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  • T or F: It is good luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding
    FALSE
  • If you step on a sidewalk crack....
    you will break your mother´s back!
  • If you find an eyelash on your face... what TWO things should you do...
    Blow it away and make a wish!
  • T or F: In the United States, it is tradition to eat 12 grapes on New Years Eve for good luck
    FALSE: This is not a common american tradition
  • What is the most famous unlucky number?
    13!
  • How do you say the superstition ¨tocar madera¨ in English?
    To knock on wood
  • True or false: breaking a mirror means 6 years of bad luck.
    FALSE
  • How do you say ¨cruzar los dedos¨ in English?
    To cross your fingers
  • T or F: On her wedding day, a bride must wear something red, something new, and something borrowed.
    FALSE: she must wear something BLUE
  • Name on supersition in Basque culture, quickly!
    ....
  • When can you ¨jinx¨ someone?
    When you both say the same word at the same time.
  • Wearing your underweat inside out (on accident) will...
    bring you good luck
  • What day is considered to be very unlucky?
    Friday the 13th
  • What should you do if you spill salt?
    Take some salt and through it over your shoulder
  • T or F: Basque Country is more superstitious than the USA
    FALSE: The USA is much more superstitous than Basques
  • Name one superstition in Basque Culture, quickly!
    ....
  • What does a black cat bring?
    Bad luck. (This is not true, please be nice to cats!)
  • How many cigarettes can you light with one match?
    2! More than 2 will bring bad luck
  • Why do most American hotels not have a 13th floor?
    Because 13 is an unlucky number in western cultures.
  • T or F: It is bad luck to open an umbrella indoors
    True- It is bad luck
  • What might happen if 13 people sit at a table?
    One person may die!
  • If you find a penny on the ground.....
    All day long you will have good luck
  • If you walk under a ladder, what will happen?
    You will have bad luck
  • How do you say ´Bad Luck¨ in Spanish?
    Mala Suerte
  • What will happen if you catch the brides bouquet at a wedding?
    You will be the next one to get married!
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