Interesting Easter Superstitions to Avoid

Every year from about the last week of March to the second week of April, there are celebrations around the world pertaining to Easter. Easter is a time that coincide with the Resurrection of Christ and is the core of the Christian Religious Faith. But there are some myths associated with Easter time that some may not know about and need to avoid.

Some say the Resurrection of Christ is a myth patterned after the prototypes of dying and rising fertility gods. The false or truth of this myth is often left to the individual person to decide, while scholars through the centuries continue to examine evidence or lack thereof concerning this. While others say the Easter Holiday comes from much older times whose customs were now not all that familiar with. And that many old religions had a Spring Goddess - a special deity who breathed life back into the world. These are puzzled theories and myths even for today's wise men and women in charged of Universities around the Continents. The ordinary person must therefore be very careful of how he/she interprets these to avoid causing danger to their mental and physical health.

Children we know are often concerned about myths and will question their parents/guardians. Some will use basic logic to get answers, while others express themselves the best way they know how. The mythical custom of having new clothes for Easter for good luck is another of the myths. The misleading belief that those who fail to wear new clothes during this time (such as on Good Friday in particular) risk having their present stock of clothing spoiled by birds, dogs and other animals is just not true. There is even a rumor that a person may risk losing his/her eye or eyesight because of this myth. So we all need to protect children against this false belief because there is no truth or evidence in its account.

Is it true that children born on Good Friday are doomed to be unlucky? Some may say so because the crucifixion of Christ in the Christian Religion took place on "Good Friday." While at the same time they say those who are born on the Sunday after Good Friday are considered to extremely fortunate and blessed in life. Some of us, if we take the time to examine the historical births and life development of children born on Good Friday and Easter Sunday or Monday, will discover that this is just not true. Some people born on Good Friday have turnout to be very good respectable people and model citizens with great success just as those born on the Sunday or Monday thereafter. While the opposite may apply whereby those born on the "Easter Sunday" have become adults with a historical past of violence and crime, for example.

There is also a myth that Good Friday washing of clothes will bring a curse of never being clean. Apparently, this is a specific implication that has roots in the legend that Christ cursed Good Friday washing after he was slapped in the face by wet garment while being led to his crucifixion. We are best advised to consult with a Christian Religion Minister concerning this myth. This myth (or false interpretation of an event) may lead to people doing the wrong thing. So is the eventual implication attached to this myth that someone may lose a relative by death or may discover his/her laundered items with blood on them.

The belief that adults who do any form of work on Good Friday will have to do them over and over again, and that any sewing done on this day will never be undone is just not true. Many of us will remember doing some form of work in the mornings during our lifetime on Good Friday with no need to do them again. And our mothers have sewed in the evening while relaxing without encountering the above. And the saying that wishes through prayers done at the precise time of 3pm in the mid-afternoon (that is the hour it is reported and believed Christ died) will surely be granted, is just not true. Prayers done anytime can surely be granted without being done at that time. Some older folks will even tell us that their prayers done at the above time have never been granted, if they tested this myth over the years. So are other myths about baking, eggs being laid, boys who wear long pants for the first time and happy marriages subsequently, among others.

Therefore, while many believe in Easter and look forward to the celebrations, they must be aware of many false beliefs or myths that are associated with Easter - Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday. Parents in particular can protect their children from these and other false teachings because they have lived through the years and have discovered that they are just not true.
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