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