British and Kazakh beliefs

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British and Kazakh beliefs

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•A large number of Kazakh beliefs and superstitions can hardly be applied to modern life. The majority of them came from ancient times, even naturally become a part of today’s life, at least, can add a lot to our knowledge of Kazakh culture. • Kazakhs are always careful with salt. Food would be tasteless without salt. Kazakhs believe that “the essence of food is in its salt”. • Usually, horse mane and tails are not trimmed, to make sure the horse’s owner enjoys good health. When a horse owner dies, people will trim the mane and the tail of his horse to make it look mournful. Therefore, the Kazakh associated the trimmed mane and tails of their horses with mourning and death.

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•When the 13th day of a month falls on a Friday, it is traditionally considered to be unlucky in many countries around the world, including the UK. However, as you’ll probably discover if you choose to study abroad, superstitions like this vary a lot from country-to- country. Here are just a few national differences.

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•A horseshoe over the door brings good luck. But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up. The luck runs out of the horseshoe if it is upside down. •Horseshoes are generally a sign of good luck and feature on many good luck cards.

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Bad Luck •Unlucky to walk underneath a ladder. •Seven years bad luck to break a mirror. The superstition is supposed to have originated in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods. •Unlucky to see one magpie, lucky to see two, etc.. •Unlucky to spill salt. If you do, you must throw it over your shoulder to counteract the bad luck.

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Unlucky to open an umbrella in doors.

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Good Luck •Lucky to meet a black cat. Black Cats are featured on many good luck greetings cards and birthday cards in England.

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