We've just finished the season of spooks and spirits, and today, November 1st, is a day to honor saints as well as departed loved ones in many Catholic countries. (All Saints' Day)
We'd love to hear about any similar traditions you have, from the "Day of the Dead" celebrations, to All Saints Day, to practices honoring ancestors in your country.
In the spirit of Halloween, several classes have also been discussing common superstitions in their countries. Are black cats bad luck in your country? How about the number 13? Is breaking a mirror an ill omen in your country?
Please post a comment and help us learn more about your culture. **Be sure to write the NAME OF YOUR COUNTRY in your post so we know where the tradition comes from. Thanks!
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November 1, 2009
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Guatemala: a Central American Country. We celebrate our loved ones who died and who are in the cemetery. We have honored to visit the graves with flowers. We family members have a meeting at which you eat a dish called (fiambre) cold meat unique from Guatemala cuisine, also the highlight of the day is to see the giant flying colors that are comets wandering through the air to stop being a transport and become the conexion between those who have already died and that sooner or later we have to. This is a very important day to celebrate.
By: Rosario Sagastume
if you wake up in the morning and the first thing you do is put the right foot indicates that you will have a good day but if everything goes wrong was that you got on the wrong foot.
ReplyDeleteIf you dream that you lose a tooth means someone will die.
ReplyDeleteFor New Year you need to wear red underwear to have good luck.
ReplyDeleteThey say a woman should not allow the salt runs out at home, you should never be without salt at home because that brings bad luck.
ReplyDeleteIf you get red ears is that they are talking good about you, but (if is the right ear) or evil (if left ear).
ReplyDeleteAlso make a wish when you see a shooting star and blowing out the candles on the birthday cake.
ReplyDeleteAn oath is worthless if you do it while you cross your fingers.
Remove the luggage to the door of the house will bring many trips.
The passing under a ladder, never marry.
On Tuesday you never get married and never never get on board a ship because it is bad luck to do this on Tuesdays !!!!
ReplyDeleteHello! My name is Rafael Fonseca I am from Mexico and I will let you know some superstitions in my country; 1-never sweep the house at night time, if you've done it, you could've be sweeping the money out of your house. 2- When a couple going to get married in the church, the groom shouldn't see the bride wearing the white gown, if this happens they are going to have a bad luck in their lives. 3-If you dream of snakes it means that somebody was gossiping in the wrong way about you so, you have to kill those snakes, in order to avoid a bad repercussion in your life. 4-Never start somenthing in tuesday, just is not a good day. 5-Every january firts we suppose to wear red and yellow, red if you want to get love during the year, and yellow if you want to get a good money, Also making suitcases is for good luck if you want to travel, The firts step of the year has to be with our right foot and every it will be ok
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ReplyDeleteTraveling long distances on any wednesday is bad luck, you will face some type of problem.
If your right hand itches you will get money.
If there are lots of flying ants in your home you will move from that house.
If your left foot itches you will get a beating from someone.
The day when we have an exam,before we take the exam,we should not eat the eggs if we eat the eggs we belived we will not pass the exam.Because the eggs mean is ZERO.
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The day when we have an exam,before we take the exam,we should not eat the eggs if we eat we believed we will not pass the exam.Because,the eggs mean is Zero.
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THESE ARE SOME SUPERSTITIONS IN MEXICO
ReplyDelete1.-IF YOU SAY GOOD BYE TO A FRIEND ON A BRIDGE,
YOU WILL NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
2.-IF THE FIRST BUTTERFLY YOU SEE IN THE YEAR IS
WHITE,YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK ALL THE YEAR.
3.-IT IS BAD LUCK TO LIGHT THREE CIGARETTES WIHT
THE SAME MATCH.
4.-A CRICKET IN THE HOUSE BRINGS GOOD LUCK.
5.-IF YOU USE THE SAME PENCIL TO TAKE A TEST THAT
YOU USED FOR STUDYING FOR THE TEST,THE PENCIL
WILL REMBEMBER THE ANSWERS.
BY... MIGUEL
Through time have developped various beliefs from tales and coincidences that happend daily.
ReplyDeleteHere I have same of this folklore called "SUPERSTITIONS".
1-If you have an unwelcame visitor,you must stand upside down a broom behine a door;this will sweep the visitor away.
2-A bird chirping outside uor main door to the house,means we would be expecting a visitor.
3-An owl hooting at night,is an indication to expect bad news.
4-The unusual visit of ants in thae house,is a sign of bad weader.
5-When there is an abundace of fruits, indicate that a hurricane is sure to happend.
6-If someone steps on a cat,the person will marry a widow or wedower.
7-If someone sweeps over someone else's feet that person won't married.
8-If a dog lies down with it legs up,this means that money comes soon.
9-If a dog urine on your feet,indicate 7 yeas of bad luck.
This is Jose Argueta's collaboration to let you know about superstitions in El Salvador.
A salute to all those who make a great extra effort to learn the English Language.
THANK.
In Mexico, people believe that when a cat cries, a baby will die. It is considered bad luck for a pregnant woman to enter a home where someone is cooking tamales; the tamales will not cook properly. Gerardo Tristan
ReplyDeleteHere are some superstitions from Mongolia,
ReplyDeleteIf you cut your nail in the night time,you will get lost.
You take tea and splash it in the air for(behind) the person who is going far away,so they will have a good and safe trip.
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My name is Samira, although I was born in France but I’m Algerian of origin; I will be talking about the Algerians’ tradition in the first of every November. It marks an anniversary for the heroes of Algeria. In November 1st 1954 the Algerian’s Front Liberation National movement declared a revolution against the French presence in Algeria. The French Army has been in Algeria since 1830; so this revolution wanted to put an end to a period of over a century of Colonization. So every November 1st we remember the sacrifice that the people of Algeria had to go through in order to free themselves from the miseries, injustice, oppression and human exploitation caused by the French colonization. It took seven years for the Algerian to succeed in their revolution; however, in these seven years many crimes were committed against the people in General and there were lots of civilian casualties and dead; it is estimated to be over one million and a half martyrs this is not to include the injured ones. That is why November 1st is a big day in Algeria.
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