Super Superstitious Countries

I know that India and many asian countries are very superstitious.
For example, sneezing before you leave the house in India is a terrible thing! If you are about to leave the house and you sneeze, you must do the following if you don't want to be possessed by demons!
1) Take your shoes off, if you are wearing any.
2) Go into the kitchen and drink a glass of water. Alternatively, you can throw some salt over your shoulder.
3) You are now demon-free and may leave the house. Just don't sneeze again.

Share any 'country specific' superstitions you know!

In the USA, I don't think we're too supersticious... but some that I've heard are:
-Rain on a wedding morning is bad luck
-spilling salt is bad luck
-a black cat crossing your path is bad luck

That's all I can think of though.

You cannot forget about Friday the 13th! In the USA it's a big thing for some.
No stepping on cracks, spilling salt, black cats, and anythign esle.
On Friday the 13th, everything is bad luck. You pretty much have to stay inside all day to stay safe.

Now I'm not 100% sure of this because I'm technically not a New Zealander, yet.
But if you sleep in a marae you have to fall asleep with the top of your head facing the wall or spirits will think it's free and wonder around in there.
And when a person dies they have to spend a night in there before being buried. But they have to be in the middle of the room, not touching the walls.

There are like 20 million other rules as well...

Leonore Paisley:

In the USA, I don't think we're too supersticious... but some that I've heard are:
-Rain on a wedding morning is bad luck
-spilling salt is bad luck
-a black cat crossing your path is bad luck

That's all I can think of though.

I think that's more of a general Western world superstitions. Although spilling sale is bad luck unless you take it and fling it over you left shoulder.
The cat one is always cahnging, sometimes it's black and other times it's white.

In Russia, if a dog is howling, someone around where that dog lives is gonna die. When my dog howled, I freaked out O_O

Blue Demon:

Leonore Paisley:

In the USA, I don't think we're too supersticious... but some that I've heard are:
-Rain on a wedding morning is bad luck
-spilling salt is bad luck
-a black cat crossing your path is bad luck

That's all I can think of though.

I think that's more of a general Western world superstitions. Although spilling sale is bad luck unless you take it and fling it over you left shoulder.
The cat one is always cahnging, sometimes it's black and other times it's white.

In Poland white cats bring bad luck and black cats bring good.

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Now I'm not 100% sure of this because I'm technically not a New Zealander, yet.
But if you sleep in a marae you have to fall asleep with the top of your head facing the wall or spirits will think it's free and wonder around in there.
And when a person dies they have to spend a night in there before being buried. But they have to be in the middle of the room, not touching the walls.

There are like 20 million other rules as well...

Weird.
The sleeping thing is odd, I didn't know new zealanders were great spirit believers.

I'm Filipino and there's this superstition about cutting your nails at night..
The Filipino ancestors said that you shall not cut your nails at night
because it calls the spirits to your area.. or home..

TheKinkyShrink:

Weird.
The sleeping thing is odd, I didn't know new zealanders were great spirit believers.

It's the Maori's they have all kinds of traditions and stuff that I don't really understand. But it's pretty cool.

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TheKinkyShrink:

Weird.
The sleeping thing is odd, I didn't know new zealanders were great spirit believers.

It's the Maori's they have all kinds of traditions and stuff that I don't really understand. But it's pretty cool.

I watched a programe the other week, and if anyone re-paints over aboriginal paintings and they don't have the right, that person will die!
The person that was saying it, even said that the last people who tried to restore the picture, died because they didn't have the right :shock:

aboriginal is Australian. But Maoris have a design called a koru,(SP?) its a pretty swirly one, and each tribe owns a certain design, and people got very annoyed when Robbie Williams got a tattoo of them on his arm.
It'd be like... say you wrote a poem, or drew a wicked cool doodle then someone tattooed it on them, it's like they're pinching your thing.

Leonore Paisley:

In the USA, I don't think we're too supersticious... but some that I've heard are:
-Rain on a wedding morning is bad luck
-spilling salt is bad luck
-a black cat crossing your path is bad luck

That's all I can think of though.

