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Witch bottles. According to Frederick Alexander Durham writing in 1892, the Britons at the time were in some ways just as superstitious as their ancestors. [5] According to the Andrew D. McCarthy, the finding and identification of more than 200 witch bottles reinforces the view that early modern Britain was a superstitious society, where evil could be fended off with a mixture of urine and hair.
[7] The Oxford English Dictionary [8] describes them as "irrational, unfounded", Merriam-Webster as "a false conception about causation or belief or practice", [9] and the Cambridge Dictionary as "sans grounding in human reason or scientific knowledge". [10] This notion of superstitious practices is not causally related to the outcomes. [11]
Superstitions of Great Britain, beliefs or practice considered by non-practitioners to be irrational or supernatural, attributed to fate or magic, perceived supernatural influence, or fear of that which is unknown.
A superstition is "a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation" or "an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition."
English folklore consists of the myths and legends of England, including the region's mythical creatures, traditional recipes, urban legends, proverbs, superstitions, dance, balladry, and folktales that have been passed down through generations, reflecting the cultural heritage of the country.
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Pantomime, a campy, family comedy show, is a British Christmas tradition. Pantomime is a popular British theatrical tradition. Gideon Mendel/Corbis/Getty Images.
"Rabbit rabbit rabbit" is a superstition in English-speaking countries where a person says "rabbit", "rabbits" or "white rabbits" upon waking on the first day of a month, to ensure good luck for the rest of it.