Breaking a mirror: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck
Breaking a mirror may bring you seven years of bad luck
Carrying a rabbit's foot: an action that according to superstition will bring good luck
Carrying a rabbit's foot is the best way to have good luck
Catching a falling leaf: an action that according to superstition will grant the catcher a wish or bring good look
If you catch a falling leaf, make a wish
Opening an umbrella indoors: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck
Opening an umbrella indoors leads to bad luck raining on you
Killing a ladybug: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck
Killing a ladybug may bring you bad luck
Knocking on wood: an action that according to superstition will protect a persons from bad luck
Knocking on wood can reverse bad luck if you break a mirror
Finding a penny: an action that according to superstition will bring good look if the finder picks up the penny
if you find a penny, pick it up, and all day long, you'll have good luck
Spilling salt: an action that accordig to superstition will bring bad luck unless some of the salt is thrown back over the left shoulder
Spilling salt is a European superstition
seeing a falling star: an action that according to superstition will bring good luck or grant a wish
I always make a wish after seeing a falling star
throwing a coin in a fountain: an action that according to superstition bring good luck or grant a wish
Lots of tourist like throwing coins in the Trevi fountain
putting new shoes on the table: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck
putting new shoes on a table signifies a death in the family for some people
walking under a ladder: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck
I'm not superstitious, but you'd never catch me walking under a ladder
Bad luck: You can say ' Bad luck', or ' Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them.
some persons have bad luck
If you say ' Good luck' or ' Best of luck' to someone, you are telling them that you hope they will be successful in something they are trying to do.
some persons have good luck
superstition: a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like
noun, around the world have so much superstitions
believe: to think that something is true, correct, or real
verb, I believe on some superstitions
