Black cats crossing your path, not walking under ladders, avoiding the number 13 … these are some of the most common “bad luck” superstitions. Here are a few more you may not have heard of:
- Don’t let your purse touch the ground.
- Avoid the number four—it’s unlucky.
- Don’t step on a manhole cover.
- Don’t just sneeze once.
- Don’t wear red during a storm.
- Don’t get a haircut on Tuesdays.
- Knitting outside can bring longer winters.
- Don’t sleep with your head facing west.
- Don’t give someone you like yellow flowers.
- Tuck your thumbs when passing a graveyard.
- Never sit at a table corner.
- Don’t open an umbrella indoors.
- Whistling indoors invites evil.
- Don’t chew gum at night.
