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    20 (TWENTY)

    SUSPERSTITIONS

    AROUND THE WORLD

    SUBMITTED TO:
    MRS. ESTER NELLIE
    E. HERMOSA

    SUBMITTED BY:
    JIANNE N. JIMENEZ BEED - 1A
    20 (TWENTY)
    SUSPERSTITIONS
    AROUND THE WORLD

    1. Never place two mirrors


    opposite of one another.
    According to Joshua Partlow,
    "Washington Post" Mexico
    bureau chief, putting two in
    front of each other opens a
    threshold for the devil.

    2. Don’t go home
    right after a
    wafie
    In the Philippines, you usually make a
    pitstop after a wake to “shake off” the
    bad spirit. The idea is that you need to
    keep the bad spirits away from your
    house and that you can’t let it come
    in.

    3. Whistling indoors
    invites evil.
    In Lithuania, it is forbidden to
    whistle indoors, because the
    noise is believed to summon
    demons.

    4. An itchy hand might


    be telling of your
    financial future.

    A person whose gender


    identity differs from their
    assigned gender at birth

    5. Don't sit at a table corner


    In Hungary and Russia, sitting at the corner of a table will mean bad t
    20 (TWENTY)
    SUSPERSTITIONS
    AROUND THE WORLD

    6. Don’t have seven


    children
    According to Argentinian legend,
    there’s a superstition that the
    seventh son will turn into a
    werewolf... unless the president of
    the country adopts them, of course.

    7. Don’t enter a
    room with your left
    foot
    In Spain, walking into a room with
    your left foot will bring you bad
    luck. Instead, lead with your right
    foot.

    8.Don’t open
    umbrellas inside.
    A fairly universal superstition,
    it is bad luck to open an
    umbrella before you head
    outside because bad luck will
    “rain” on you.

    9. Knocfi on wood
    for good lucfi.
    We usually say “knock on
    wood” to ward off bad luck,
    but this very popular saying is
    said to have originated in
    Europe.

    10. Don’t chew gum at night


    When you chew gum at night, according to Turkish legend, it turns int
    20 (TWENTY)
    SUSPERSTITIONS
    AROUND THE WORLD

    11. Avoid the number four


    Four, in China, sounds similar to the
    character used for death. Four is a
    popular omen; people will avoid
    having children, getting married, or
    having big trips on days ending in
    that number.

    12. Don’t give someone


    you lifie yellow flowers

    Yellow flowers in Russia


    symbolize death,
    separation, and infidelity.

    13. Throw salt over


    your shoulder if you
    spill it.
    While it may seem it would
    cause a bigger mess, throw the
    spilled salt over your shoulder to
    get some good fortune on your
    side.

    14. Don’t get a haircut on


    a Tuesday

    Getting a haircut on
    Tuesdays in India will
    cause bad luck.

    15. Don’t walfi under a ladder.


    This superstition dates back to medieval Europe: walking under the lad
    20 (TWENTY)
    SUSPERSTITIONS
    AROUND THE WORLD

    16. Be careful of Full


    Moons.
    Full Moons, other than their
    obvious associations with
    werewolves, bring bad luck,
    especially near hospitals.

    17. Don’t wear


    red during a
    storm
    In the Philippines, people believe
    that red attracts lightning. So if you
    don’t want a nasty surprise on a rainy
    day, make sure to stay away from
    this bold shade.

    18. A horseshoe
    is good lucfi
    In many cultures, a horseshoe is an
    incredibly lucky symbol. If you find
    one with the open end pointing
    towards you, you will have an
    especially great day.

    19. Don’t just sneeze once.

    In India, it is bad luck to


    sneeze only once — that’s
    why you should force a
    second one.
    20. Bad things happen in threes.
    In the United States, some believe that if something terrible happens to you, th
    Make sure to keep an eye out.

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