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