Superstitions

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    There are 26 Superstitions!

    Amber beads, worn as a necklace, can protect against illness or cure colds.
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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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    In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck.
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    An acorn at the window will keep lightning out
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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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    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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    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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