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