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02-22-21, 12:59 PM | #76 |
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Knitting Outside Can Prolong Winter
If you're in Iceland, keep the knitting inside the house. There's a local superstition that doing your needlework on on your doorstep will keep those temps frigid.
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02-23-21, 06:12 AM | #77 |
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Don't Play With Yo-Yos
Syria banned Yo-Yos in 1933 over fear that they would cause a drought.
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02-24-21, 01:04 PM | #78 |
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Don't Get a Haircut on Tuesdays
Getting a haircut on a Tuesday in India will cause bad luck, based on legend.
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02-25-21, 09:31 AM | #79 |
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Giving Yellow Flowers Is Not a Nice Gesture
Gifting yellow flowers in Russia means that you're cursing your friend with infidelity.
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02-26-21, 10:47 AM | #80 |
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Spilling Water Behind Someone Is a Nice Gesture
In Serbia, it's believed to bring good luck if you drip water behind a person.
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02-27-21, 02:01 PM | #81 |
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Wedding Bells Ward Off Evil
Irish brides have been known to wear bells on their dresses to ward off evil spirits who might try to ruin their marriage.
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02-28-21, 10:16 AM | #82 |
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Eating Goat Meat Could Get Hairy
Superstitious women in Rwanda don't eat goat meat over fear that it will cause them to grow facial hair.
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03-01-21, 02:51 PM | #83 |
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Pregnant Women Should Give Into Their Cravings
There's a Canadian superstition that expectant mothers who are craving fish but don't eat it will end up having a baby with a fish-head.
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03-02-21, 02:30 PM | #84 |
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Pregnant Women Should Not, However Eat Asymmetrical Foods
There's a Korean superstition that nibbling unshapely food while pregnant means you will end up with an ugly baby.
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03-03-21, 12:44 PM | #85 |
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Don't Walk Backwards
In Portugal, it's considered bad luck to walk backwards. The common belief is that if you do, you're showing the devil which way you're going.
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03-03-21, 05:25 PM | #86 |
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Jim is this like a hobby of yours? You're like a fountain of superstition lore!
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03-04-21, 07:29 AM | #87 |
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Retirement/lockdown boredom
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03-04-21, 11:17 AM | #88 |
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Don't Walk Under a Ladder
We're all fairly familiar with this one, but some may not know that the superstition dates back to medieval times. The ladder, back then, symbolized the gallows where people were hanged.
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03-05-21, 07:37 AM | #89 |
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Go to the Hospital on Wednesdays
An old wives' tale states that the best day to go to the hospital is, in fact, Hump Day.
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03-07-21, 02:02 PM | #90 |
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Don't Say the Same Word at the Same Time as Your Friend
According to The Local, in Italy, if you say the same word as someone in unison, you'll never get married (yikes!). To undo this bad juju, you must immediately touch your nose.
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