Superstitions

    Random Superstitions

    There are 26 Superstitions!

    Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage. (Russian)
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    An acorn at the window will keep lightning out
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    It is bad luck to put new shoes on a bed (or a table) (comes from the tradition of dressing a corpse in new clothes and shoes and laying them out so everyone can give their respects) - (UK)
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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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    In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck.
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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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    Amber beads, worn as a necklace, can protect against illness or cure colds.
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    Collect seven or nine different flowers on midsummer eve and place them under your pillow and it is said that you will dream of your future spouse. (Sweden)
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