breaking a mirror: If you break a mirror, it is said that you will suffer seven years of bad luck.
The old superstition that breaking a mirror brings bad luck is because some believed that there is a distortion of energy that causes a broken or bruised surfac
carrying a rabbit's foot: In some cultures, the foot of a rabbit is carried as an amulet believed to bring good luck.
my granny carrying a rabbit's foot
catching a falling leaf: if caught on the first day of autumn, a falling leaf could help you avoid a cold or sickness throughout the whole of winter.
my brother catch a falling leaf
finding a penny: It represents new beginnings, the start of a new chapter and a fresh start.
my cousin finding a penny
killing a ladybug: Killing a lady bug, of course, is considered bad luck and should be avoided at all costs, according to superstition
killing a ladybug is bad.
knocking on wood: Express a wish that something will or will not occur.
That's when I started knocking on wood.
opening an umbrella indoors: an irrational practice or belief that stems from a mistaken understanding of the cause of an event.
They say that opening an umbrella indoors will bring you bad luck.
putting new shoes on a table:someone had just died, or you would have bad luck for the rest of the day, quarrel with someone or lose your job.
I have to put new shoes on a table
seeing a falling star: good luck, a significant change in your life, or even the ending of something.
They say if you make a wish seeing a falling star. Your wish will be fulfilled.
spilling salt: A superstition in Western cultures holds that spilling salt is an evil omen. However, salt has had a variety of meanings in religions around the world.
Avoid spilling salt on the surface of the electric hob.
throwing a coin in afountain: supposed to ensure good health.
If you want a wish to come true, you must throw a coin into a fountain.
walking under a ladder:the triangle is used to represent the holy trinity (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit), so it was believed that walking under the ladder was blasphemous.
With a bit of research we can find that walking under a ladder may have had esoteric meanings, but it was dangerous if someone working on top
bad luck: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes.
A believer knows that good and bad luck do not exist.
good luck: used to express wishes for success.
And by good luck, health and many wonderful experiences of travel.
superstition: excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings.
If we begin to generalize the signs, they turn into superstition.
believe: accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.
Even so, the majority believe that their status is improving.
