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A Guide To Superstitions Across The World

A GUIDE TO SUPERSTITIONS ACROSS THE WORLD GOOD LUCK ON YOUR TRAVELS! EUROPE BEWARE OF MARTES TRECE! (TUESDAY THE 13TH) DON'T PUT SHOES ON THE TABLE CARRY A CLOVER Tuesday (not Friday) the 13th is bad Irish Druids believed evil spirits could Many cultures associate shoes with luck for the Spanish, because martes be escaped if you carried a shamrock. contamination, but a specific - the Spanish word for Tuesday - Meanwhile the four-leaf clover offers superstition in the UK stems from comes from Mars, the god of war. further magical protection, with the different leaves symbolizing faith, miners' shoes being put on a table if they died in an accident - don't tempt hope, love and luck. fate and keep shoes off the table. TREAD CAREFULLY IN GRAVEYARDS KEEP YOUR BREAD THE RIGHT WAY UP The Irish believe that if you trip in a graveyard you might find Legend says French bakers refused to yourself a permanent visitor by the serve the king's hangmen until being end of the year. threatened with execution themselves. The angry bakers placed bread upside down for the executioners, and it's been considered to bring bad luck to do so ever since. WHISTLE AT YOURPERIL Whistling in the home is said to bring the wind in Russia, which in turn can take away your wealth. MUNCH ON 12 NEW YEAR'S GRAPES TAKE CARE ON FRIDAY THE 17TH DON'T CHEW GUM AT NIGHT C* However bad your breath, avoid Eat a grape with each strike of the midnight bell on December 31st to While most of the world cowers in chewing gum at night in Turkey - fear of Friday the 13th, in Italy the bring prosperity in the New Year. 17th is considered unlucky. 17 in they believe you might as welL be Popularised in Spain at the turn of chewing the flesh of the dead! Roman numerals (XVII) is an the 20th century, this tradition has anagram of VIXI - 'I have lived' in spread to other Spanish speaking Latin - implying your living days are countries. in the past! TOAST WITH LOVE A number of European cultures believe you'll suffer seven years of bad sex if you don't adhere to certain toasting customs - in Spain toasting with water is the culprit, while in a number of other countries it's essential you maintain eye contact when clinking glasses. ASIA OBSERVE CHOPSTICKS ETIQUETTE KEEP YOUR STOMACH COVERED Children beware: during a Standing chopsticks in a bowl of rice is a common sight at thunderstorm you should keep your funerals in some Asian countries, so don't do it at the dinner stomach covered unless you want to table. Passing food from one chopstick to another can also risk Raijin, the god of thunder, from bring bad fortune, as at funerals bone fragments of the eating your belly button. deceased are passed between people with chopsticks. CLOCKS DON'T MAKEGOODGIFTS AVOID RED INK HIDE YOUR THUMB The Chinese have no time for giving Koreans never write a living person's The Japanese hide their thumb in clocks as gift - the phrase in Chinese name in red - the colour can bring their fist if a funeral hearse drives Mandarin is pronounced "sòng death or bad luck. On the other past - this is to offer protection to zhöng', which sounds too similar to hand, officially recording a death in their parents, as the word for thumb the phrase for 'attending a funeral. red can ward off evil spirits. Literally translates as 'parent finger! SOUTH AMERICA WEARLUCKY (YELLOW) UNDERPANTS To ensure a prosperous New Year, make sure you're wearing yellow underpants on December 31st. ADD SUGARFIRST To encourage prosperity make sure you put sugar in your cup before pouring in coffee when in Brazil. DON'T SPEAK OF HE WHOMUST NOTBENAMED Former president Carlos Menem was considered such a disaster for Argentina that even speaking his name is said to bring a curse upon yourself. ACROSS CULTURES BREAKING MIRRORS-7YEARS BADLUCK KNOCKING ON WOOD WEARING SOME THING BLUE In ancient Greece looking into German pagans believed trees were Brides wear something old, new, mirrors could help predict the future the homes of dryads (tree spirits) borrowed and blue on their big day. - a cracked mirror could ruin your which could distract evil spirits. The blue part began in ancient Israel future. 7 years comes from the Since Christian times touching wood when brides would wear a blue Romans who believed people have has had the added association of ribbon to symbolise the promise of 7 year cycles of health and sickness. the wood of the cross. fidelity and consistency. DON'T OPEN UMBRELLAS INDOORS THE SCOTTISH PLAY CLAIM THE WISHBONE Waterproof umbrellas with metal There are many legends surrounding The ancient Etruscans believed spokes became popular in 18th why saying 'Macbeth' is bad luck in chickens could act as oracles. Even century London, but because of their the theatre - one suggests that after a chicken was killed, the bone size opening them indoors could witches cursed the play for eternity was thought to have power, and cause injuries or breakages, making for releasing their secrets. wishes would be made on it. it something to be avoided. SPILLING SALT BLOWINGOUT BIRTHDAY CANDLES WISHON A SHOOTING STAR Salt was very expensive in ancient It's believed cakes were initially The Greco-Egyptian Ptolemy wrote times, and can also make soil decorated with candles by the in the 1st century AD that the gods barren, which made spilling it very Ancient Greeks, to make them glow were watching and listening to our wishes when there were shooting costly - and it's still considered bad Like the moon when offered to the luck today. goddess Artemis. stars. DON'THAVE 13 AROUNDTHE TABLE DON'T WALK UNDER LADDERS WATCH OUT ON FRIDAY THE 13TH 22 Judas was the 13th man to take his The ancient Egyptians regarded Jesus was crucified on a Friday, place at the Last Supper, which is triangles as sacred, and walking which may be one reason this day is considered unlucky. why many people avoid having dinner parties with 13 guests. under a ladder desecrated what was sacrosanct. foodrepublic.com distractify.com the-irish-path.com iglobetrotter.com Lottoland huffingtonpost.com psychiclibrary.com gwangjunewsgic.com List25.com enperublog.com Livescience.com freshprintmagazine.com www.lottoland.co.uk

A Guide To Superstitions Across The World

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What do you need for a great holiday? Good company, good weather and of course, some good luck! Here Lottoland takes a look at how to stay on the right side of fortune on your travels, and the origin ...

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