According to an age old custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism!
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Amber beads, worn as a necklace, can protect against illness or cure colds.
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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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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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Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage. (Russian)
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At times, a horseshoe may be found above doorways. When positioned like a regular 'U' it supposedly collects luck. However, when it is positioned like an upside-down 'U' the luck supposedly drains.
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Two people breaking a wishbone is said to lead to good luck for the person with the larger piece.
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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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