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