Superstition refers to beliefs in supernatural causality between events without a physical process connecting them, such as astrology and omens. The word originated from the Latin "super stare" meaning "to stand over" or "survive." During the Age of Enlightenment, opposition to superstition was a central concern of intellectuals as it contradicted natural science. While some religions incorporated superstitions, the Catholic Church now considers them offenses that assign divine attributes elsewhere. Common superstitions include bad omens associated with black cats, walking under ladders, and certain numbers or gestures considered good or bad luck by various cultures.

1. Superstition.
Superstition is a credence in supernatural causality: that one event
leads to the cause of another without any physical process linking
the two events, such as astrology, omens, etc., that contradicts
natural science.
Etymology.
The word superstition is first used in English in the 15th
century.Superstition is a Latin word , and is formed by the verb
super - stare , "super " means "up" and "stare " means "be" . The
verb means to stand over or survive.It can be interpreted as
"‘standing over a thing in amazement or awe"
Opposition to superstition was a central precupation of the
intellectuals during the 18th century in the Age of Enlightenment.
Superstition and religion.
In Greek and Roman civilization , de gods are very popular , and
there are people who are scarried of them . The superstition for
them , is something new and innovative and some people are
scarried to this because is the opposite of religion.
There are lots of supertitions and very old. Most of them were born
during the Middle Age. Some of them belong to other cultures
more older than our culture.

2. First , the catolic religion belive in them but now , the Catholic
Church considers that superstitions are an offense for the first
mandament , because it assign things that only belong to God and
it can conduce to the idolatry and to different ways of magic .
Types
There are lots of supertitions and very old. Most of them were born
during the Middle Age. Some of them belong to other cultures
more older than our culture.
Examples.
- The malediction of the numer thirteen,see black cats , walking
aunder the stairs , etc. These are things which are bad superstition ,
and this are the most normal , but there are another more inusual
like put the bread looking down in the table or put a hat on the
bed.
-Eating grapes in New-Year , find a clover of four leaves , touch
wood or put a cactus in the window are things which have good
supersticion.
Nowadays , lots of people continue beloving in the supersticions ,
but there are other people who think that they are also legends of
the past .