Superstitious? - Yes or No
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (156276)
United States
April 24, 2022 1:11pm CST
There are so many superstitions around the world:
Don't open an umbrella in the house, don't walk under a ladder, a black cat crossing your path, a hat on a bed, knocking on wood, breaking a mirror, the number 13, Friday the 13th, step on a crack break your mama's back, tossing salt over your shoulder, itchy palm, crossing your fingers for luck, four-leaf clover and on and on.
The only thing I tend to do is knock on wood when I say something that I really don't want to happen.
Do you have any superstitions? Are there any that are specific to your country?
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
25 Apr 22
All those you mentioned are pretty common superstitions here as well. I don't believe in any but sometimes I have to follow a few just to avoid any argument with the people around men that believe. One superstition is to not clean the house at night. We use a broom to sweep the floor and according to this superstition, sweeping the floor in the evening is actually throwing all the good luck out of the house.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
25 Apr 22
I hadn't heard about cleaning the house at night. Thanks for commenting.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
26 Apr 22
@LindaOHio He wasn't, just some bruising. He was very lucky.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
25 Apr 22
Oh no! I hope he wasn't hurt too badly.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
26 Apr 22
@LindaOHio - Better if lentils are served with "cotechino" that is a large pork sausage, seasoned with peppercorn and herbs, requiring slow cooking. I do not eat cotechino anymore, as my husband does not eat pork
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
25 Apr 22
Ours is eating pork for New Year's for good luck. I never heard about the lentils. Thank you!
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@ihasaquestion (8274)
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25 Apr 22
I wash my feet before I sleep. It used to be a superstition thing but I do it for hygiene purpose.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
25 Apr 22
I haven't heard of that one before.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
25 Apr 22
That's good. We just do the knock on wood thing.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Apr 22
@LindaOHio I used to do that one.
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@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
25 Apr 22
I'm not a superstitious person and I love black cats. I do tend to "knock wood" though 
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@MommyOfEli2013 (82010)
• Rupert, Idaho
25 Apr 22
I don't really believe in superstition and luck and things like that...so not really!
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@58lordstreet (1669)
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24 Apr 22
i do the salt thing dont put shoes on a table and dont open an umbrella inside.I do it because my mother said so , no idea what would happen if I dont lol
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
25 Apr 22
I've never heard of the shoes on a table. Thanks!
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@Justmelin (44)
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25 Apr 22
we have many here. the same as what you mentioned and more probably haha
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@kaylachan (57697)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Apr 22
I don't consider myself superstitious. Catous, sure, superstitious, no. I try not to break mirrors, because you can seriously get hurt. I try not to walk, or roll, under a ladder. Not because it's bad luck, but because you never know how stable it is and may not see what's on the top. I love black cats. They are the most loving cats I've ever had. As a cat owner, I know any cat of any color, can be a tripping hazard. So my cats collars have bells on.
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@sabtraversa (12941)
• Italy
24 Apr 22
I'm sort of superstitious.
I tend to believe in the law of attraction, so if I think something might bring bad luck, I try to avoid it.
Also, if I'm not being superstitious but someone else is, I want to avoid their "lectures" too.
Here in Italy #17 is also deemed to be unlucky, along with #13. Then we touch the hump of the "hunchback" for good luck, we also carry lucky charms such as chili peppers... and the list goes on.
We don't knock on wood but touch iron if someone says something we don't want to happen.
Or touch balls, if you're a male. 
Here in Italy #17 is also deemed to be unlucky, along with #13. Then we touch the hump of the "hunchback" for good luck, we also carry lucky charms such as chili peppers... and the list goes on.
We don't knock on wood but touch iron if someone says something we don't want to happen.
Or touch balls, if you're a male. 3 people like this
@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
25 Apr 22
Wow! I hadn't heard of most of those. Thank you so much for commenting.
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@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
25 Apr 22
@LindaOHio
That is a good question. I guess the only thing I can think of when I do my praying to G-d that I do not pray enough or hard enough because He just ignores me and I wonder why. I cannot speak for my country but can only speak for me. I decided to check out what ours are in my country and I found some. One I can remember is do not sit at the end of the table. I did not see an explanation. I decided to find out why that is so and it said that you leave some unspoken messages around you and I will leave it at that. I did not know about the ones I read.
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@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
26 Apr 22
@LindaOHio
I did not hear of them either but decided out of curiosity to check out what we think is superstitious here. You are welcome.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
25 Apr 22
Great! These are ones that I hadn't heard of. Thank you!
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
25 Apr 22
Thanks for commenting and stopping by.
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