Perceptions of Millennials on Filipino Superstitious Belief

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INTRODUCTION
Combined with everyday living, superstition had entangled itself with the truth of common daily events.As superstitions and science both existing in the current generation, we are enabled to discern the choices to be taken, whether which of the two we should always rely upon (Razon, 2020).
Being superstitious can influence your conduct and perspective, impacting everything from your execution on a particular test to your responsiveness to fake treatments (Li, et al., 2020;Sultana, et al., 2019).Superstitions appear to be a more complicated concept than merely a perception than an unrelated behavior (or object) can improve performance (Ichino, 2020).The legitimacy of superstitions depends on confidence within the intensity of enchantment and magic (Zad, 2014).Somehow the supernatural beliefs and practices of their ancestors still exert a major influence in the daily lives of modern Filipinos.(Luna, et al., 2019).Superstitions belief also could affect housing market (He, et al., 2020), school outcomes (Mocan and Yu, 2020), financial decision (Hirshleifer, et al., 2018), schooling laws (Mogan and Pogorelova, 2017), and stock price (Bai, et al., 2020).However, there is no study of superstitious beliefs conducted among Filipino millennials.The Millennials are quite opposite of their predecessors, Generation X (Monaco and Martin, 2007).This research aims to spot a millennial's perspective on Filipino Superstitious Beliefs and to spot its effect in an exceeding person's life also an approach to clarify the understanding of superstition and to know its condition in the current time.

METHODS
The research design used in this study is the qualitative specifically phenomenological research design.Phenomenological research is an approach to qualitative research that focuses on the commonality of a lived experience within a particular group.To gather the data, we conducted interviews with the use of guide questionnaires that will contain information about the different perspectives of millennials for Filipino superstitions and beliefs.After the collection of data, it was recorded, analyzed, classified, and organized using necessary measures in determining the results.Responses are analyzed through multiple steps, translated, and sorted.The researchers transcribed and did the initial analysis of the raw data.After all the interviews were transcribed, similar responses were categorized into a theme.All themes were identified by title and then defined by the primary researcher (Vernacchia, et al., 2000).

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 1 shows contextualized themes from the key informants responses.The majority of the respondents got similar answers to the research original question: As a millennial, what are your perceptions on some superstitious beliefs (Trianti, 2021).They are taught by the elders to follow what is said, to give honor and respect to our ancestors which are roots wherein all the superstitions that are still known in the present started.Believing in superstitions can be one of the basic traditions that is taught to us Filipinos while growing up (Abad, 1995).Superstitions, given meaning by the participants can be both; charm, and bad luck (Umesan, et al., 2020).The purpose of this study is to qualitatively analyze and why and how a millennial will approach when they hear the word "superstitious beliefs".All themes were placed into a table with quotes and key informants that supported the said theme.We refined each theme based on the quotes from the participants.This is important as reported in literature (Wisniawati and Rasiban, 2021).

THEMES Thoughts on Superstitious Beliefs
• Matter of application • Depends on family culture and traditions • It must be fulfilled

Matter of Application
• Value; depends in the family practice • There are some advantages and disadvantages

Connection between belief and behavior
• Appreciation or thinking it can be good • "it is for you to be alert" • "the more you believe, most likely it will happen"

Reasons behind belief
• Tribute to the elders • Learnings for the future

Importance of superstitions
• Millennials are the bridge from the ancestors to the next generation, Gen Z • Awareness • Learnings for the near future There are some superstitions taught by the elders that happen to become true and some that they think are not really convincing so they intend to stop practicing it and is also a result of the advancement of technology (Qotrunnada and Nurani, 2021).Our respondents focused more on appreciation because it is handed down to us by our ancestors and the millennials can be the very bridge on to the next generations and to let them prove that the ancestor's hard work still lives on, also for them to be aware in our surroundings, so that they cannot harm themselves or other people as well (Ng, et al., 2010).Also in our study, there is valuable information collected in the fact that our respondents had maintained the practice of superstitions until the present time even though technology has already taken over into the modern world (Wakefield, et al., 2017).

CONCLUSION
The study found out that millennials still believe in the power of superstitions based on their traditions.Their belief still depends on the matter of the application of the family, peers, or even their own experiences.When an existing superstition is experienced, there are only two choices; it is to believe or not but others may think that it is just a coincidence and others might get frightened so they will come up with an idea that they will be more careful and avoid doing the specific belief.

Table 1 .
The COD and BOD values for the last week of the month (final clarification output).