I think it may actually be a Hindu thing - but isn’t that part of the problem? When people are so scared of mentioning which religion a particular issue is caused by for fear of causing offence, it’s really easy for people to come to the wrong conclusion and blame the wrong one.
That’s why complete honesty about these things is important.
“Pupils ‘banned from watching solar eclipse’ for cultural and religious reasons”
hmm, wonder what the Muslims (practicing ones at least) think of watching a lunar eclipse, or how they religiously interpret it.
“I think it may actually be a Hindu thing”
Interesting.. didn’t know that.