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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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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According to an age old custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism!
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Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage. (Russian)
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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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An acorn should be carried to bring luck and ensure a long life.
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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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Placing keys on a table is considered unlucky. (Sweden)
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