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