Superstitions

    Random Superstitions

    There are 26 Superstitions!

    Placing keys on a table is considered unlucky. (Sweden)
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    Collect seven or nine different flowers on midsummer eve and place them under your pillow and it is said that you will dream of your future spouse. (Sweden)
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    If one walks underneath an open ladder it is said to bring bad luck. Sometimes it is said that this can be undone by immediately walking backwards back underneath the ladder.
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    Some motorcycle enthusiasts hang a biker's bell from a portion of their bike to protect themselves from evil road spirits.
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    Placing a hat on the bed is, apparently, bad luck. (South Carolina)
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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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    If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
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    It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
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