Wednesday, January 5, 2011

superstition in Asia

            Superstition is an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear. Superstitions are designed to prevent misfortune, attract good luck and happiness. Superstition is totally unscientific. However, there is a lot superstitious culture on over the world. Asia has a lot of superstition.
            The country that practice superstition is Vietnam. They believe that every Vietnamese family is superstitious. Vietnamese are very concern about two traditional family obligations, which is to take care for their parents in their old age and worship them after death. So that in each Vietnamese family has altar on which there are the picture of their parents. Family member worship their ancestor, because they think parents after death will go to live in another world and this altar is the place where the ancestors’ soul live in. so every day, Vietnamese not only lay the table for meal but they also lay the food on the altar. They believe that those ancestors will have a meal with them.
            Another country that belief superstation is Korea. The famous superstition is in Korea is Fan Death. Korean believe that if they fall asleep in room where there is a fan running and the windows are closed, they will be killed by the fan. The other superstition that they believe is when they writing a person’s name in red ink also are a sign of death. Some Korean people said this is because red color is the color of blood, so it will become a bad luck.Korean belief that white color is the color of funeral. If they wear white ribbons in their hair, they are inviting death to come knocking.
          




           In Thailand, most people consult the monk to select a baby’s name. They belief the name that selected by monk will bring the child good fortune, health and happiness. When choosing the name, the monk will ask the child’s day and time of birth. He will then consult a book or star chart to find out which letter will bring good luck if used in the name and which will bring bad fortune. Many people strongly believe that their name is connected to their fortune, and is not unusual for someone who has experienced particularly bad luck to change their name.
            In conclusion, some of country and people still believe about superstition. It depends on some people to believe that superstition because it was a part of their lives.

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