Superstitions

    Random Superstitions

    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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    According to an age old custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism!
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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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    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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    Amber beads, worn as a necklace, can protect against illness or cure colds.
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    In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck.
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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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    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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