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