#FakeNews All Indian Parents Teach Their Children

A conservative and traditional society hates to move on. They connect tradition to religion when that connection isn’t true. Superstitions are passed on as ways of life which need to be followed to live a happy and satisfied life. All Indian parents teach their children these fake news and expect them to accept them without any questions or retaliation.

All of us have heard at least one of these bizarre ways of life and how following them is important. And if you go out of your way to explain why they are invalid, they go out of their way to explain you why you hate your culture. Questioning and rejecting certain parts of a culture that you know are toxic, doesn’t make you a culture a hater. A few of these superstitions are:

What Happens When You Bump Your Head With Someone Else’s?

Oh very easy. Bump it again or you will get bitten by a black dog. It doesn’t even make sense but a lot of people, especially kids, follow this for no logical reason at all.

Are You Experiencing Hiccups?

Now, logically hiccups happen because of the involuntary contraction of your diaphragm and they resolve themselves over a matter of minutes. But what we have learnt is, your hiccups equate to someone missing you. Beautifully absurd.

Did Someone Make You Short?

A very common statement in Indian households. Why are you short? Oh, someone hopped over my legs and that left made me short. So according to them, genetics has no role in how tall you are. Interesting to change the truth that way.

Did A Black Cat Ever Cross Your Path?

Well, that’s a terrible thing to have happened to you. Now what have your parents taught you? Take another road or let someone else cross that path before you, so that it is their day that gets ruined and not yours.

Have Curd and Sugar, That’s The Key To Your Success

Ah, you want your meeting today to be successful? Just have some curd and sugar and you’re good to go. Interesting, that this superstition doesn’t even make sense yet people follow it blindly.

Something Bad Happened? It’s Someone’s Nazar

As taught by a lot of Indian parents, any minor or major inconvenience you experienced in your life or will experience in the future, were not and will not be consequences of your own actions. They are just the consequence of someone’s evil thoughts or Nazar.

You Want Evil To Never Touch You? Indian Parents Know The Way

Again, responsible and smart decisions won’t do anything for you but a kaala tika or what can be called a dot made on your face with kajal, will save you from all difficulties of life. It will even protect you from Nazar. So don’t worry about the decisions you make and their consequences because the magical kaala tika will keep you safe.

The One Rupee Shagun For A Happy Life

Almost every ritual has a one rupee coin as a part of shagun. You never give someone hundred, five hundred or a thousand rupees, you give them hundred and one, five hundred and one or one thousand and one rupees, respectively.

Though illogical and sometimes fun, they give out a wrong message. Superstitions give people the right to pass on blame to the universe. Inevitably, they stop taking responsibilities for their actions and then we end up with bigger problems than crossing the same path as a black cat.

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