Superstitions

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    There are 26 Superstitions!

    Once a wedding ring has been placed on the finger, it is considered bad luck to remove it.
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    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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    If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
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    Placing keys on a table is considered unlucky. (Sweden)
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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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    A single magpie is considered a sign of bad luck. A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar recites an old proverb concerning the incidence of bad weather when magpies forage alone and a possible scientific explanation for this.
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    Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage. (Russian)
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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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