A superstition is a belief in supernatural causality – that one event
leads to another without anything physically linking the two events.
Logically, they are irrational and sometimes funny, but some people
believe in them a great deal – and some people change their normal behavior to
fit in with them.
Some superstitions, however, are actually quite sensible – it’s probably
wise to not walk under a ladder.
Below are some common
superstitions from the English speaking world.
(1)
Friday
the thirteenth is an unlucky day.
(2)
A
rabbit’s foot brings good luck.
(3)
An
apple a day keeps the doctor away.
(4)
To
find a four leaf clover is to find good luck.
(5)
If
you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck.
(6)
If
a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck.
(7)
To
break a mirror will bring you seven years bad luck.
(8)
To
open an umbrella in the house will bring bad luck.
(9)
To
find a horse shoe brings good luck.
(10) At the end of a rainbow is a pot of
gold.
(11) Clothes worn inside out will bring
good luck.
(12) If you blow out the candles on your
birthday cake with the first breath you will get
whatever you want.
(13) An itchy palm means money will come
your way.
(14) A cat has nine lives.
(15) A cricket in the house brings good
luck.
(16) Crossing your fingers helps avoid
bad luck and helps a wish come true.
(17) A lock of hair from a baby’s first
hair cut should be kept for good luck.
(18) A bird that comes into your house
through a window brings bad luck.
(19) Goldfish in in a pond brings good
luck.
(20) If the bottom of your feet itches,
you will travel.
(21) A sailor wearing an ear ring cannot
drown.
(22) To make a happy marriage a bride
must wear something old, something new,
something
borrowed and something blue.
(23) The wedding vail protects the bride
from the evil eye.
(24) Washing a car will bring rain.
(25) To kill an albatross is to cause
bad luck to the ship and all upon it.
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