Superstitions

    Random Superstitions

    There are 26 Superstitions!

    An acorn should be carried to bring luck and ensure a long life.
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    Two people breaking a wishbone is said to lead to good luck for the person with the larger piece.
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    According to an age old custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism!
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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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    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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    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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    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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