Superstitions From Around the World | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

People refrain from sharing their travel plans in case the person they are talking to has the devil eyes.

Senegal

Nigeria

Ghana

The Ivory Coast

Some consider a black cat crossing their path a terrible warning.

UK/Britain

Japan

Russia

Greece

Some people avoid putting new shoes on the table as it's thought to bring bad luck.

UK/Britain

Germany

France

Netherlands

Seeing a single magpie is considered unlucky and many people salute or touch wood to counteract the bad luck.

UK/Britain

Canada

USA

New Zealand

Sleeping with a fan on is thought to bring death by suffocation.

Korea

Japan

China

Mongolia

Spilling water behind someone is said to bring good luck.

Serbia

Latvia

Croatia

Bulgaria

Everyone must stay inside during a solar eclipse, as it's believed the sun's rays are toxic.

India

Pakistan

Iran

Qatar

It is considered bad luck to get a haircut on a Tuesday.

India

Saudia Arabia

Turkey

Russia

If you sing at the dinner table, it is thought you are singing to the devil.

Netherlands

Lithuania

Slovenia

Austria

Lending salt to a neighbour is considered bad luck.

Netherlands

Belgium

France

Germany

It's considered bad luck to kiss a baby on the lips.

Nigeria

Cameroon

Senegal

Ghana

It's bad luck to walk backwards as it's believed to teach the devil your path.

Portugal

Spain

Andorra

France

Stepping on a manhole marked with a K stands for love, but stepping on a manhole marked with an A will bring bad luck and heartbreak.

Sweden

Norway

Denmark

Finland

Stepping on a crack in the pavement is said to break your mother's back.

USA/UK

Australia

India

Germany

Dropping your purse/wallet on the floor means that you will become poor.

Brazil

Japan

Peru

Argentina

To cheers with a glass of water means you are wishing death upon everyone you are drinking water with.

Germany

Italy

USA

Spain

Women avoid eating goat's meat because they believe if they do, it will cause them to grow facial hair.

Rwanda

Nigeria

Ghana

Senegal

People in this country believe that Tuesday 13th is an unlucky day.

Spain

Portugal

Ecuador

Canada

It's considered bad luck to enter a room with your left foot.

Spain

France

Netherlands

Belgium

Eating 12 grapes on the stroke of midnight on New Years Day will bring you 12 months of good luck.

Spain

France

Italy

UK

Gifting yellow flowers is considered to be a relationship curse as they symbolise infidelity.

Russia

China

USA

South Africa

Bird poo on your car, yourself or your property will bring you riches.

Russia

Georgia

Belarus

Latvia

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

Greece

Croatia

Hungary

Placing your chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice is thought to bring moisture.

Japan

China

Indonesia

Vietnam

If you walk past a graveyard, you must 'tuck your thumbs' to protect your parents from death.

Japan

China

Korea

Philippines

Whistling indoors is thought to summon devils, hell bent on terrorising you.

Lithuania

Latvia

Bulgaria

Serbia

Stepping in dog poo with your left foot is lucky, but stepping in it with your right foot is unlucky.

France

Spain

Italy

Germany

The number 4 is incredibly unlucky. The pronunciation of the word in the local language is nearly identical to the word 'death'.

China

Japan

Korea

Malaysia

Owls are said to bring bad luck to the first person that sees or hears it.

Egypt

Tunisia

Morocco

Algeria

It's bad luck to open and close scissors without cutting anything. It's considered even unluckier to leave them open.

Egypt

Morocco

Algeria

Tunisia