Super Superstitious Countries

There are many superstitions here but I only want to talk about St. Andrew's night now.
It is said that on St. Andrew's vampires/werewolves/creatures come out and haunt houses. To protect yourself from them you need to but garlic and holy water on windows/doors. You also have to eat garlic on that day. Oh and people named Andrew/Andrea/other Andrew-related names are not allowed to speak that night.
:cute:
It's rather cool.

In Kuwait:

-If you dreamed that your teeth are falling it means that a family member is going to die.
-If something (an object for example) fell down don't pick it up; if you do then someone you know is going to get seriously hurt.
-If you sleep with your socks on you'll lose your sight.

:lmfao

May all my ancestors rest in peace.

We have weird ones in France... During dinner, it's bad luck to pass the salt directly to another person. You have to place it in front of them first before they can grab it. Uh, yeah, I know, it's odd.
You guys forgot the old show business superstitions. Like how one must never say "good luck" but "break a leg!". In France, you have to say "Merde", and the other mustn't ever say "thank you!". I don't know if it's the same in other country, but in the theater world here, you mustn't wear green on stage because it's bad luck, and for some other odd reason, you mustn't say the word "rope" before you get on stage. *shakes head* Actors...

Swedish people aren’t very superstitious at all. The only thing that I can think of is “knock on wood”. It’s the one thing people actually bother with. Like when they say something like “oh, no I haven’t caught the flu” and then they either add “knock on wood” or knock on something wooden. XD My mom does it every time she says sentences like the example above. :XD But other than that there’s nothing. It’s those same old things, unlucky 13 and not to walk under ladders and 4-leaf clovers meaning luck. But nobody cares at all nowadays. x ] Not for real anyway. Sometimes you’ll say something like “you broke a mirror! Seven years of bad luck xD” but it’s merely meant as a joke. Some people are superstitious, of course. But overall, nah, not a very superstitious culture in Sweden. x ]

There are creation stories and many other things in navajo culture... like skinwalkers and certain ceremonies.

We have a lot of superstitions here in my country.

- If a pregnant woman eats a joined bananas, she'll have twins in her womb.
- Avoid sweeping the floor at night because if you do, the charms and blessings will be driven away from your house.
- Don't point anywhere if you are in a forest or in a deserted place. You might end up pointing a magical creature and they might curse you. (disrespect)

....That's all I could remember. :tehe:

In Kuwait:

-If you eat while standing the devil is going to eat with you. >.>
-If you played under palm trees after the sunset you will get possessed.
-If you cry when it's getting dark (when the sun is setting) you will also get possessed.
-If you sing/cry in the bathroom you'll get possessed.

I don't think England is a very superstitious country. If anyone knows of any English superstitions I'd be very interested.
Because I've never really heard of any, unless that's just in the south east ...

murder0scene:

In Kuwait:

-If you eat while standing the devil is going to eat with you. >.>
-If you played under palm trees after the sunset you will get possessed.
-If you cry when it's getting dark (when the sun is setting) you will also get possessed.
-If you sing/cry in the bathroom you'll get possessed.

fuck, I'm possessed! :shock:
Did every one forget the Ouija board???
It's a game that you can play and it's suppose to raise the dead, and you can talk to them. My mom won't let me have one, she thinks it's gonna trap spirits in her house. :roll:

Three big Australian ones are:

Opening umbreallas inside

and

Walking under ladders.

and

Black cats.

Shelby_Vengeance:

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

Oh hey Im half apache

But apache are very superstiteous about ghosts. As soon as some died the whole tribe had to move as far away as possible.... which goes into the legend of the gode which is just another long story.

And they also though its immoral to eat fish, amphibians or snakes. Really the only meat I eat is fish and whenever Im happily gulping down my delicious cod my grandma just glares at me from across the room... If only it didnt taste so yum!

In Palestine, if
1. You sleep go under the bed a demon is with you.
2. sleep next to a door evil spirits will posses your body.
3. a bride enters her new home with own putting Hena on top of the door, the whole house will have bad luck and the marraige will end soon.

Shelby_Vengeance:

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

So if Hilary Clinton became president.. the world will end..

Oh, Filipinos. :P

Something about girls having their monthly period, and that they have to skip three steps on the stairs, to keep the duration of their period short...or something like that.

I am actually kind of glad that five-leaf clovers are incredibly rare.

Lessor known english superstitions that I know are:

-if a crow circles three times round your chimney, someone in your house will die.
-shoes on the table mean that someone will get pregnant.
-cracking an egg that has two yolks is good luck/bad luck depending on personal.
-rain falling in your eye means you're not thinking clearly.

That last one isn't really a superstition, more of an old wives tale...

xXGreyWingsXx:

Lessor known english superstitions that I know are:

-if a crow circles three times round your chimney, someone in your house will die.
-shoes on the table mean that someone will get pregnant.
-cracking an egg that has two yolks is good luck/bad luck depending on personal.
-rain falling in your eye means you're not thinking clearly.

That last one isn't really a superstition, more of an old wives tale...

I always thought that rain falling in your eye just kind of hurts...

in Mayan culture they think the world is gonna end in 2010 or 2012
i forget

I don't think us Scots have any superstitions.
But these ones were quite interesting.

Oh found one!
If you throw a coin in the River Tay or Forth you get good luck.