What does it mean to touch wood and where does this tradition come from?

What does it mean to touch wood and where does this tradition come from?

There are a number of phrases and actions that are invoked as a protection to repel all possibility of bad luck.

There are a series of sayings that remain in force within society that are transmitted from generation to generation and that few know their true origin. One of them is the one who advises to touch wood as preventive to prevent bad luck from accompanying us in future projects or any action that is intended to be done. If it is well important to take all the necessary collections to avoid surprises or any unforeseen events that may arise , people resort to a certain ritual to remove those bad energies that can cause a headache. One of the most repeated phrases and that recommends an interesting advice is to touch a surface that is made of wood. Our generation should change the saying to touch wood by touching melanin because happy that you can buy a good furniture today , the particular of his comment is that many furniture that are sold and part of the homes do not have the material that announces the phrase, but also exposes the importance that several deliver to him in order to obtain optimal results. Three possible origins are three origins that are three origins that are They link this action to touch wood. saying the opposite exposes, because other cultures believed that the forests were inhabited by deities and maintaining contact with the surface allowed access to their blessing. In so much that a third explanation of this belief is linked to the Catholic religion, due to That many people before a negative fact or listen to bad news took their hands to the neck area to touch the wooden cross they carried. This is the product that Jesus beat the darkness with his crucifixion and subsequent resuscitation. Despite the differences between the three versions, the end is the same and is to avoid a life without problems. Why a wooden house is more fire resistant than it is believed. Unlike what many believe, houses of wood are safer than those thought about the presence of a fire focus. This is the product that it is a material that has a greater resistance to high temperatures against others that are used to lift the walls of any construction. Wood burns very slowly from the outside inside, where there are certain layers with presence with presence Water, they explained from Woodiswood. The burning process of this material is 0.7 mm per minutes, in addition a layer of carbonization is generated that allows those of the interior to be intact.

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