Hi. I'm from Ukraine.
There are many superstitions in my country.
The most common of them are:
black cat which pass on your way - bad luck
scattered solt - fall out with somebody
broken mirror - bad luck
left palm is scratched - you will get money
I know somebody believes that opening umbrella inside a building is bad luck, but in my country people don't believe in it.
And what about you? Do you believe in superstitions?
What superstitions do you know?
Superstitions
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When the ears get red, someone is thinking of you.
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I'm from the Philippines and I see we have common superstitions. We also think broken mirror or broken glass is a sign of an upcoming bad luck. We also have the same superstition about itchy palms.
Other superstitions from my country (we have so many!):
- If you accidentally bite your tongue, it means someone is thinking of you
- Cutting or trimming your nails at night will bring you bad luck
- Bride-to-bes should not fit their wedding dress before the wedding
Other superstitions from my country (we have so many!):
- If you accidentally bite your tongue, it means someone is thinking of you
- Cutting or trimming your nails at night will bring you bad luck
- Bride-to-bes should not fit their wedding dress before the wedding
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i dont believe in any superstitions but we do have some like don't start any work on tuesday because it wont end up well...and dont sleep in the evening ,as it may bring some bad for u(but i like to sleep in that time only..hehe)
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Hi, i am from Vladivostok, Russia. We have an interesting superstition :)
- Don't step on a hatch, if you did this it will bring you bad luck.
If you don't want to have a bad luck then you must knock at your back three times and say "Go to hell!"
- Don't step on a hatch, if you did this it will bring you bad luck.
If you don't want to have a bad luck then you must knock at your back three times and say "Go to hell!"
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if you wear Necklace with blue eye you will be protected from anything bad could happen to you ....about myself i don't beleive it at all......!!!
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lolzz me niether!Najlooolah wrote:if you wear Necklace with blue eye you will be protected from anything bad could happen to you ....about myself i don't beleive it at all......!!!
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if u cough suddenly for no reason, then there's someone talking about u in a bad way !
if u used the vaccum cleaner at night then something bad could happen to u!
I dnt believe in these superstitions, yet i use them as jokes
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I have my person superstition:
"If I say to my girlfriend, what I want to do, never I will do it." So, if I can something do, I don´t say about to my girl:))))
"If I say to my girlfriend, what I want to do, never I will do it." So, if I can something do, I don´t say about to my girl:))))
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Hi! My name is Minji from South Korea.
We have many superstitions but I want to explain one thing related to our body.
If you shake or tremble your legs, you will miss your fortune!
Moreover, it`s not polite behavior in front of adults.
Therefore, Koreans don`t shake their legs.
That is one of our superstitions!
Thank you-*
We have many superstitions but I want to explain one thing related to our body.
If you shake or tremble your legs, you will miss your fortune!
Moreover, it`s not polite behavior in front of adults.
Therefore, Koreans don`t shake their legs.
That is one of our superstitions!
Thank you-*
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Re: Superstitions
It is quite like my country, VietnamSveta wrote:Hi. I'm from Ukraine.
There are many superstitions in my country.
The most common of them are:
black cat which pass on your way - bad luck
scattered solt - fall out with somebody
broken mirror - bad luck
left palm is scratched - you will get money
I know somebody believes that opening umbrella inside a building is bad luck, but in my country people don't believe in it.
And what about you? Do you believe in superstitions?
What superstitions do you know?
i want to add some
have a haircut- bad luck
your right eye blink- something bad will arise to your family member
your left eye blink- someone is thinking of you
with Vietnamese, according to lunar calendar, those days are bad: 5th,13th, 14th ,23th. They hardly do their important thing such to open a new shop, start a new building...in those days. If they want to go somewhere that is far from their home, they don't go in 7th, 17th, 27th, and don't come back their home in 3rd, 13rd, and 23rd.
If they are about to have a test, they don't eat eggs, because of the fear of getting a zero
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I am starting to believe in this one. A black cat crossed my way last week, and then in the same evening I became ill. It lasted for three days. A few days later I saw this stray black cat again when I went out to take a stroll, it was going to cross my way again. I noticed that and added velocity to the walk and did not allow cat to spoil my day.Sveta wrote: black cat which pass on your way - bad luck
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I think there is not superstitions. It is just coincidetn to corelate with each other.Everything is predetirmine by god and it is just done. This is not because of superstitions.
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I dont believe in these things