Breaking a mirror is said to bring bad luck for 7 years. To "undo" this, take the shards of glass and bury them underneath the moonlight. In ancient times, the mirror was said to be a window to the viewer's soul. If that mirror were to break, it would
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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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If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
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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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Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage. (Russian)
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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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In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck.
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Placing keys on a table is considered unlucky. (Sweden)
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