superstition
I Grew Up With Parents Who Didn’t Understand Mental Illness
‘The Woo-Woo’ author Lindsay Wong recalls childhood in a deeply superstitious household.
Screw Santa Claus and Celebrate Befana, Italy's Kidnapping Christmas Witch
Say "ciao" to the Yuletide legend who rides a broom and brings naughty kids to her cannibal husband for dinner.
There's No Such Thing as a 'Born Believer' Says Study
Research from the universities of Oxford and Coventry find religious beliefs are about nurture, not nature.
Some People Are Irrationally Attached to Their Running Shoes
I'm from a tribe of sorts, made up of runners who are very superstitious about their sneakers.
The Pagan Horror of Hungary’s Buso Festival
It's like Halloween, but everyone's wearing hessian sacks and drunk on moonshine.
A Guide to the Demons Found in Your Bowl of Spaghetti
Your bowl of pasta is a witches’ brew, filled not just with herbs and spices but with a panoply of spiritually charged ingredients—some inherently evil, others more ambiguous, and some that will literally ward off the devil.
The Third Week of April Is a Very Scary Time for America
The seven day period that starts on April 15 has been the setting for more than its share of America's worst tragedies.
This Guy’s Cover of ‘Superstition’ Somehow Manifested Actual Stevie Wonder
And then they sang together. If you wish hard enough, Stevie will appear.
A Brief History of the Number 13 in Sport
A fear of the number 13 is not uncommon in sport, yet there are some bold individuals who have actively embraced the number, carrying it into battle like a badge of honour. Here, we meet the brave souls who have stuck two fingers up at fate.
Why We Still Practice Superstitious Rituals With Our Technology
How much do you know about the tech you use, and how much do you assume?
Some Indonesians Are Shackling and Imprisoning the Mentally Ill in Sheds
Because mental illness is often thought to be a result of spirit possession in Indonesia, an estimated 18,000 individuals are detained in sheds and backyards for years by their own families.