Superstitions to Know Before The Solar Eclipse

Sweet baby Warren from Charlotte is ALL set for today’s eclipse. We have been barraged with facts about the events of the day, I thought some superstitions would be fun. …

Catherine Lane

Published Aug 21, 2017 9:26 AM EDT

With permission from his Mom: Krysta Wilson

Sweet baby Warren from Charlotte is ALL set for today's eclipse. We have been barraged with facts about the events of the day, I thought some superstitions would be fun. Here Goes:

Ancient Aztecs believed a lunar eclipse was a result of a bite being taken out of the moon. The idea translated into a Mexican superstition that if a pregnant woman viewed the eclipse, a bite would be taken out of her unborn child's face. Yikes!

Hindu text credits the eclipse to the head of the demon Rahu who ate the moon or sun. ooooookkkkkkkkk

Do wear metal and red underwear. Yep, superstitions say wearing a safety pin and red underwear offers a pregnant mother protection against a cleft palette.

These are a few of the many ridiculous ancient superstitions that surrounded an eclipse back in the day.

Catherine LaneEditor

Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.

Superstitions to Know Before The Solar Eclipse

Sweet baby Warren from Charlotte is ALL set for today’s eclipse. We have been barraged with facts about the events of the day, I thought some superstitions would be fun. …

Catherine Lane

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