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Global Oddities: Curious Superstition Lore
Explore 20 unusual superstitions from around the world, revealing curious beliefs, rituals, and folklore that shape cultures.
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  • 1. In Scotland, bringing bad luck if entered a house with the wrong one first
  • 2. In parts of England, turning one upside down stops bad fortune from entering
  • 3. Japanese belief that staring at your belly button invites bad luck
  • 5. A social or religious prohibition believed to bring harm if broken
  • 6. In Turkey, looking at one is believed to attract misfortune
  • 10. In Russia, this act indoors is thought to bring financial ruin
  • 12. Believed in some cultures to cause a mark signaling a love curse or trouble
  • 13. Chinese practice of arranging spaces to harmonize energies and avoid misfortune
  • 16. An animal considered unlucky crossing your path in western folklore
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  • 4. Throwing this over your left shoulder wards off bad luck in many cultures
  • 7. Breaking this is said to bring seven years of bad luck
  • 8. Opening one indoors is thought to bring displeasure from spirits
  • 9. Giving this as a gift without receiving something in return can sever friendships
  • 11. In some cultures, stepping on one’s shadow can cause bad luck
  • 14. Day considered unlucky for weddings in some European countries
  • 15. Tied in some cultures to lock in good luck or keep something from escaping
  • 17. In China, '4' is often avoided for its unlucky phonetic similarity to death
  • 18. A look believed in Mediterranean countries to cause harm or misfortune
  • 19. In many cultures, harming this insect is believed to bring bad luck
  • 20. Bird whose three calls in the UK can signal imminent death

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