What superstition's have you heard?!
Question: What superstition's have you heard!?
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that if ur wearing ur clothes backwords,it means ur going to hajj!.!.
funny isnt it!.!.!.
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funny isnt it!.!.!.
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my fav came from my grannie!.!.!.!.never throw away hair in the trash because someone will put a "root" on you so we either had to burn it or flush it!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
* 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!.
* 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!.
* Tetraphobia is widespread in China, Japan, Korea, and Hawaii; the use of number 4 is minimized or avoided wherever possible because the Chinese word for 4, sì, sounds nearly the same as the word for death, sǐ （死）!. Mobile telephone numbers with 4 in them sell for less and some buildings even skip level four, labeling it the 5th floor instead!. One of the Japanese words for 4, shi, is also homonymous with the kanji in the word for death, shi or shin!. (However, there is another word for four in Japan that does not sound like death: yon!.) In Korea, number '4' is pronounced as sa (? 四) and is homonymous with 'death (? 死)'!. Some, but not all, Korean buildings have the fourth floor written as 'F' floor!.[8]
The number 13, believed to be unlucky, has been skipped over at a horse stable
The number 13, believed to be unlucky, has been skipped over at a horse stable
* Triskaidekaphobia--In Western culture, the number 13 is perceived as unlucky; 12a is sometimes used as a substitute and some buildings skip floor 13 completely!.
* Many believe that the United States two-dollar bill brings bad luck!. Gamblers sometimes call it a "deuce", a term for two which also means "devil!." To "undo," one of the bill's corners must be torn off, forming a triangle, an ancient symbol of life!. If you receive a bill with no corners left, it must be torn all up!.
* Spilling salt is said to cause a fight or argument during the day!. There are several options to "undo" this which seem to relate to various ways of acknowledging the fact that salt was spilled with others present at the scene!. One way to revert this is tossing some salt over one's left shoulder with ones right hand!.
* At times, a horseshoe may be found above doorways!. When positioned like a regular 'U' it supposedly collects luck!. However, when it is positioned like an upside-down 'U' the luck supposedly drains!.
* 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 take time (or 7 years) for that 'cracked' soul to heal as 'time heals all wounds'!.
* 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!.
* It is considered bad luck to open an umbrella indoors!. Some traditions hold that it is only bad luck if the umbrella is placed over the head of someone while indoors!.
* Placing a hat on the bed is, apparently, bad luck!. (South Carolina)
* Placing keys on a table is considered unlucky!. (Sweden)
* 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 / Scotland)
* 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)
* The phrase "See a pin and pick it up then all day you'll have good luck" is a superstition created from the first line of a poem in the book "The Real Mother Goose"!. Modern variants sometimes substitute the word "penny" for pin!.[9]
* 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!.
* Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage!. (Russian)
* Two people breaking a wishbone is said to lead to good luck for the person with the larger piece!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
* 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!.
* Tetraphobia is widespread in China, Japan, Korea, and Hawaii; the use of number 4 is minimized or avoided wherever possible because the Chinese word for 4, sì, sounds nearly the same as the word for death, sǐ （死）!. Mobile telephone numbers with 4 in them sell for less and some buildings even skip level four, labeling it the 5th floor instead!. One of the Japanese words for 4, shi, is also homonymous with the kanji in the word for death, shi or shin!. (However, there is another word for four in Japan that does not sound like death: yon!.) In Korea, number '4' is pronounced as sa (? 四) and is homonymous with 'death (? 死)'!. Some, but not all, Korean buildings have the fourth floor written as 'F' floor!.[8]
The number 13, believed to be unlucky, has been skipped over at a horse stable
The number 13, believed to be unlucky, has been skipped over at a horse stable
* Triskaidekaphobia--In Western culture, the number 13 is perceived as unlucky; 12a is sometimes used as a substitute and some buildings skip floor 13 completely!.
* Many believe that the United States two-dollar bill brings bad luck!. Gamblers sometimes call it a "deuce", a term for two which also means "devil!." To "undo," one of the bill's corners must be torn off, forming a triangle, an ancient symbol of life!. If you receive a bill with no corners left, it must be torn all up!.
* Spilling salt is said to cause a fight or argument during the day!. There are several options to "undo" this which seem to relate to various ways of acknowledging the fact that salt was spilled with others present at the scene!. One way to revert this is tossing some salt over one's left shoulder with ones right hand!.
* At times, a horseshoe may be found above doorways!. When positioned like a regular 'U' it supposedly collects luck!. However, when it is positioned like an upside-down 'U' the luck supposedly drains!.
* 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 take time (or 7 years) for that 'cracked' soul to heal as 'time heals all wounds'!.
* 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!.
* It is considered bad luck to open an umbrella indoors!. Some traditions hold that it is only bad luck if the umbrella is placed over the head of someone while indoors!.
* Placing a hat on the bed is, apparently, bad luck!. (South Carolina)
* Placing keys on a table is considered unlucky!. (Sweden)
* 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 / Scotland)
* 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)
* The phrase "See a pin and pick it up then all day you'll have good luck" is a superstition created from the first line of a poem in the book "The Real Mother Goose"!. Modern variants sometimes substitute the word "penny" for pin!.[9]
* 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!.
* Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage!. (Russian)
* Two people breaking a wishbone is said to lead to good luck for the person with the larger piece!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Don`t put an umbrella up in the house!Www@Enter-QA@Com
That walking under a ladder is bad luck!. Because I defy convention I make sure that if there is a ladder I WILL walk under it in an eccentric way to have good luck seeing my luck cant get worse lol!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
1 left handed people owe the devil a half days work
2 if a southern woman buries your underwear in your backyard you cannot leave your house for a week !.for fear of sudden death
3 if you dream of fish someone close to you is pregnantWww@Enter-QA@Com
2 if a southern woman buries your underwear in your backyard you cannot leave your house for a week !.for fear of sudden death
3 if you dream of fish someone close to you is pregnantWww@Enter-QA@Com
if you knock the salt over you need to sprinkle some over your shoulder so you don't have bad luck!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Don't sing while cooking or you will become widow/never marry!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
If ur palm should start scratching you for no reason at all, then u're gonna strike big dough!.Www@Enter-QA@Com