The literal meaning of “phobia” is extreme fear of something, and the Indian superstitions have rendered a phobia among people regarding a few days of the week. Sounds weird but is true. Indian parents inhabit this habit in their children right from the birth by creating a fear in them that if they cut their nails or hair, or wash their hair, or wash their clothes on some days of week, particularly Tuesday and Thursday, something bad will happen to them, which they used to call as “Paap” which literally means that God will do something bad with them as they tried to do something bad to God by cutting their nails on those particular days.