Superstitions

    Random Superstitions

    There are 26 Superstitions!

    Placing a hat on the bed is, apparently, bad luck. (South Carolina)
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    Collect seven or nine different flowers on midsummer eve and place them under your pillow and it is said that you will dream of your future spouse. (Sweden)
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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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    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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    An acorn at the window will keep lightning out
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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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    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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