The Superstition Bash is an event which explores the fascinating world of belief through history. Learning activities, informational displays, fun experiments, entertaining games, educational exhibits, and much more, are all part of the festivities.
The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and Skeptical Inquirer Magazine held their first Superstition Bash in the early 1990s. A diverse audience attended the event and the bash has been gathering steam ever since. Events can now be found around the world, organized at multiple venues and attracting people of all ages and interests.
Explore the possibilities of hosting a Superstition Bash in your community!
Suggested Activities
- Chain Letters — Chain letters offer many good activity and presentation ideas for a Superstition Bash:
- Failed Predictions — There are several activities and ideas that you can use to incorporate failed predictions into your Superstition Bash event.
- Misfortune Cookies — Misfortune Cookies are great fun and have become very popular among skeptics. Many cookie manufacturers and local Chinese...
- Misfortune Teller — As with other activities presented here, there are several ideas where fortune-telling, or misfortune-telling can be...
- More Activities & Games — Dunk A Witch, Pin the Big Nose on the Psychic, Homeopathic Beer Chugging Contest, Mirror Smash, Wheel of Misfortune and more
- The Superstition Obstacle Course — The Obstacle Course provides a great start to a superstition bash and if possible, should be included at the entrance to...
Library of Superstitions
- Actors and Actresses — The superstitions surrounding actors and actresses were more prevalent in the Middle Ages, when performances would...
- Black Cats — There are many superstitions associated with cats, partly because the cat has lived alongside humans for many millennia.
- Common Superstitions — Short list of common superstitions
- Cracks — Ill-fortune is said to be the result from stepping on a crack in the pavement. Present day society usually associates...
- Definitions of Superstition — Superstitions are beliefs in ideas or practices based on the supernatural as opposed to laws of science. People look for...
- Four-Leaf Clovers — The superstition of the four-leaf clover is thought to originate with the Druids. Apparently they believed the shamrock...
- Hats — Many superstitions are associated with hats, several now being modified into rules for manners and etiquette.
- Horseshoes — The horseshoe is considered very lucky and used to be hung in many homes to protect and attract good fortune for the family...
- Lucky Charms — A charm can be almost any object, as shown by the countless examples of charms or amulets that have been said to ward off...
- Mirrors — Breaking a mirror can even make a skeptic shudder for a brief moment!
- The Number Thirteen — The Egyptians were the first to develop a superstition for the number thirteen, but for them the number brought good luck.
- Pennies — Lots of superstitions center around money. Almost all forms of currency have at least one superstition associated with them.
- Rabbit’s Foot — Rabbits and hares were considered very lucky animals as they were associated with spring and the return of flowers and other...
- Sailors — Sailors have attributed superstitions to almost all aspects of their work and life on the sea. One of the common traits of...
- Spiders — Apparently the superstition surrounding spiders dates back to Egyptian times when spiders were associated with riches.
- Spilt Milk — Many food and beverages that were valued had superstitions associated with them to deter the waste of such commodities.
- Spilt Salt — Salt was once considered a very precious commodity; as important as money has grown to be. Because it was so valued...
- Touch Wood — "Touch wood" or "knock on wood" is a popular saying to reverse any bad luck that might come your way, due to a recent action...
- Umbrellas — An umbrella, according to popular superstition, should never be open indoors or you will bring bad luck on all the people...
- Walking Under Ladders — People will go to great lengths to avoid walking under ladders. Many origins for the superstition have been surfaced...
- Wishbones — Wishbones have become a common tradition at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter dinners. The general rule is that the wishbone...
