It's bad luck to open and close scissors without cutting anything. It's considered even unluckier to leave them open.
Algeria
Egypt
Tunisia
Morocco
Owls are said to bring bad luck to the first person that sees or hears it.
Morocco
Algeria
Egypt
Tunisia
The number 4 is incredibly unlucky. The pronunciation of the word in the local language is nearly identical to the word 'death'.
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
China
Stepping in dog poo with your left foot is lucky, but stepping in it with your right foot is unlucky.
Spain
Germany
Italy
France
Whistling indoors is thought to summon devils, hell bent on terrorising you.
Latvia
Lithuania
Bulgaria
Serbia
If you walk past a graveyard, you must 'tuck your thumbs' to protect your parents from death.
Philippines
Japan
China
Korea
Placing your chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice is thought to bring moisture.
Indonesia
China
Japan
Vietnam
People in this country avoid chewing gum at night, as it's believed that after dark, the gum will turn into the flesh of dead people.
Turkey
Croatia
Hungary
Greece
Bird poo on your car, yourself or your property will bring you riches.
Georgia
Belarus
Russia
Latvia
Gifting yellow flowers is considered to be a relationship curse as they symbolise infidelity.
South Africa
Russia
China
USA
Eating 12 grapes on the stroke of midnight on New Years Day will bring you 12 months of good luck.
France
UK
Italy
Spain
It's considered bad luck to enter a room with your left foot.
Spain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
People in this country believe that Tuesday 13th is an unlucky day.
Canada
Portugal
Ecuador
Spain
Women avoid eating goat's meat because they believe if they do, it will cause them to grow facial hair.
Rwanda
Nigeria
Senegal
Ghana
To cheers with a glass of water means you are wishing death upon everyone you are drinking water with.
Italy
Spain
USA
Germany
Dropping your purse/wallet on the floor means that you will become poor.
Brazil
Argentina
Japan
Peru
