Fear, the root cause of superstitions

Have you ever blown your fingers when touching your neck for no absolute reason? Do you know why you do it? Do you remember someone compelling you to do it or telling you that you would get goitre the next morning? Turns out that not blowing your fingers after you touch your neck will not give you goitre after all and this practice is one of the most prevalent examples of superstition.

Superstitions are beliefs or practices that are based on fear and have no proper origins or explanations. There are many superstitions followed all around the world. Superstitions may vary in different places.