Superstitions Homework
Q1. do you think it is important to talk about them? Why?
I think it is important to talk about them because by searching superstitions and compared with ones of many countries, we can see what is important for their counties. For example, from the last presentation, there are many superstitions about religion in Germany. Moreover, it expresses each counties characters. this is some examples- we have a superstition about the sound. Number 4 has a "shi" sound and it is the same sound of "shi", death. there are Japanese superstitions that we must not cut nails in night. My parents told me it's from the sound. "Yo(夜）"(night) "Tsume(爪）"(nail) is like "Yo(世)" (our life) "Tsume(詰め)"(pass along or close up) so Japanese people afraid of the bad sound related with bad. we think it invites bad fortune.
Is communication affected by superstitions?
I have no idea that communication is affected by superstitions. However, some superstitions put bad image or impression to others because, if people do something that is bad superstition which invites bad fortune, we feel uncomfortable to see them. sometimes, we even think it is manner or polite not to do it. so we have to be careful about other superstitions another people believe.
Q2.Do you believe in Japanese superstitions? If so, what superstitions, what do they mean and why do you do,use, or believe in them?
I do not believe in Japanese superstitions because when I was a little, I believed it so my parents always told me about it. However, for my experiences, if I did it whatever good or bad superstition, it did not change anything and nothings happened to me so I do not believe. But I still feel uncomfortable to do some of them. I never stand chopsticks in rice because If I do this, I image the relation with death people. so I do not believe but feel unhappy about it.
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Hi!!
I also don't believe Japanese superstitions. And I don't know about various superstitions. I was surprised at many Japanese superstitions. I think that I should believe only the superstition that oneself believes.
Hi. Milkchocolate.
Yes, We have many superstitions. some of them are even unknown to Japanese youngth so I think supersutiotions are getting disappear. Even It is interesting to learn and know thoguh, I can not believe some of old ones.
I didn't know why I couldn't cut nails. But I understood now. Thank you!
I think you are very realistic person, but I can understand your idea. I don't believe in almost Japanese superstiton. However, I believe in superstition about chopsticks because it is important for us.
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