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Good Luck Gold and Other Poems (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1994) A Suitcase of Seaweed and Other Poems (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1996) Behind the Wheel: Poems About Driving (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1999) The Rainbow Hand: Poems about Mothers and Children, illustrated by Jennifer Hewitson (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1999)
A good luck charm is an amulet or other item that is believed to bring good luck. Almost any object can be used as a charm. Coins, horseshoes and buttons are examples, as are small objects given as gifts, due to the favorable associations they make. Many souvenir shops have a range of tiny items that may be used as good luck charms.
"Jew with a coin" charms. The Jew with a coin (Żyd z pieniążkiem, [1] [2] [3] also little Jew (Żydki), [4] or lucky Jew ("Żyd na szczęście") [1]) is a good-luck charm in Poland, where images or figurines of the character, usually accompanied by a proverb, are said to bring good fortune, particularly financially. [1]
Fun fact: Dumplings are symbols of luck during the Lunar New Year, and the Chinese tradition can apply to New Year's Eve, too. ... Make them a special New Year’s meal, take pictures with fun ...
An English tradition holds that a single magpie be greeted with a salutation in order to ward off the bad luck it may bring. A greeting might be something like "Good morning, Mr Magpie, how are Mrs Magpie and all the other little magpies?", [ 7 ] and a 19th century version recorded in Shropshire is to say "Devil, Devil, I defy thee!
An alternate operatic good luck charm originating from Italy is the phrase In bocca al lupo! (In the mouth of the wolf) with the response Crepi! or Crepi il lupo! (May it [the wolf] die!). Amongst actors "Break a leg" is the usual phrase, while for professional dancers the traditional saying is merde (French, meaning "shit").
The heavy metal band Iron Maiden references the albatross in their song "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", which is based on the poem of the same title by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Jeff Williams' song "Bad Luck Charm" contains the line "I'm a cursed black cat, I'm an albatross, I'm a mirror broken, Sad to say, I'm your bad luck charm".
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