Once a wedding ring has been placed on the finger, it is considered bad luck to remove it.
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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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At times, a horseshoe may be found above doorways. When positioned like a regular 'U' it supposedly collects luck. However, when it is positioned like an upside-down 'U' the luck supposedly drains.
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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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It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
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Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage. (Russian)
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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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