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