According to an age old custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism!
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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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In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck.
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Once a wedding ring has been placed on the finger, it is considered bad luck to remove it.
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Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage. (Russian)
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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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Amber beads, worn as a necklace, can protect against illness or cure colds.
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