Superstitions

    Random Superstitions

    There are 26 Superstitions!

    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)
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    An acorn should be carried to bring luck and ensure a long life.
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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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    Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage. (Russian)
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    An acorn at the window will keep lightning out
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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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    It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
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    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.
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