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Superstitions Around The World

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    Let's see how many superstitions there are in other countries.
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  • In the UK, it is considered bad luck to put _____ on the table.
    new shoes
    a dead fish
    white flowers
    a hat
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  • In Lithuania, what should you never do inside your house?
    dance
    brush your hair after midnight
    whistle
    eat smelly food
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  • If you break a mirror, you will have _____  years of bad luck.
    5
    10
    7
    20
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  • What should you say to actors in a theatre to wish them good luck?
    Break your fingers!
    Break a leg!
    Break your toes!
    Break your arms!
  •  15
  • If a young woman looks into a mirror on Halloween night, she will see...
    a skeleton
    herself as an old lady
    a dead family member
    her future husband
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  • If you spill ____ you should pick it up and throw it over your shoulder.
    milk
    sugar
    pepper
    salt
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  • In which country are white snakes a symbol of good luck?
    India
    Australia
    Malaysia
    Japan
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  • In Turkey, if your left hand itches, you...
    ...will lose money
    ...have an allergy
    ...will catch a disease soon
    ...will get married soon
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  • In Iceland, if you knit outside, you...
    will be unhappy for the rest of the year
    will make the winter last longer
    will catch a cold
    will never get married
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  • In Syria, _____ were banned because they were believed to cause bad weather.
    umbrellas
    yo yos
    drones
    bicycles
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  • In Brazil, you will have bad luck if you....
    put sugar into your cup before the coffee
    drink your coffee too loudly
    put milk into the bowl before the cereal
    put a spoon into an empty cup
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  • In the UK, a common superstitious phrase is "See a ____, pick it up, and all day you'll have good luck"
    glove
    cup of tea
    baby
    penny
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  • What should you never do on Tuesday in India?
    cut your hair
    get married
    start a diet
    move house
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  • In Russia, you should never say "____" before the specific day.
    Happy New Year!
    Happy Birthday!
    Merry Christmas!
    Happy Halloween!
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  • In Rwanda, superstitious women don't eat goat meat because they believe...
    it will make them grow a beard
    it will make their breath smell
    it will make them fat
    it will make them unlucky in love
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  • In Canada, pregnant women believe that if they don't eat fish during their pregnancy...
    ...their baby will look exactly like their mother in law
    ...they will have triplets
    ...their baby will be very fat
    ...their baby will have a fish head
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