Super Superstitious Countries

In the USA, they say that if you don't raise your feet off the floor of a car and hold your breath while you drive past a cemetary, you'll fell the dead pulling at your feet, trying to pull you under and make you one of them.

What's in a name?:

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 ]

Maybe that's why I've never reeally been superstitious, and if I ever do say something superstitous-sounding, it's just a joke. I don't live in Sweden, but I'm 50% Swedish.

So does that mean it's in my blood or something? :shifty

[quote= "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.Wow, I've been doing all of that stuff for as long as I can remember (except the palm tree one, I don't live near any of those), does that mean if I went to Kuwait the superstitious people there would be afraid of me and try to get me an exorcism?

Don't walk under ladders or don't shadder mirrors. those are the main ones I've heard.

Ice Queen.:

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.

Wow, I've been doing all of that stuff for as long as I can remember (except the palm tree one, I don't live near any of those), does that mean if I went to Kuwait the superstitious people there would be afraid of me and try to get me an exorcism?

Not really :shifty those are old folk tales. No-one cares :cute:

In Australia we don't really have many superstitions, to be honest. Just the usual walk under ladder stuff. Hardly even worth mentioning. :file:

I've heard of many Irish superstitions , some of which my mother has adopted post marrying my father. Stuff like going out the door you came in , never putting new shoes on a table or making a tall,dark male cross over the doorstep first thing on New Years day.
Personally , I don't care for any superstitions , but I find people get offended if you don't..

I found a four leaf clover once but my brother broke it. Bastard.

Australia doesn't have any that I can think of. Ha. :P We're lazy.

Ice Queen.:

What's in a name?:

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 ]

Maybe that's why I've never reeally been superstitious, and if I ever do say something superstitous-sounding, it's just a joke. I don't live in Sweden, but I'm 50% Swedish.

So does that mean it's in my blood or something? :shifty

:XD
Could be, could be. :tehe:
But these things are mainly cultural and have to do with upbringing.
So you probably got it from you Swedish parent? =]

Im from a mixed American family and we're very superstitious. Women arent allowed to whistle in doors or at all because its bad omen, crowing hens are a sign of death ( a hen crowed before my great grandfather died), and on certain day we have to eat certain foods to ensure luck. Alot of our beliefs are based in Hoodoo and witchcraft.

Mia Bell.:

In Australia we don't really have many superstitions, to be honest. Just the usual walk under ladder stuff. Hardly even worth mentioning. :file:

Wouldn't the Aboriginals have superstitions? :think:

michael.aleksander:

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!

No one really does that any more. I'm Indian and that doesn't really happen. Now most people believe that if you sneeze in India, someone is thinking of you.

I live in England and the number 13 is considered very unlucky. Many roads (like mine) do not have a house numbered 13. They just miss out 13 and go from 12 to 14.

There are tons here. I don`t even know where to get started. :shock:

In Russia, if you stand on an ant, it'll rain.
If your dog howls, someone in your family will die.
If a black cat crosses your path, that's bad luck.
If you get the hiccups, it means somebody is missing you.
If you whistle indoors, somebody in the house will die.
Yeah, and the whole knock on wood thing.
We're a rather cheery nation, aren't we? :coffee:

Bells.:

In Russia, if you stand on an ant, it'll rain.
If your dog howls, someone in your family will die.
If a black cat crosses your path, that's bad luck.
If you get the hiccups, it means somebody is missing you.
If you whistle indoors, somebody in the house will die.
Yeah, and the whole knock on wood thing.
We're a rather cheery nation, aren't we? :coffee:

I wonder, does it rain a lot in Russia?
But I like the one with the hiccups.

We have opened a lot of umbrellas at home to air them and a lot of black cats have crossed my path. Grounds are old and I occasionally stepped on the cracks and I wear new clothes when I bought them.

As the saying goes, one man's poison is another's food.

I used to do the lifting of my feet when I go over railroad tracks or you'll get bad luck.
And holding my breath when I'm driving/riding past a cemetary.
But I stopped after Andie broke up with me because I didn't think my life could possible get any worse.
And then I just never started again.

I'm Filipina and i've heard something like:

•If you eat bananas when you are pregnant, you will have twins.
•Breast milk or the first urine in the morning can cure pink eyes.
•If a person dreams about having their teeth pulled out it means that a family member will die.
•Women with wide hips will bear many children.
•Men with hairy chests are playboys.

I dont really believe in these, but some are pretty funny.
:cute:

Uber;Complicated:

I'm Filipina and i've heard something like:

•If you eat bananas when you are pregnant, you will have twins.
•Breast milk or the first urine in the morning can cure pink eyes.
•If a person dreams about having their teeth pulled out it means that a family member will die.
•Women with wide hips will bear many children.
•Men with hairy chests are playboys.

I dont really believe in these, but some are pretty funny.
:cute:

I'm Filipino too and my Gran believes in all of those XD
Don't forget the one that says when you get a picture with three people in it, the one in the middle will be the first one to die

my ma always used to say that if your hands were itchy it meant good luck. I spent days trying to get them to itch.