Sentence examples for local superstition from inspiring English sources

Local superstition dictates that as you pass through Whispering Rock you hold your breath.

Local superstition had it that the place was haunted by a demon, so tombaroli steered clear for eons.

The first glass of wine shown on that series isn't consumed, it is tossed at a wall at a construction site for good luck — a local superstition.

But because of local superstition, medieval law still allows animals to be called into court, both as witnesses and defendants, and the seigneur demands his full compliance.

Mrs. Barker turned up again - she had a little house nearby & invited all the children to tea Local superstition had it that if you drank from a certain well it would rain.

Contrary to local superstition, possession of cannabis is still illegal, but people caught with small amounts can be punished with confiscation and a warning, rather than arrest.The idea is to cut out the cumbersome bureaucracy of arrests liberating officers to deal with serious criminals, including dealers—and to help endear the police to locals.

Inspired by Houdini, he set about investigating some local superstitions.

This, they found, would be practically impossible given local superstitions toward death.

The reason this island is untouched lies with local superstitions about strange beasts that inhabit the interior.

Our opinions on normality, custom, dress codes and local superstitions are absorbed into our neural circuitry from the social forest around us.

The arrival of Bengali-speaking Muslim migrants and the spread of Christianity among the tribes by American Baptist missionaries has not dispelled local superstitions: villagers still practice rituals aimed at warding off evil spirits.