10 Ancient Egyptian and Philippine Superstitious Beliefs in Common
Researched and compiled by Dr be V Rotor
Researched and compiled by Dr be V Rotor
2. The owl is a bird that brings bad news for the one who sees or hears this bird.
3. Leaving footwear upside down is just really wrong. Ancient Egyptians believed that doing so would insult the gods.
4. Many Egyptians believe that hearing the sound of crows or ravens, especially during the day, means something bad will happen, even the sight of them is considered unpleasant.
5. Leaving scissors open is bad luck. Never clip the scissor without any real purpose.
6. Throwing salt over your shoulder leads to great cooking. Also originally from ancient Egypt, there's the belief that throwing salt over your left shoulder before you cook will fend off evil and make your food better.
7. Ancient Egyptians believed that if you wake up someone suddenly their soul could separate from their body, that's why it's still seen as a bad sign if you're woken up suddenly.
8. An ancient Egyptians superstition that has turned into a joke in modern Egypt is that knocking on wood will fend off bad luck as ancient Egyptian believed evil spirits lived inside trees.
9. If your ear hurts, someone is badmouthing you. Also an old superstition that has become a common joke is that if your ear is hurting you or if you get a cut on your arms or fingers, then that means someone is talking about you and what they're saying is not pretty.
10. While Western superstitions consider walking under a ladder a sign of bad luck, ancient Egyptians believed ladders could help them climb to heaven, it's still seen by some as a sign of fortune.~
NOTE: The author visited Cairo in 1992 from Tel Aviv crossing the Sinai Desert as a tourist and had the opportunity to see the great Egyptian Museum and to enter the Pharaoh's burial chamber inside the Giza pyramid.
3. Leaving footwear upside down is just really wrong. Ancient Egyptians believed that doing so would insult the gods.
4. Many Egyptians believe that hearing the sound of crows or ravens, especially during the day, means something bad will happen, even the sight of them is considered unpleasant.
5. Leaving scissors open is bad luck. Never clip the scissor without any real purpose.
6. Throwing salt over your shoulder leads to great cooking. Also originally from ancient Egypt, there's the belief that throwing salt over your left shoulder before you cook will fend off evil and make your food better.
7. Ancient Egyptians believed that if you wake up someone suddenly their soul could separate from their body, that's why it's still seen as a bad sign if you're woken up suddenly.
8. An ancient Egyptians superstition that has turned into a joke in modern Egypt is that knocking on wood will fend off bad luck as ancient Egyptian believed evil spirits lived inside trees.
9. If your ear hurts, someone is badmouthing you. Also an old superstition that has become a common joke is that if your ear is hurting you or if you get a cut on your arms or fingers, then that means someone is talking about you and what they're saying is not pretty.
10. While Western superstitions consider walking under a ladder a sign of bad luck, ancient Egyptians believed ladders could help them climb to heaven, it's still seen by some as a sign of fortune.~
NOTE: The author visited Cairo in 1992 from Tel Aviv crossing the Sinai Desert as a tourist and had the opportunity to see the great Egyptian Museum and to enter the Pharaoh's burial chamber inside the Giza pyramid.
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