A superstition is a?
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Superstition means thinking one thing causes another without proof. Sometimes, it's tied to religion, like omens and prophecies, which don't follow science.
What does it mean when someone chews gum in Turkey?
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In Turkey, it's believed that if you chew gum at night, it turns into the flesh of the dead! So, many people avoid gum after dark to avoid this spooky transformation.
What can you hang in your bedroom or over your front door for good luck and to ward off nightmares?
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Horseshoes have seven holes, which are seen as lucky and can protect from spirits.
Which date is feared by many for bringing bad luck?
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Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th, a word combining "Friday" (paraskeví) and "thirteen" (dekatreís) from Greek.
Which cheese did expectant mothers make in Medieval England to ensure their baby's well-being?
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A special cheese aged nine months, eaten during "groaning time" to celebrate a baby's birth. Passing babies through cheese for a blessed life.
Which stone is believed to bring bad luck when worn?
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A superstition from a novel where opal jewelry changed color when touched by holy water.
How do people scare away evil spirits during special events?
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Ringing bells when someone dies to ask for prayers and scare away evil spirits, beginning with Queen Elizabeth I.
What bird behavior is associated with good fortune in Italy and Russia?
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Bird poop brings good luck, and more poop means more money.
What is commonly believed to result in misfortune or harm if one receives it?
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People from ancient Greece to today fear the evil eye, thinking it brings bad luck or harm.
Besides old, new, and borrowed items, what else does the bride require in wedding superstition?
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This Victorian tradition involves four gifts: old for continuity, new for hope, borrowed for happiness, and blue for purity.
Bad luck comes when what crosses your path?
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This superstition started in the Middle Ages, based on the unfounded belief that single women with many cats were witches and could become cats themselves.
How many cigarettes do soldiers consider unlucky to light with one match?
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Soldiers believed that, by the time a third cigarette was lit from one match, a sniper would have had time to target a soldier in his sight and make the kill.
Walking under what is unlucky?
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When a person leans a ladder against the wall, it forms a triangle shape. Walking through the triangle is seen as scattering the Trinity.
A woman on what form of transportation brings bad luck?
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Mariners believed that a woman on board a ship at sea would anger the sea gods, inviting horrible weather and rough water.
Counting what creatures can bring a person good or bad luck, depending on how many are counted.
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The superstition is explained by this famous phrase: "One’s bad - Two’s luck - Three’s health - Four’s wealth - Five’s sickness - Six is death.”
It's considered bad luck to spill what?
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To prevent the bad luck from settling on the person who spilled the salt spiller, they must toss some salt over their left shoulder. This needs to be done immediately!
What may steal your soul if you gaze into it?
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According to this superstition, most people must be soulless since the majority of people have looked into a mirror at some point in their lives.
What finger gesture brings good luck or wards off bad luck?
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During Christian persecution, believers overtly crossed their fingers to identify other followers. Nowadays, it's mainly used to excuse the telling of white lies.
You may be cursed if you steal rocks from which US state?
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This superstition involves the Hawaiian volcano god, Pele. Those who take the stones say they are cursed with misery and ill fortune. They often send the rocks back!
When a person's _________ is taken, it is believed that the _______ steals the person's soul.
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When photography first arrived on the scene in the early 19th century, people worldwide believed that taking someone’s picture was equivalent to taking their soul.
What number is still considered unlucky that many tall buildings skip it when numbering floors?
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Those who suffer from this superstition have an official diagnosis - triskaidekaphobia. The term is from the Greek.
Your wishes may come true when you wish upon what?
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This superstition may have begun with Europeans who believed that the gods would occasionally look down at the earth when they moved the sky - and sometimes a star would escape and fall.
Opening what item indoors invites bad luck?
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According to superstition, if you open an umbrella indoors, you ask for bad luck to “rain on you.”
What kind of letter offers a reward and makes a threat?
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This superstition works like this - you open a letter, find a promise, and often a threat. This letter promises you love, money, luck, or other reward, then asks you to pass it on to your friends.
If you use a new broom in a new home, it could bring what?
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The superstition states that you cannot sweep dirt out of a new residence with a new broom unless you first sweep something from the outside.
You should carry the foot of what animal for good luck?
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According to superstition, the rabbit’s luck could be transferred by taking the rabbit's left hind foot that was shot or captured in a cemetery during a full moon.
What three numbers in a row give some people the chills?
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This superstition goes back to the Old Testament. In the Book of Revelation, the number of the beast is 666. It is often interpreted as the mark of Satan and a sign of the end times.
Popular at Thanksgiving, what item do people use to make a wish?
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This superstition has roots in first-century Rome. People fought over dried wishbones, which they believed were good luck and would accidentally break them.
Break what will bring seven years of bad luck?
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According to superstition, breaking a mirror is a surefire way to get seven years of bad luck. This fear might stem from believing that a mirror holds bits of a person's soul.
After making a hopeful statement, a person might want to do what?
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This custom comes from an old belief that good spirits lived in trees—a person called on the spirits by knocking on something wooden for protection.
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