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50 sats \ 9 replies \ @siggy47 30 Apr \ parent \ on: Stacker Sports- Day 147- Another two bite the dust Stacker_Sports
It's all based on Il Malocchio:
https://theprouditalian.com/malocchio-the-evil-eye/
I know it better than anyone on SN. After all I'm an Indian Hindu. We're the most superstitious race on the planet.
My mother holds her own superstitious presumptions for almost everything. Now, even my wife is the same. My granny was the same as well. I can recall countless incidents of everyone stopping and just spitting because there's an innocent cat just crossed the road right in front of your veichle.
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What did the spitting have to do with it? Does spitting at the cat ward its evil off?
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Yes, I asked it once to my mom. She replied that by doing this we showed that we weren't weak and we could spit on demons and evils with force.
Technically, we show that we're powerful enough and we can't be trapped into the negative thoughts.
I always saw the brighter side of these superstitions. Like stopping for a minute or two doesn't cost us life.
Suppose, you're in a hurry to your office and due to the cat you just start thinking about bad omens and become extra careful while driving your car, eventually you drive slowly and reach your office, if it wasn't for the cat, you could drive faster and could possibly meet an accident.
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Interesting. I like your optimism.
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Oh I know it well. My first wife was Italian.
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Not sure. I don't think she believed in it but her mom and aunts did. Who knows what happened after we split up. I might have a perpetual darkness cast over me.