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PENCIL SNAP: RITUAL OR SUPERSTITION? | Daily Tribune

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PENCIL SNAP: RITUAL OR SUPERSTITION? — LOOK: An UPCAT taker snaps her pencil after the exam at Palma Hall, University of the Philippines - Diliman in Quezon City, on Saturday, 10 August 2024. She explained that she followed her grandmother’s superstition, which advised breaking the pencil after the test.
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(August 10 2024)……….A UPCAT taker breaks her pencil after taking the exam at Palma Hall in University of the Philippines, Quezon City on Saturday August 10 2024. She said she had to break the pen after the exam because her grandmother superstitiously told her to.…….Photo/Analy Labor
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