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Superstition in Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستانی توهم پرستی) is widespread and many adverse events are attributed to the supernatural effect. [1] [2] Superstition is a belief in supernatural causality: that one event leads to the cause of another without any physical process linking the two events, such as astrology, omens, witchcraft, etc., that contradicts natural science. [3]
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."
This category is related to superstitions in Pakistani culture. ... Pages in category "Superstitions of Pakistan" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 ...
Sindhi folklore (Sindhi: لوڪ ادب) is composed of folk traditions which have developed in Sindh over many centuries.Sindh thus possesses a wealth of folklore, including such well-known components as the traditional Watayo Faqir tales, the legend of Moriro, the epic tale of Dodo Chanesar and material relating to the hero Marui, imbuing it with its own distinctive local colour or flavour in ...
[40] [41] [42] [irrelevant citation] In India and Pakistan, mental illness and psychological problems are often considered to be an encounter with Shaitan (Urdu: شيطان, Hindi: शैतान), evil jinn (Urdu: جن, Hindi: जिन) or demons who have taken over one's body and mind. [40]
The Legend of Churel supposedly originated from Persia where they were described as being the spirits of women who died with "grossly unsatisfied desires". [4]In South-East Asia, the Churel is the ghost of a woman who either died during childbirth, while she was pregnant, or during the prescribed "period of impurity".
Superstitions of Pakistan (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Pakistani folklore" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
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