Superstitions

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    There are 26 Superstitions!

    It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
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    When you speak of bad luck, it is said that one should always knock on wood. Also knocking when speaking of good luck apparently helps with having good luck. This is an old Celtic tradition related to belief of wood spirits.
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    Once a wedding ring has been placed on the finger, it is considered bad luck to remove it.
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    Pirates believed that piercing the ears with such precious metals as silver and gold improved one's eyesight.
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    An acorn should be carried to bring luck and ensure a long life.
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    Opening an umbrella indoors is said to result in 21 days of bad luck. Some traditions hold that it is only bad luck if the umbrella is placed over the head of someone while indoors.
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    There are numerous sailors' superstitions, such as: it is considered bad luck for a ship to set sail on a Friday, to bring anything blue aboard, to stick a knife into the deck, to leave a hatch cover upside-down, to say "pig", or to eat walnuts aboard.
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    According to an age old custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism!
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