I will add to that.
-walking under a ladder is bad luck
-stepping on a crack will break your mother's back
-if a peacock crows at your window someone will die in the house
-if there is a pregnant silence in the room someone in the room will die within a year
-never put your shoes on the bed, that means a death in your family
-if a wild bird flies into your house that means a sign of death
-when a hearse passes by, you are to raise your feet and hold your breath and close your eyes. That will keep death away from your door
-if you give a friend a knife as a gift they must give you a gift in return or it will cut the relationship
-don't open a umbrella inside~ that is bad luck because you might break things in the home
-Itchy ear, someone's talking about you; itchy nose, you'll kiss a fool; itchy right palm, you'll meet someone new; itchy left palm, money's coming, itchy feet, you're on your way somewhere.
-sweating palms mean you will get money
-a loaf of bread should never be turned upside down after a slice has been cut from it
-if the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year
-if a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune, but if it walks away, it takes the good luck with it
-an acorn at the window will keep lightning out
-a dog howling at night when someone in the house is sick is a bad omen
-a horseshoe hung in the bedroom will keep nightmares away
-you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter
-it’s bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it
-a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself, someone in the house will die soon
-dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house
-all windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave
-if the groom drops the wedding band during the ceremony, the marriage is doomed
-to dream of a lizard is a sign that you have a secret enemy
-if a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin, or your friendship will soon be broken
-never start a trip on Friday or you will meet misfortune
-dream of running: a sign of a big change in your life
-if a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family
-it is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match

I read a book on some of these and I know a few from the Internet. Most I have never heard previously to looking them up.

And Friday the 13th I forgot about that one. But as a result there are always less accidents on Friday the 13th because of the superstition.

"-if there is a pregnant silence in the room someone in the room will die within a year"
Pregnant silence?

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"-if there is a pregnant silence in the room someone in the room will die within a year"
Pregnant silence?

Yes, please elaborate.

Sorry, if there is a random period of silence in the room, like if everyone was talking and they suddenly stop for no particular reason.

I meant pregnant pause or long silence.

Heres some good luck ones:

Fingers Crossed - By making the sign of the Christian faith with our fingers, evil spirits would be prevented from destroying our chances of good fortune.

Knock on Wood - It was believed that good spirits lived in trees, and that by knocking on anything made from wood, we could call upon these spirits for protection against misfortune.

Good Luck: A robin flying into the house

Good Luck: Sneezing 3 times before breakfast

Good Luck: Meeting 3 sheep

Good Luck: Looking at the new moon over your right shoulder

Good Luck: A 4-leaf clover

Good Luck: Spilling wine while proposing a toast

Good Luck: Putting a dress on inside out

Good Luck: 9 peas in a pea pod

Good Luck: Hearing crickets singing

Good Luck: Picking up a pin Dropping a glove

Good Luck: A horseshoe Peacock feathers

Good Luck: Cutting your hair during a storm

Good Luck: Sleeping facing south

Good Luck: White heather

Good Luck: Picking up a pencil in the street

Good Luck: Breaking clear and uncolored glass

Good Luck: Walking in the rain

Good Luck: Sleeping on un-ironed sheets

Good Luck: Avoiding cracks in the sidewalk

Good Luck: An itch on the top of your head

Good Luck: Scissors hanging an a hook

Good Luck: A ladybug on you

Good Luck: Carrying an acorn on your person will ensure good luck & longevity!

Good Luck: To find a four-leaf clover means immense good luck, so keep it safe, if you lose it

Good Luck: To pick up a piece of coal that has fallen in your path.

Good Luck : To have one's garments caught up by a bush or briar when out walking is a promise of good luck, involving monetary gain.

Good Luck: New enterprises will be fortunate if begun at the time of the new moon.

Good Luck: If by chance you meet the same person twice when you are out on business. It is even luckier if you encounter him once when you are setting out and again when you are returning.

Good Luck: Dolphins swimming nearby a ship

Good Luck: A naked woman on board a boat is said to calm the seas.

Good Luck: Golfers can have a successful day on the course if they start their round with odd numbered clubs and don't use balls with numbers higher than 4

Good Luck: To set out for golfing on a rainy day

See a penny, pick it up; all day long you will have good luck.

