1–10: Common Superstitions
Breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck.
Walking under a ladder is bad luck.
Knocking on wood wards off bad luck.
Tossing salt over your left shoulder prevents bad luck.
Black cats crossing your path bring bad luck (or good luck in some cultures).
Opening an umbrella indoors is unlucky.
Spilling salt is bad luck.
Horseshoes bring good luck when hung above a door.
Finding a four-leaf clover brings good fortune.
Crossing your fingers brings luck.
11–20: Cultural Superstitions
In Japan, sticking chopsticks upright in rice is bad luck (resembles funeral rituals).
In Italy, the number 17 is considered unlucky.
In China, the number 4 is avoided because it sounds like "death."
In Russia, whistling indoors invites financial trouble.
In Turkey, chewing gum at night is believed to turn it into the flesh of the dead.
In Spain, eating 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve brings good luck.
In India, cutting nails at night is considered bad luck.
In Korea, sleeping with a fan on in a closed room is believed to cause death.
In the Philippines, going straight home after a wake invites spirits to follow you.
In Germany, toasting with water is considered wishing death upon someone.
21–30: Unique Beliefs
In Iceland, it's bad luck to knit on your doorstep (it invites winter to stay longer).
In Mexico, placing two mirrors opposite each other opens a portal to the spirit world.
In Egypt, owls are considered harbingers of bad news.
In Brazil, leaving your purse on the floor invites financial loss.
In Thailand, whistling at night attracts ghosts.
In the UK, saying "rabbit, rabbit" on the first day of the month brings good luck.
In the US, stepping on a crack in the sidewalk is said to "break your mother's back."
In Greece, spitting three times wards off evil spirits.
In Nigeria, pregnant women are advised not to walk in the moonlight to avoid harm.
In France, placing bread upside down on the table is bad luck.
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