Superstitious? - Yes or No

@LindaOHio (178568)

United States

April 24, 2022 1:11pm CST

There are so many superstitions around the world: Don't open an umbrella in the house, don't walk under a ladder, a black cat crossing your path, a hat on a bed, knocking on wood, breaking a mirror, the number 13, Friday the 13th, step on a crack break your mama's back, tossing salt over your shoulder, itchy palm, crossing your fingers for luck, four-leaf clover and on and on. The only thing I tend to do is knock on wood when I say something that I really don't want to happen. Do you have any superstitions? Are there any that are specific to your country? Photo Credit: Pixabay

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@toniganzon (72281)

• Philippines

25 Apr 22

All those you mentioned are pretty common superstitions here as well. I don't believe in any but sometimes I have to follow a few just to avoid any argument with the people around men that believe. One superstition is to not clean the house at night. We use a broom to sweep the floor and according to this superstition, sweeping the floor in the evening is actually throwing all the good luck out of the house.

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@kareng (59137)

• United States

27 Apr 22

That is interesting about the sweeping!! Hey, I'd take it to heart and get out of sweeping...haha.

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@popciclecold (38721)

• United States

26 Apr 22

Wow, never heard that one.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

I hadn't heard about cleaning the house at night. Thanks for commenting.

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@kareng (59137)

• United States

25 Apr 22

I've never heard of a hat on a bed...humm! My husband has a fear of Friday the 13th. He had a car fall on him while working under it with jacks and backup jack stands. Twas a freaky accident!

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@kareng (59137)

• United States

26 Apr 22

@LindaOHio He wasn't, just some bruising. He was very lucky.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

26 Apr 22

@kareng That's good to hear.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Oh no! I hope he wasn't hurt too badly.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

25 Apr 22

I never heard of hat on the bed, one specific to our region, eat lentils the first day of the year for money. I am not superstitious, but I eat lentils.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

26 Apr 22

@LindaOHio - Better if lentils are served with "cotechino" that is a large pork sausage, seasoned with peppercorn and herbs, requiring slow cooking. I do not eat cotechino anymore, as my husband does not eat pork

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

26 Apr 22

@LadyDuck Interesting. Thank you.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Ours is eating pork for New Year's for good luck. I never heard about the lentils. Thank you!

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@rakski (122923)

• Philippines

25 Apr 22

we have many here. the same as what you mentioned and more probably.

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@rakski (122923)

• Philippines

27 Apr 22

@LindaOHio welcome

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Thank you!

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@ihasaquestion (8276)

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25 Apr 22

I wash my feet before I sleep. It used to be a superstition thing but I do it for hygiene purpose.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

I haven't heard of that one before.

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@ihasaquestion (8276)

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26 Apr 22

@LindaOHio Now you have.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

24 Apr 22

That is my Dude in the photo. And he is a teddy bear. Nothing here.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

That's good. We just do the knock on wood thing.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Apr 22

@LindaOHio I used to do that one.

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@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

25 Apr 22

I think there are many to mention here. Most of what you've said is the same with us in our place. There are also those unique in a certain place that they do it all in the name of superstition.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Thank you for commenting.

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@wolfgirl569 (106241)

• Marion, Ohio

25 Apr 22

Not really.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Thanks for stopping by!

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@Marilynda1225 (82798)

• United States

25 Apr 22

I'm not a superstitious person and I love black cats. I do tend to "knock wood" though

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

We do too!

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Apr 22

I don't think I'm superstitious but I sometimes knock on wood too - just because it comes to mind really.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

We do that all of the time.

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@Shiva49 (26681)

• Singapore

25 Apr 22

I have heard of most that you have listed. I am not superstitious though. When the intentions are good, we need not worry about such - is my credo.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Good to hear!

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@MommyOfEli2013 (84013)

• Rupert, Idaho

25 Apr 22

I don't really believe in superstition and luck and things like that...so not really!

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Good. Thanks for commenting.

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@58lordstreet (1668)

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24 Apr 22

i do the salt thing dont put shoes on a table and dont open an umbrella inside.I do it because my mother said so , no idea what would happen if I dont lol

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

I've never heard of the shoes on a table. Thanks!

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@58lordstreet (1668)

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25 Apr 22

@LindaOHio new shoes should I say

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@Justmelin (44)

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25 Apr 22

we have many here. the same as what you mentioned and more probably haha

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Thank you for stopping by.

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@kaylachan (69678)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

24 Apr 22

I don't consider myself superstitious. Catous, sure, superstitious, no. I try not to break mirrors, because you can seriously get hurt. I try not to walk, or roll, under a ladder. Not because it's bad luck, but because you never know how stable it is and may not see what's on the top. I love black cats. They are the most loving cats I've ever had. As a cat owner, I know any cat of any color, can be a tripping hazard. So my cats collars have bells on.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Thank you for commenting.

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@rebelann (112877)

• El Paso, Texas

24 Apr 22

I'm not really stuperstitious but I do have this thing about ending games with even numbers and stuff like that but I don't think of it as bad luck if it doesn't happen.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Thanks for commenting.

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@LeaPea2417 (37353)

• Toccoa, Georgia

26 Apr 22

No I am not superstitious.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

26 Apr 22

Thanks for commenting.

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@RasmaSandra (79858)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

25 Apr 22

I am not superstitious and due to birth Friday the 13th is a particularly lucky day for me, I was born on a Friday and a lucky number for my birth is 13. Now I will have two black cats one completely black and one with white striping,

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

26 Apr 22

Great! Thanks for commenting.

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@Hannihar (130218)

• Israel

25 Apr 22

@LindaOHio That is a good question. I guess the only thing I can think of when I do my praying to G-d that I do not pray enough or hard enough because He just ignores me and I wonder why. I cannot speak for my country but can only speak for me. I decided to check out what ours are in my country and I found some. One I can remember is do not sit at the end of the table. I did not see an explanation. I decided to find out why that is so and it said that you leave some unspoken messages around you and I will leave it at that. I did not know about the ones I read.

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@Hannihar (130218)

• Israel

26 Apr 22

@LindaOHio I did not hear of them either but decided out of curiosity to check out what we think is superstitious here. You are welcome.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Great! These are ones that I hadn't heard of. Thank you!

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@Babino (5759)

• Morocco

24 Apr 22

I do care about these little details when they happen. But i love black cats.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Thanks for commenting and stopping by.

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