Superstitions

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    There are 26 Superstitions!

    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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    Once a wedding ring has been placed on the finger, it is considered bad luck to remove it.
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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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    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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    According to an age old custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism!
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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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    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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    Placing keys on a table is considered unlucky. (Sweden)
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