Superstitions

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    There are 26 Superstitions!

    Placing a hat on the bed is, apparently, bad luck. (South Carolina)
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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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    If one walks underneath an open ladder it is said to bring bad luck. Sometimes it is said that this can be undone by immediately walking backwards back underneath the ladder.
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    Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage. (Russian)
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    Amber beads, worn as a necklace, can protect against illness or cure colds.
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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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    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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    It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
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