Superstitions

    Random Superstitions

    There are 26 Superstitions!

    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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    An acorn at the window will keep lightning out
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    Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage. (Russian)
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    Placing a hat on the bed is, apparently, bad luck. (South Carolina)
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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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    In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck.
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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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    A single magpie is considered a sign of bad luck. A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar recites an old proverb concerning the incidence of bad weather when magpies forage alone and a possible scientific explanation for this.
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