I never believed, but sometimes I do stuff just for fun, like I have about 20 4-leaved clovers in a "lucky" stained-glass jar, and a horseshoe over my back door. But once I saw a black cat cross the road in front of my house and the car stopped and sat there for like 5 minutes until another car drove around it. I found it sadly amusing.Also, religion could be a type of superstition depending on how you look at it. If you don't throw spilled salt over your shoulder you'll have bad luck, if you don't pray and do this and this and this you'll be damned/thrust down to hell/ be reincarnated as a cockroach, whatever. Sounds the same to me (and I am religious, but can't help noticing.....)

Superstitions

Ya My mom used to tell us about their school days beliefs.It goes like this
One for sorrow
Two for joy
Three for letter
Four for better
Five for friends
Six for silver,
Seven for secret not to be told. This was applied when they used to come across mynahs. So silly.

Superstitions are universal

I am extremely surprised to know that despite the educational back ground as well as the changing trends ,people in the twenty first century too have many false beliefs. I too wonder why do I still feel that if my right eye twittters or my right palm itches iI am going get into some trouble,either an unwanted quarrel or a loss of precious items. How are am i justified?