Spilling water behind someone is said to bring good luck.
Croatia
Serbia
Latvia
Bulgaria
To cheers with a glass of water means you are wishing death upon everyone you are drinking water with.
Spain
Germany
USA
Italy
People refrain from sharing their travel plans in case the person they are talking to has the devil eyes.
Nigeria
Ghana
The Ivory Coast
Senegal
Lending salt to a neighbour is considered bad luck.
Netherlands
Germany
France
Belgium
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
Turkey
Greece
Hungary
Sleeping with a fan on is thought to bring death by suffocation.
China
Japan
Mongolia
Korea
It's considered bad luck to enter a room with your left foot.
Spain
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Some people avoid putting new shoes on the table as it's thought to bring bad luck.
France
Netherlands
Germany
UK/Britain
Bird poo on your car, yourself or your property will bring you riches.
Latvia
Belarus
Georgia
Russia
Dropping your purse/wallet on the floor means that you will become poor.
Japan
Peru
Brazil
Argentina
Eating 12 grapes on the stroke of midnight on New Years Day will bring you 12 months of good luck.
France
Italy
Spain
UK
Stepping on a crack in the pavement is said to break your mother's back.
India
USA/UK
Australia
Germany
The number 4 is incredibly unlucky. The pronunciation of the word in the local language is nearly identical to the word 'death'.
Korea
Japan
China
Malaysia
It's bad luck to walk backwards as it's believed to teach the devil your path.
Spain
Portugal
France
Andorra
Whistling indoors is thought to summon devils, hell bent on terrorising you.
Latvia
Serbia
Bulgaria
Lithuania
It's considered bad luck to kiss a baby on the lips.
Ghana
Cameroon
Senegal
Nigeria
Everyone must stay inside during a solar eclipse, as it's believed the sun's rays are toxic.
Iran
India
Qatar
Pakistan
If you walk past a graveyard, you must 'tuck your thumbs' to protect your parents from death.
Philippines
China
Korea
Japan
It is considered bad luck to get a haircut on a Tuesday.
Russia
India
Turkey
Saudia Arabia
Seeing a single magpie is considered unlucky and many people salute or touch wood to counteract the bad luck.
USA
Canada
New Zealand
UK/Britain
It's bad luck to open and close scissors without cutting anything. It's considered even unluckier to leave them open.
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Egypt
Gifting yellow flowers is considered to be a relationship curse as they symbolise infidelity.
China
USA
South Africa
Russia
Placing your chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice is thought to bring moisture.
China
Indonesia
Japan
Vietnam
People in this country believe that Tuesday 13th is an unlucky day.
Canada
Ecuador
Spain
Portugal
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.
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Stepping in dog poo with your left foot is lucky, but stepping in it with your right foot is unlucky.
Spain
France
Italy
Germany
Women avoid eating goat's meat because they believe if they do, it will cause them to grow facial hair.
Rwanda
Ghana
Nigeria
Senegal
Owls are said to bring bad luck to the first person that sees or hears it.
Algeria
Tunisia
Morocco
Egypt
Some consider a black cat crossing their path a terrible warning.
Russia
UK/Britain
Japan
Greece
If you sing at the dinner table, it is thought you are singing to the devil.
Netherlands
Austria
Slovenia
Lithuania