Halloween is soon approaching and for all you superstitious people, Halloween is full of evil spirits. Through previous blogs that I have written we learn how most of these superstitions are in fear of evil spirits (otherwise known as the devil) or regaining good luck from the good spirits. But for this blog I will be discussing a topic of bad luck, or so we thought. I watch many scary movies, and in those scary movies I see a lot of scenes where people are running through graveyards. Of course right, they are going to make it seem like graveyards are haunted and full of the ghost and zombies. Although we should all know that that is not true.
A graveyard is suppose to be a peaceful place, a place where people can go and visit their loved ones who have passed away, a place of love, not a place of terror. So why does everyone get the impression that they are scary and bad luck?
It is believed to be bad luck to wreck or construct any territory of a grace yard or somewhere that had previously been a graveyard. This is probably because nobody wants the graves of others being wrecked. Richard Webster wrote in the Encyclopaedia of Superstitions: "Everything inside a graveyard is sacred, and it is bad luck to interfere or meddle with anything found there. ... It is unlucky to pick any flowers growing on a grave. ... It is particularly bad luck to use pieces of broken tombstones for paths or roads. Frequent accidents will occur as a result." 
Because of this, people started to assume that being at a cemetery was bad luck and full of evil spirits. It was only because people were not supposed to go in cemeteries during the night because they could wreck something. (http://www.today.com/id/39675343/#.Um69pVJza00)
When you were younger did any of you hold your breath when passing a graveyard? I remember doing that. I was told that if you didn’t hold your breath the spirits would enter your body. Although, the real reason is because it is said that to breath in front of those you cannot is disrespectful. (http://wiki.answers.com). It is weird all the rumours about graveyards. Now I am not saying none of it is true, I am a firm believer in ghost and spirits, I mean who knows you can go to the cemetery maybe see something you thought was a ghost. It all comes down to what you believe. So, what do you believe?
Spooky post. I agree that graveyards are meant to be a place that shouldn't be messed with, not only out of bad luck but for respect to those that have passed and for their families. I find it a very appropriate topic to write about this week, what with Halloween approaching. Hope we don't see any black cats! Knock on wood! Haha, you got to love superstitions. Can’t wait to read your next post.
ReplyDeleteI used o always be afraid of cemeteries because of spooky stories and because of movies. Whenever we drove past a cemetery i would hold my breath because the ghost could enter my body. I deffinetly had a huge imagination as a kid. It was not until my great grandpa passed away that I realized it was not a scary place but a peaceful place.
ReplyDeleteVery Cool Rachelle, I had no clue that there are so many beliefs when it comes to graveyards. Graveyards are already scary enough as it is but you just put the icing on the cake with the superstition beliefs of ghost entering your body! I’m defiantly going to hold my breath for now on when being around a graveyard and look forward to reading more post!
ReplyDeleteThis blog was so interesting! I've always been terrified of graveyards even in the middle of the day. I don't know why they just creep me out. I didn't know about the crazy superstitions people had about them I was just scared in general.
ReplyDeleteThank you guys for the great feedback! I thought this topic would be a great one to explore because I figured everyone else thoguht the same way I did and at some point of their lives were afraid of graveyards. REad more for other great superstitions
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