Superstitions

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    There are 26 Superstitions!

    If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
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    According to an age old custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism!
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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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    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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    An acorn should be carried to bring luck and ensure a long life.
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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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    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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