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  2. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".

  3. Here are some common superstitions associated with bad luck on Friday the 13th: Breaking a mirror: Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck, so handle glass carefully today.

  4. What's the history behind Friday the 13th? 7 superstitions to ...

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    7 Friday the 13th superstitions to either avoid or pursue Avoid: Breaking a mirror : Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck , so handle glass carefully today.

  5. Superstition - Wikipedia

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    According to superstitions, breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck. [62] From ancient Rome to Northern India, mirrors have been handled with care, or sometimes avoided all together. [61] Horseshoes have long been considered lucky. Opinion is divided as to which way up the horseshoe ought to be nailed.

  6. Why is Friday the 13th unlucky? The cultural origins of an ...

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    When it comes to bad luck, there are few superstitions as pervasive in Western culture as that of Friday the 13th. Like crossing paths with a black cat and breaking a mirror, the notion of a day ...

  7. Polterabend - Wikipedia

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    Glass is not broken because for some glass symbolises happiness. Mirrors should not be broken due to the old superstition that breaking a mirror will bring seven years of bad luck, in addition to the good things – or the lack thereof – in the breaker's and/or breakee's past. The couple must thereafter take care of cleaning up the pile of ...

  8. From itchy palms to not cutting a baby’s hair, here are 13 ...

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    Break a mirror, have seven years of bad luck (Photo credit: Getty/ Paul Linse) From certain names you shouldn’t say in front of them to gazing into them with certain people or at certain times ...

  9. Japanese superstitions - Wikipedia

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    A spider seen in the morning means good luck so the spider should not be killed. If a spider is seen at night means bad luck so it should be killed. [6] A crow's caw means something bad will happen. This can be anything from illness or accidents to death or natural disasters. [6]