Superstitions

    Random Superstitions

    There are 26 Superstitions!

    An acorn should be carried to bring luck and ensure a long life.
    115
    It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
    143
    If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
    394
    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.
    75
    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.
    105
    An acorn at the window will keep lightning out
    93
    It is bad luck to put new shoes on a bed (or a table) (comes from the tradition of dressing a corpse in new clothes and shoes and laying them out so everyone can give their respects) - (UK)
    57
    Pirates believed that piercing the ears with such precious metals as silver and gold improved one's eyesight.
    131