Superstitions from Around the World - Wolters World
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Date: 2022-02-04
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Cypressina
One of my best friends growing up was Hmong. She told me that one should never point at the moon because it will come down cut you. I've always loved that one.
One of my later in life friends was from a plains Native American tribe and he said that if an owl flies in front of you, someone you know is soon to die.
I had another friend who believed you should never give shoes as a gift. Because if you do, the person is sure to walk out of your life.
I had a book of superstitions growing up and some of my favorites were about acorns. Apparently curtain rods had acorns on them to prevent the house from being struck by lightening.
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One of my best friends growing up was Hmong. She told me that one should never point at the moon because it will come down cut you. I've always loved that one.
One of my later in life friends was from a plains Native American tribe and he said that if an owl flies in front of you, someone you know is soon to die.
I had another friend who believed you should never give shoes as a gift. Because if you do, the person is sure to walk out of your life.
I had a book of superstitions growing up and some of my favorites were about acorns. Apparently curtain rods had acorns on them to prevent the house from being struck by lightening.
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Orlaith
We also have the pole thing in Ireland. My mother always told me Don't split the pole! when I was younger. It's a hard habit to break!
The magpie thing is not quite correct though. One magpie is unlucky (supposedly they mate for life so a solo magpie is a bad sign) but you can mitigate the bad luck by saluting it or greeting it. Two is good luck. It follows the rhyme, one for sorrow, two for joy etc. Perhaps different parts of the country have different superstitions about it.
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We also have the pole thing in Ireland. My mother always told me Don't split the pole! when I was younger. It's a hard habit to break!
The magpie thing is not quite correct though. One magpie is unlucky (supposedly they mate for life so a solo magpie is a bad sign) but you can mitigate the bad luck by saluting it or greeting it. Two is good luck. It follows the rhyme, one for sorrow, two for joy etc. Perhaps different parts of the country have different superstitions about it.
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LNG
Oh! I was trying to think of a Canadian one, and I remember when I was a young young kid, a friend's dad was driving my friend and I somewhere, and he told us Lift your feet over the railroad track, and the person you love will love you back. He said even he lifted his feet off the gas pedal briefly when driving over the tracks. Well, about 20 years later, and I'm still lifting my feet over the railway track even though it hasn't always translated to romantic love
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Oh! I was trying to think of a Canadian one, and I remember when I was a young young kid, a friend's dad was driving my friend and I somewhere, and he told us Lift your feet over the railroad track, and the person you love will love you back. He said even he lifted his feet off the gas pedal briefly when driving over the tracks. Well, about 20 years later, and I'm still lifting my feet over the railway track even though it hasn't always translated to romantic love
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Stephen
If you see a magpie tip you hat and say G'ud morning me Lud, How's your wife?
Of course there's also the Magpie rhyme, One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told.
Oh and the umbrella one is true. I opened one in the house when I was a kid and my Gran died three days later.
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If you see a magpie tip you hat and say G'ud morning me Lud, How's your wife?
Of course there's also the Magpie rhyme, One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told.
Oh and the umbrella one is true. I opened one in the house when I was a kid and my Gran died three days later.
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Babs
Happy Holloween. In Mexico they have that same cake I believe for May day with the doll and I had a student who brought in a cake for the class.
Many office buildings in NYC do not have a thirteenth floor.
I had a boyfriend that believed it was bad luck to split a pole. We are not together anymore.
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Happy Holloween. In Mexico they have that same cake I believe for May day with the doll and I had a student who brought in a cake for the class.
Many office buildings in NYC do not have a thirteenth floor.
I had a boyfriend that believed it was bad luck to split a pole. We are not together anymore.
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Kecina
Dont you think the absence of the 13th floor is even scarier? Makes you imagine that it is indeed there Just not usually visible. But when you ride the elevator at midnight. It opens up at the 13th floor and refuses to go further
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Dont you think the absence of the 13th floor is even scarier? Makes you imagine that it is indeed there Just not usually visible. But when you ride the elevator at midnight. It opens up at the 13th floor and refuses to go further
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John
There was a tv show in the late 90s that put an interesting twist on the mirror. It said you avoid seven years of bad luck if you wait to clean up the broken mirror for seven hours. Then its only the seven hours of bad luck.
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There was a tv show in the late 90s that put an interesting twist on the mirror. It said you avoid seven years of bad luck if you wait to clean up the broken mirror for seven hours. Then its only the seven hours of bad luck.
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Off
Happy Late Halloween. I knew the color yellow was up to no good. My aquarium temperature for the cold tank came up to 66. 6 degrees. I said it's as cold as hell. My kid loved it. I finally made a descent dad joke.
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Happy Late Halloween. I knew the color yellow was up to no good. My aquarium temperature for the cold tank came up to 66. 6 degrees. I said it's as cold as hell. My kid loved it. I finally made a descent dad joke.
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LNG
In Milan, Italy, there's a stone pattern of a bull in the middle of a public square, and if you put your heel on its balls and spin around on one leg, it's supposed to bring a lifetime of good luck! It's fun
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In Milan, Italy, there's a stone pattern of a bull in the middle of a public square, and if you put your heel on its balls and spin around on one leg, it's supposed to bring a lifetime of good luck! It's fun
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Munirah
In Malaysia, you HAVE HAVE HAVE to leave the same house door you entered. Not a superstition. It's just practical because you have to take off your shoes before you enter a home & leave it outside!
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In Malaysia, you HAVE HAVE HAVE to leave the same house door you entered. Not a superstition. It's just practical because you have to take off your shoes before you enter a home & leave it outside!
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