Superstitions

    Random Superstitions

    There are 26 Superstitions!

    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
    123
    It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
    143
    According to an age old custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism!
    24
    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.
    75
    If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
    394
    Two people breaking a wishbone is said to lead to good luck for the person with the larger piece.
    225
    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.
    105
    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)
    463