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= SOLAR ECLIPSE =

MYTHS
According to Indian culture, Rahu is known for causing eclipses. It is believed that Rahu will swallow the sun and cause eclipse. Greeks believed that eclipse is the sign of angry or quarrel between the Gods. The popular misconception is that solar eclipses can be danger to the pregnant women and their unborn children so that they were advised to stay indoors. Many people keep fast during eclipse due to belief that any food during this time will be poisonous and impure. The child which is born during solar eclipses put turn into mice and if solar eclipse occurs six months after or before the birth of the child then it is believed that it will have very dangerous death.

Not all the superstitions surrounding solar eclipse are about boom in Italy, it is believed that flowers planted during solar eclipse are brighter and colorful than planted at the normal condition.

SCIENCE BEHIND ECLIPSE
In scientific view, the eclipse is a celestial process happening often and helps scientists to gather information regarding the astronomic and climatic changes, and even the influence of cosmic radiation on earth's surface. A solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth,and when the moon fully or partially blocks the sun.This can happen only at new moon. The total eclipse, the sun is fully covered by moon. A huge quantity of shorter wavelength radiations reach the earth surface during solar eclipse which may reduce the ozone layer concentration. According to NASA total solar eclipse was occurred on February 26th, 1979. This year total solar eclipse occurred on August 21st, in United States of America after 99 years. The next will be on April 8th, 2024.

According to science, eclipse does not effect the pregnant women nor child. The radiations only affect eyes and not advised to watch the eclipse directly .so, it is advised to use eclipse glasses to see the sun during eclipse as it blocks 99.9999% of sunlight.It is said that "eclipse aren't dangerous, the sun is dangerous.Even the eclipse does not effect the metabolism of our body. Hence it is natural phenomena and does not cause any harm to human kind.

One of the spiritual guru says" Certain things happen in the planet where anything that has moved away from its natural condition will deteriorate fast. This is why there is a distinct change in the way cooked food is before and after the eclipse and hence deterioration much more rapidly compared to normal day. Some others say that eclipse is the best time for doing meditation. Having food during eclipse time may not help in doing meditation. Hence it is advised not to eat during eclipse.

The mystery of the eclipse is not yet clearly explained by science and people still follow the myths. Till the science give proper reason people will not science.