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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			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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			An acorn should be carried to bring luck and ensure a long life.
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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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			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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			According to an age old custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism!
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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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