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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. Fortune telling fraud - Wikipedia

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   In this scam, a fortune teller uses cold reading to detect that a client is genuinely troubled rather than merely seeking entertainment; or is a gambler complaining of bad luck. The fortune teller informs the mark that they are the victim of a curse , but that for a fee a spell can be cast to remove the curse.

4. It's Friday the 13th: Here's what to know about superstitions ...

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   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.

5. New Year's traditions and superstitions: What to do, eat for ...

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   On the contrary: Don’t eat the round foods and you could have a year of bad luck! If you eat peas with greens and cornbread, then that's even more auspicious, what with green being the color of ...

6. Theatrical superstitions - Wikipedia

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   Bringing a pet (dog, cat...) on a theatrical stage set or film set or photoshoot is considered to bring bad luck to any production. “A pet on set is bad luck”. Some words and phrases are used during pre-stage warm-up sessions by actors. One of these is the Western Shoshone term "poo-wa-bah" (possibly meaning "doctor-water").

7. Ionized jewelry - Wikipedia

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   An Ionized bracelet, or ionic bracelet, is a type of metal bracelet jewelry purported to affect the chi of the wearer. No claims of effectiveness made by manufacturers have ever been substantiated by independent sources, and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found the bracelets are "part of a scheme devised to defraud".

8. It's Considered Extremely Unlucky To Eat These Foods ... - AOL

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   At midnight on New Year's Eve in Spain and Mexico, people try to eat 12 grapes as quickly as possible, one for luck for each of the 12 months ahead. Take our advice (and learn from our mistakes ...

9. Superstition in Turkey - Wikipedia

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   1.2 Broken mirror. 1.3 Chewing gum. 1.4 Evil eye. 1.5 Knocking on wood. ... there is a belief that breaking a mirror brings bad luck and seven years of unhappiness. [2]