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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    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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    In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck.
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    A single magpie is considered a sign of bad luck. A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar recites an old proverb concerning the incidence of bad weather when magpies forage alone and a possible scientific explanation for this.
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    Placing keys on a table is considered unlucky. (Sweden)
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    According to an age old custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism!
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    An acorn at the window will keep lightning out
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    Many believe that if all of the candles on a birthday cake are blown out with one breath, while making a silent wish, the wish will come true.
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