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