It's bad luck to open and close scissors without cutting anything. It's considered even unluckier to leave them open.
Egypt
Tunisia
Algeria
Morocco
Owls are said to bring bad luck to the first person that sees or hears it.
Tunisia
Morocco
Algeria
Egypt
The number 4 is incredibly unlucky. The pronunciation of the word in the local language is nearly identical to the word 'death'.
Korea
China
Malaysia
Japan
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
Latvia
Lithuania
Bulgaria
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.
Vietnam
Japan
Indonesia
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.
Hungary
Croatia
Turkey
Greece
Bird poo on your car, yourself or your property will bring you riches.
Georgia
Latvia
Belarus
Russia
Gifting yellow flowers is considered to be a relationship curse as they symbolise infidelity.
South Africa
Russia
USA
China
Eating 12 grapes on the stroke of midnight on New Years Day will bring you 12 months of good luck.
UK
Spain
Italy
France
It's considered bad luck to enter a room with your left foot.
Netherlands
France
Spain
Belgium
People in this country believe that Tuesday 13th is an unlucky day.
Ecuador
Portugal
Canada
Spain
Women avoid eating goat's meat because they believe if they do, it will cause them to grow facial hair.
Senegal
Ghana
Rwanda
Nigeria
To cheers 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
Peru
Brazil
Japan
