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