the black cats and open umbrellas inside the house, but also the taste and the food.
The to crack an egg, serving noodles, or to put it in someone some hot tea, and look very innocent movements. And it is.
The biases, however, make them lose their innocence and hide a deeper meaning, depending on the place in which they occur, the cultural and religious ideas that dominate there.k. Let’s look at some of the most… famous from various parts of the planet.
The bread and the… devil
It’s called (mainly in Ireland) that if someone who makes bread doesn’t form a cross on the top of the dough before the bake, the devil will… sit on top of the loaf. Other prejudices about the bread they said they need to cut only one end, or I will unleash the devil, while we have to be careful for holes, which symbolize a coffin and means that someone will die soon.
The royal and ancient
The ancient Greeks were not very popular with the royal. The reason? It was believed that scorpions prefer to nest under the pots and that the strong smell was some kind of curse.
The eggs and the witches
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The English have a curious prejudice on the eggs: when an egg is broken we need to shatter the shells, otherwise a witch will pick them up, I’ll build a ship and set sail, causing storms at sea. Also, after the boiling of a tight egg, break one side with a spoon to release the devil…
The salt and bad luck
There are quite a few folks who believe that if you spill salt, bad luck you’ll wake up and what might fix things is to throw some salt behind your left shoulder to blind the devil. In Hungary, indeed, throwing salt for the same reasons, at the entrance of a new home.
The christmas pie and the single
Attention to all the single ladies out there, which might not meet their mates for another year, if they lose their turn at stirring the christmas cake, which should stir every member of the family in turn.
The garlic and the evil eye
Very well-known bias in our country with the phrase “little garlic” sound quite a few times. In accordance with european, folk traditions, you should always carry on us a little bit of garlic to avoid the evil eye and bad luck.
The noodles and the longevity
In chinese culture, long noodles symbolize longevity and a long life and if someone cut the noodles before serving, remove years from one who will eat it.
The onions and the spirits
The ancient Egyptians considered that they always had somewhere near the onions, in order to keep the evil spirits away.
Tea and bad luck
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First look the English in the… quirks, since they believe that it brings bad luck to put someone else’s tea in the cup. The lid of the teapot should be closed and when they put tea careful not to spill, because otherwise you will have a visit from a stranger.
The peppers and friendships
A lot of folks believe that you should never give a hot pepper to a friend, or your friendship will end with a big argument about it. What should be done in such cases, is to placed the peppers on the table and to take from himself the friend.
10 culinary prejudices that circulate in the world
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