Half of Ukrainian women are superstitious, while only one in four men is. In a recent survey, 48% of Ukrainian women admitted to trusting signs and lucky charms. At the same time only 24% of men think that beliefs about unlucky omens are true.
Half of Ukrainian women trust signs and omens
Younger people are less likely to think that an ‘unlucky’ omen will change the course of their lives or spoil the day than older generations. The older the person is, the more likely they believe in superstitions, a poll by Research & Branding Group discovered.
Some superstitions we listed in this earlier post (the beliefs in Ukraine are similar to what Russians believe in).
- Interestingly, only 25% of people in Ukraine consider themselves superstitious (34% among females), but 37% of respondents have trust in good and bad omens, lucky charms and protective items that keep harmful forces away (48% among women).
- 32% of respondents indicated they have witnessed truthfulness of a sign in real life. Among females, 42% responded affirmatively.
- 28% of survey participants own a lucky charm (35% among women).
- The vast majority of respondents (59%) do not consider such beliefs harmful. This is typical for both males (60%) and females (58%) to think that superstitions aren’t really harmful. However, 27% of Ukrainian women and 29% of men do think that superstitions are harmful.
- The highest share of people who trust in omens and signs is in the age group 60+ (42%). Fewer people share the same views in the group 18-29 (31%).
Whether people believe in bad omens, depends on gender and age.
What are the major superstitions in Ukraine?
There are plenty.
For instance, it’s believed that if a knife drops on the floor, a man will visit. If it’s a fork that ended on the floor, than hosts should expect a female guest.
A black cat crossing the road signifies some trouble awaiting the person whose path is crossed. It’s advised to wait until someone else walks over the cat’s invisible steps.’
It’s amazing that black cats still exist, given all the superstitions surrounding them.
If you forgot something at home and returned back to fetch it, the task for the day is doomed. But if you are unable to go ahead without coming back home to fetch the forgotten item, you need to look in the mirror, to undo the curse.
These and other ‘bad omens’ that Ukrainians and Russians believe in are listed here: Whopping 58 of them!
This leaning towards believing in sings, omens, and Destiny is one of the reasons why ladies from Ukraine tend to be less active in building a relationship. They feel that if it’s destined to happen, it will become true, no matter what. And if it didn’t work out, then it wasn’t destined to happen. While guys obviously know: Unless you make it happen, it’s unlikely to materialize.
What about you? Do you believe in bad omens and signs? Do you own a lucky charm? Comment below!
Read also:
- How to make a Ukrainian girl feel like you are her Destiny
- 10 surprising facts about dating Ukrainian women
- Russians believe in aliens and don’t trust scientists
- Weird things that Ukrainians are not allowed to do at work
Ukraine (as Belarus, Russia and other Slavonic countries) is a homeland for so many various superstitions, sometimes they can cause funny moments in life. For example my Ukrainian grandmother could reject to go for a walk if black cat sat in front of the fence, she thought that it was dangerous omen 🙂
I’m definitely belong to these superstitious people though I’m young enough. I know a lot of bad and good luck omens in which I strongly believe. Such situation exists in my life due to my parents who taught me these superstitions since my childhood. I believe in black cats crossing the road and splitting the salt. And in most cases, when I didn’t follow “the rules” of the superstitions bad luck happened with me, so I saw the real proofs of these omens. But of course, I’m sure that everything depends on a person and if we believe in something… Read more »