Book Name:Waham Aur Badshaguni
* Thinking a child will be short in height if they pass under someone’s legs.
* If someone passes over a sleeping child, thinking said child will be short in height.
* Not sitting in doorways after Maghrib time thinking calamities are passing through them.
* Believing that whoever falls over during an earthquake will go on to become deaf.
* The face being disfigured if someone looks into a mirror at night.
* Cracking your fingers bringing bad luck.
* Thinking a pregnant woman should not cut something with a knife during a solar eclipse. If she does, some believe her child will be missing a hand or foot, or have stunted growth of some kind.
* The superstitious belief of new-born babies not having their clothes squeezed dry after washing, as this causes pain in the child’s body.
* Some people consider numbers to be unlucky. This is why you will not see a 13th floor in certain large buildings (the 12th floor is followed by the “14th” floor). You will not find a room 13 in hospitals either.
* When azan is announced for Maghrib prayer, all lights should be switched on, otherwise calamities descend. Many more superstitious beliefs of this kind can be found in different societies, nations and other demographics.[1]