If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
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Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage. (Russian)
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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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According to an age old custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism!
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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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When you speak of bad luck, it is said that one should always knock on wood. Also knocking when speaking of good luck apparently helps with having good luck. This is an old Celtic tradition related to belief of wood spirits.
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An acorn should be carried to bring luck and ensure a long life.
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Some motorcycle enthusiasts hang a biker's bell from a portion of their bike to protect themselves from evil road spirits.
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