Superstitions

    Random Superstitions

    There are 26 Superstitions!

    An acorn at the window will keep lightning out
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    An acorn should be carried to bring luck and ensure a long life.
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    Placing a hat on the bed is, apparently, bad luck. (South Carolina)
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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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    Pirates believed that piercing the ears with such precious metals as silver and gold improved one's eyesight.
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    Placing keys on a table is considered unlucky. (Sweden)
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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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