And some bad luck ones:

Bad Luck: A bat flying into the house

Bad Luck: An owl hooting 3 times

Bad Luck: 3 butterflies together

Bad Luck: Looking at the new moon over your left shoulder

Bad Luck: A 5-leaf clover

Bad Luck: Breaking a glass while proposing a toast

Bad Luck: Putting a shirt on inside out

Bad Luck: Red and white flowers together

Bad Luck: Hearing a rooster crow at night

Bad Luck: Cutting your nails on a Friday

Bad Luck: Putting a hat on a bed

Bad Luck: Getting out of bed left foot first

Bad Luck: Violets blooming out of season

Bad Luck: A picture falling

Bad Luck: Breaking a mirror

Bad Luck: Singing before breakfast

Bad Luck: Opening an umbrella indoors

Bad Luck: Giving away a wedding present

Bad Luck: Stepping on cracks in the sidewalk

Bad Luck: An itch inside your nose

Bad Luck: Crossed knives

Bad Luck: seeing an owl during daylight

Bad Luck: If a dog suddenly barks for no apparent reason in a house that has a sick person then

Bad Luck: You must wear new clothes at Easter or you will have bad luck

Bad Luck: There will be an argument if knifes are crossed at a table. Also, if a lover gives you a

Bad Luck: Breaking a mirror means 7 years of bad luck, unless you take the pieces outside & bury them in moonlight. Also, an undisturbed mirror in a house suddenly fall & smashes then it means that there will soon be a death.

Bad Luck: Unless you were born in October, the wearing of an Opal will be ill-fated

Bad Luck: If pepper is spilt, then you will have a serious argument with a friend.

Bad Luck: Sparrows are said to carry the souls of the deceased to the after-life. To kill one means that you will be cursed.

Bad Luck: It is extremely unlucky to open an umbrella inside a house.

Bad Luck: If a groom drops the ring during the ceremony then the marriage is doomed to failure.

Bad Luck: Breaking a plate, especially if it had not already been cracked.

Bad Luck: To see the new moon for the first time through glass. Upon seeing the new moon you should turn whatever silver you have in your pockets or handbag, and thus ensure prosperity for a month.

Bad Luck: To upset pepper

Bad Luck: The blossom must never be cut from the tree and brought into the house before May 1, or ill fortune will attend you.

Bad Luck: Never mend a garment while you are wearing it, or misfortune will follow.

Bad Luck: Breaking a mirror portends seven years of bad luck. It is also extremely unlucky to receive a mirror as a present

Bad Luck: To make a present of a knife or any other sharp instrument unless you receive something in exchange.

Bad Luck: Walking under a ladder, unless you cross their fingers while doing so.

Bad Luck: It brings ill fortune if a lease or any contract is signed in the months of April, July, or November.

Bad Luck: To spill ink threatens worry, annoyance, and the failure of a project that is on foot.

Bad Luck: Crossing two table-knives by accident portends bad luck.

Bad Luck: To give a pair of gloves to a friend unless you receive something in exchange.

Bad Luck: To encounter a gravedigger coming towards you. Usually this means there will be a severe illness.

Bad Luck: For those who completely rake out a fire before retiring. A few embers should always be left.

Bad Luck: To break a glass bottle portends misfortune

Bad Luck: If you fasten a button into the wrong buttonhole

Bad Luck: if a candle falls over

Bad Luck: For a golfer to borrow your partners umbrella

Bad Luck: Throwing stones into the sea cause bad luck

Bad Luck: Starting a cruise on a Friday

Bad Luck: Stepping on board a ship with your left foot

Bad Luck: To open an umbrella in the house

Bad Luck: It is unlucky to sit on a table unless one foot is touching the ground

Bad Luck: If a person stumbles when leaving his house at the beginning of a journey, or trips or stumbles more than once during the course of the journey, it is advisable to postpone it.

Bad Luck: To pass anyone on the staircase.

Bad Luck: New shoes should never be left on a table

Bad Luck: To put on the left shoe before the right, and it is worse still to put the right shoe on the left foot, or vice versa.

Bad Luck: Spilling salt. If both salt and pepper are spilt at the same time, the force of this ill omen is doubled.

in the navajo culture

the world is going to end when mules have babies, a women becomes a leader, and when the seasons change( summer turns to winter and the winter turnes to summer)

and rain during a funeral means that the person was great and the rain washes away all their footsteps here