaking would symbolize bad luck, but her caption is an interesting accept on this event, and was corroborated past another informant.

Collector's Proper noun:Edric Wung

Tags/Keywords:

• Customary Superstition, Adept Luck, Pakistani superstition

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Superstition 2:

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Particular:"If you desire expert luck, give coin to the poor."

General Information:

• Customary Superstition, Magic Superstition
• English language
• Pakistani

Informant Data:

• Saleha Irfan is from Lahore, Pakistan. She is Panjabi and has spent her entire life in Pakistan.

Contextual Information:

• Saleha believes superstitions are prevalent in Pakistan. Saleha considered herself a believer of superstitions growing up but does non currently subscribe to those superstitions. This superstition is likecharm and information technology is followed at any fourth dimension when an private may want adept luck in Pakistan.

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• "For good luck there is this concept of basically you lot give donations and it increases your blessings because the more you give the more it multiplies."

Informant's Comments:

• By giving money to the poor, you increase your blessings. Essentially, if y'all do good things for others, proficient things will happen to you. The more you requite, the more your blessings multiply.

Collector's Comments:

• When you accumulate skilful karma, good things are more than likely to happen to you. Philanthropy like this is common in all cultures and reflect the adept-will of the donor.

Collector's Proper name:Edric Wung

Tags/Keywords:

• Customary Superstition, Good luck, Pakistani superstition

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Superstition 3:

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Particular:"If a bird poops on your caput, you volition have skilful luck."

General Data:

• Customary Superstition, Sign Superstition
• English
• Islamic republic of pakistan

Informant Data:

• Heder Hayat is from Lahore, Pakistan. He has lived in that location all his life and identifies equally Punjabi. He attends school at Dartmouth Higher and is an undergraduate student.

Contextual Data:

• Heder does not believe in the superstition but he explained this superstition is often said throughout Lahore. It is used afterward a expert poops on someone'south head, and it is very uncommon. Culturally, information technology is prevalent in Pakistani and in Indian culture which is very interesting.

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• "There's also a matter dorsum dwelling house that if a crow or whatever bird takes a dump and it hits the top of your head, that ways good luck. I didn't believe in it simply that is something that is said around and talked nearly. I think once I got hit in the caput by crow poop and i didn't know if i should be happy or non."

Informant's Comments:

• 1 fourth dimension a raven pooped on Heder'south head, and his mom told him that it was expert luck. Ever since this moment, he has believed in this superstition, but at present Heder does not believe in the superstition. He explained this superstition is oft said throughout Lahore. When the raven pooped on his caput he didn't know how to feel. Although information technology seemed like the upshot was unlucky, he remembered his mother's words. Now, he doesn't subscribe to it.

Collector'due south Comments:

• This is very similar to the superstition my mom told me while I was growing up. Similar Heder, a bird pooped on my head and my mom told me to buy a lottery ticket because good luck would come my way. This may be because the probability of a bird pooping on someone is so pocket-size that information technology must be a sign of good luck.

Collector's Name:Edric Wung

Tags/Keywords:

• Customary Superstition, Skilful luck, Pakistani superstition

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Superstition 4:

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Item:"If your right palm is itchy, y'all are about to go rich."

General Information:

• Customary Superstition, Sign Superstition
• English
• Pakistani

Informant Information:

• Sheherzad is from Lahore, Pakistan. She spent the first 18 years of her life in that location before coming to Dartmouth Higher. She identifies as Panjabi.

Contextual Data:

• Sheherzad believes that superstitions play a large role in Pakistan regardless of social course–even the educated, upper class is very superstitious. She also considers herself superstitious even though she understands they are illogical. This superstition can take place at whatever fourth dimension one'due south palm itches.

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• "If your right palm or both of your palms are itchy that means you are going to have expert luck in the sense you lot will be come up very rich."

Informant's Comments:

• Sheherzad is unclear on why this superstition is truthful, only she believes it nonetheless. She doesn't see whatsoever harm in believing in it.

Collector's Comments:

• Again we see that the right side is usually preferred to the left side. Hindu culture seems to have penetrated many Pakistani superstitions, and is reasonable given India's close proximity to India.

Collector'south Name:Edric Wung

Tags/Keywords:

• Customary Superstition, Good Luck, Pakistani Civilization

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Source: https://journeys.dartmouth.edu/folklorearchive/2016/11/18/good-luck-superstitions/comment-page-1/

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