Some days ago I noticed that there is no button thirteen in the control panel of the elevator of my building. The owner, the architect, or someone else should be superstitious. Because of that, an ad hoc control panel was made and the displayer programming was adjusted to jump from 12 to 14. Nevertheless, despite these precautions, the 13th floor still exists.
It is fun to see how numbers, black cats, broken mirrors, stairs, salt, and so on, all of them quotidian elements, turn into malignant for some people, and how curios folkloric remedies survive and new appear to dodge the evil or protect from it.
I am not superstitious but I admit that it is a charming way to contribute to make up mystic stories and, at the same time, keep in mind pieces of our history, which are the origin and the real explanation of these superstitions.
I encourage you to provide your comments about a superstition and its origin.
Panel control of the elevator
Hi!!
I’ve heard about what you’ve written…but it’s the first time I see a picture proving that the superstition actually existed xDD
I know there is a superstition, at least in UK, about colours and things. For instance, superstitious people will NOT eat yellow or green coloured candies…or they will never buy a green car. In contrast, in the UK to have a black cat it is not a signt of bad luck.
Weirdos… ^_^
It is pretty common in the US for buildings to avoid the 13th floor …
I have been in at least 4 american buildings without this floor.
The great majority of important american buildings follows this superstition but the Empire State.
Hugs!
Нада сё на заметку взять!!!!…
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