Solar Eclipse Superstitions, Beliefs and Spells

The solar eclipses, astronomical events explained scientifically long time ago, continue to be faced with subjectivity in different places of the earth, according to established superstitions, customs, traditions, and even spells … Regardless of education,  these spectacular changes from the sky  caused many people to throw away logical explanations and  to cling to lore, myths and superstitions that have crossed centuries or millennia.

- Resounding screams and cries were the means by which people from ancient Rome tried to cast out the demons who overshadowed the solar disk.

- In many regions, it was believed that eclipses occur when the sun is attacked by evil mythological creatures: a giant turtle in Vietnam, a jaguar in Latin America, a dragon in Asia, a werewolf in Romania.