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  • July 2008

    • Pre-Olympics Eclipse May Give Chinese Jitters

      AFP  |  Jul 29, 08 12:58 PM CDT

      Pre-Olympics Eclipse May Give Chinese Jitters

      (Newser) - Eager to shake its reputation for being superstitious, China will be downplaying a total solar eclipse—once seen as a portent of disaster—Aug. 1, a week before the Beijing Olympics, AFP reports. Feng shui and astrology experts are predicting that the eclipse, visible in China but not Beijing, will bring market turbulence, and maybe small-scale political upheval, as well as  problems in the transport and communication networks, but no major disruption of  the Games. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • superstition  • solar eclipse  • Astrology  • omen

  • June 2008

    • Olympic Omens Worry Superstitious Chinese

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jun 21, 08 11:11 AM CDT

      Olympic Omens Worry Superstitious Chinese

      (Newser) - Superstitious beliefs the Communists once tried to stamp out have been making a comeback in China, the Christian Science Monitor reports, especially in this troubled Olympic year. The Games are set to begin on August 8, as 8 sounds like fortune in Mandarin, making 8/8/8 an especially lucky date, but the country has been anything but lucky in recent months. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Chinese  • superstition  • mascot

  • May 2008

    • Canadians Bully Burmese Junta With... Panties?

      Sify.com  |  May 28, 08 10:59 AM CDT

      Canadians Bully Burmese Junta With... Panties?

      (Newser) - When international pressure fails, try… underwear? Canadian women think they can change the Myanmar junta’s ways by mailing a steady stream of panties to the Myanmar embassy in Ottawa, Sify reports. The military dictators apparently harbor a superstitious fear that touching a woman’s undergarment will “rob them of their power,” according to Panties for Peace!, the organization coordinating the movement. More »

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      Burma  • Canada  • protests  • Myanmar  • military junta  • superstition  • underwear

  • March 2008

    • Why Close the Markets Today?

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 21, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      Why Close the Markets Today?

      (Newser) - The Big Board is closed today—but the reason is open to some debate, Bloomberg reports. The last time the markets opened on Good Friday was 101 years ago, when they saw one of two huge crashes that made up the Panic of 1907. Fear of repeating that catastrophe may be what keeps traders home, but it may also be the lasting influence of Irish Catholic execs. More »

  • October 2007

    • Ooh, Scary: 33% of US Believes in Ghosts

      Associated Press  |  Oct 26, 07 5:26 PM CDT

      Ooh, Scary: 33% of US Believes in Ghosts

      (Newser) - Americans spook easily, with nearly a third of people admitting to believing in ghosts and nearly a quarter claiming to have seen or felt one, an AP-Ipsos poll finds. Nearly every other person believes in ESP, and 20% believe in witchcraft and spells. Singles, Catholics, and those who never attend religious services are most likely to be visited. More »

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      superstition  • ghosts

    • Junta Cremates Protesters

      Times (UK)  |  Oct 7, 07 5:05 PM CDT

      Junta Cremates Protesters

      (Newser) - Burma's army is burning the bodies of activists in secret cremations, hiding their true death count forever, the Sunday Times reports. Locals near Rangoon report trucks are driving by a crematorium at night as smoke rises constantly from its chimneys. Rumors of victims burnt alive have swept the city, but remain unconfirmed by outside observers. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • junta  • Buddhist monks  • Red Cross  • Rangoon  • Tiananmen Square  • superstition  • omen

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