Before science, many cultures had their own theories about what caused the eclipse.
is a beautiful astronomical phenomenon that can now be explained with science, but before science, many cultures had their own theories about what caused an eclipse. Some cultures believe the eclipse happened when dragons attacked the moon. Other cultures, like the Aztecs, believed a jaguar would eat the sun. Those stories help explain the meaning behind many cultural traditions.
That leads us to the superstitions that have been passed on for generations, according to medical professor Dr. Joseph Varon, with the University of Houston. It's not just the Persians. Dr Varon said his Hispanic patients have come up to him asking him about their pregnant superstitions, like wearing red underwear or a safety pin while pregnant.
"If you are exposed to an eclipse, pregnant ladies, the baby may come out without a piece of their face," Dr. Varon said he's heard."A cleft palate.""First I tell them that there is no data whatsoever," he said. "I just tell them what science says," Dr. Varon said. "You are talking of hundreds of years of tradition that a single health care provider is not going to change no matter what," said Varon.
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