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Does anybody have weird superstitions about solar eclipses?

Asked by Christian95 (3260points) July 21st, 2009

Today at 22.58 pm CET(Central Europe Time) it will be a total solar eclipse which will be seen in Eastern Asia. I want to know what superstitions do people have. Even if you don’t have a superstition,you still can leave a comment about today’s eclipse.

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CMaz's avatar

Superstitions are stupidstitious

bpeoples's avatar

If you stare at the sun, you’ll go blind. That seems to be the only superstition I have about them.

sandystrachan's avatar

Eclipses cause /start earthquakes .. so i have been told and read…

Christian95's avatar

@ChazMaz I agree that superstitions are stupid but I curious…

Christian95's avatar

I’m curious sorry!!1

sandystrachan's avatar

Demons will rise , zombies will eat your brains , it opens the gateway to hell…..

CMaz's avatar

I do so hope a Zombie eats my brain. I could use a vacation.

SuperMouse's avatar

@ChazMaz I wonder how much disability one can get for a zombie eating one’s brain.

CMaz's avatar

Would ya even care. You would mave no brain.
Now I understand what congress does. A bunch of brain eating zombies.

The_Compassionate_Heretic's avatar

I’m going to wait until the next eclipse and then see if I have superhuman powers after.

Bluefreedom's avatar

If I break a mirror while walking under a ladder as a black cat strides by in front of me, absolutely no bad luck will come from that and the solar eclipse will be just as harmless, if not more so.

sandystrachan's avatar

@Bluefreedom —Thats because you did everything at once , if you do more than one at the exact same time each one cancels the other one out . But when the sun is hidden by the moon that opens a gateway , the gateway is open for evil thing to happen and when it the moon that is hidden that leads way for more evil but with a hint of goodness
As for now since the eclipse has passed nothing happened , thats cause everyone got it wrong .
The truth is if you watch a video of the eclipse , you will die in 30 minutes—

Bluefreedom's avatar

@sandystrachan. I’ll make it a point NOT to see that video then and thanks for the background data on superstitions – simultaneous incidents cancel each other out – got it. Good safety tip. =)

sandystrachan's avatar

=) Sadly i didnt follow my own guidelines and watched the video , that was 29 minutes ago so i better live the last minute of my life doing something i li

mattbrowne's avatar

Solar eclipses are only dangerous in your area if at least 13 black cats cross main street from the left stepping into broken side mirrors lost by vehicles carrying license plates with either the letter Q in it or the number 7. Now consider the odds. No need to lose sleep over it.

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