These superstitions, and others like them, are very popular among people all over the world. A superstition can be defined as a belief, half-belief, or practice for which there appears to be no rational substance. Superstitions exist among highly educated, rich people and uneducated people belonging to low classes.
Superstitions encourage people to believe that a certain action can cause an unrelated event.
For example, if a person wakes up in the morning and sees cats playing, rest of his day will be wasted. Spilling coffee can bring good luck. Superstitions are therefore associated with achieving good luck or avoiding bad luck, although they usually seem illogical or unconvincing. Superstitious beliefs can effect one s thoughts, behavior and decisions. There is an ancient superstition that the number 13 brings bad luck.