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