Science, Superstitions and Cultures

Eating Sweet Is Inauspicious While Moving Out Of Home Well this seems ridiculous to many of us, how could eating anything sweet is considered a taboo in several of the societies. The people just don't stop saying it to be bad but these cowards don't even shy in saying that it leads ghosts and witches to follow you. Interestingly, even this happened to me, when one of my aunts who stays in a village dictated me to follow this ruling when I went to spend my summer vacations at her home in the year 1998. No doubt, being the most obedient, I followed what she said and kept my favourite Kaju barfi  back on the table while moving to the play ground. however, That was the most hilarious thing I heard ever, How could my aunt still believe in ghosts and witches in this modern society? I just blamed her orthodox nature for such quotations. I could not contradict her at that moment of time being very young but the urge to defy the myth and the quest to search those unseen unholy s

Sweeping the house at night is inauspicious. Not just in India but in many countries, sweeping the house with a broom is considered inauspicious. Does inappropriate timings of cleaning the house bring bad luck? Should brooming be done only after looking at the clock? These are the questions that make us ponder over the logic behind such a vague ideology. I don't say that it is all rubbish and one should not follow the above rule just because it is being followed for centuries, but I only believe that we should at least try to see what were the reasons our parents or grandparents or may be their parents have said so. If we look carefully, the answer to this statement makes us look back to the times when

Hair Cutting On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday is Inauspicious. Since ages, it is considered bad to go for 'Hair cutting' as well as 'Nail Cutting' on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in India citing all kind of weird and indigestible reasons. A believer of God may give this credit of non cutting to Gods themselves or an old school may just pass the buck by saying "it is the oldies who said so and so we should follow them...and... PERIOD". Now, here lies some deep questioning, Let us see both the above theories one by one. Is this the God who actually do not want us to get rid of the unwanted on these particular days? As Tuesday is considered for the Great Monkey God 'The Hanuman' or Thursday is dedicated to Lord Vishnu / Lord Satyanarayan and similarly Saturday is booked for the angriest of all Gods, The Shani (On whose name Saturday is called as SHANIVAAR in Hindi). Without any offenses and prejudice, I am unable to figure out the reas