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Identification and Description of Superstition:

The superstition that I will identify is throwing salt over the shoulder. According to superstition spilling salt is considered bad luck and throwing a pinch over the shoulder reverses that bad luck. Typically throwing salt over the left shoulder. There is no clear indication of when this tradition began but there is indication that it dates back to the biblical times. Christians believe that the devil hangs over your left shoulder waiting to give you bad advice to do evil. They reference this logic to the Last Supper where Judas Iscariot knocked the salt onto the table with his elbow. Because Judas betrayed Jesus Christ in the Bible, people began associating salt with lies and disloyalty. Some say it also refers to Lott’s wife who looked back yearningly on Sodom when being led to a moral place and was turned into a pillar of salt by the wrathful God. Throwing salt over the left shoulder blinds the devil, who was waiting there to force you into acts of bad behavior as well. We see many representations of this in cartoons, tv shows, and commercials. You see the evil subconscious on the left shoulder and the good subconscious on the right shoulder telling the person to side with them.

The value of salt in ancient times was expensive that in some civilizations it was currency. Spilling salt was equivalent to throwing away money and only the devil would cause someone to throw away money. Throwing a pinch of salt over the shoulder would blind the devil and make him think twice about trying to trick you again. The question remains is there evidence that spilling salt was a sacrilegious offense.

REFERENCE:

Debra Ronca "Why Is Throwing Salt Over Your Shoulder Good Luck?" 6 August 2015. HowStuffWorks.com. https://people.howstuffworks.com/why-do-people-throw-salt-over-shoulders

https://www.the-sun.com/news/7260073/throwing-salt-over-shoulder-superstition-explained/