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Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.
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".
Alakshmi: Goddess of misfortune. Agni: God of fire, wealth and food(in the vedas). Thai folk religion. Nang Kwak: Goddess of wealth, fortune and luck;
Synonyms [2] Bambusa glaucifolia Rupr. Schizostachyum glaucifolium, ... Samoans consider its (known as ʻofe in Samoan) shoots as a sign of misfortune and doom. [7]
Misfortune (Italian: "Sfortuna"), an Italian fairy tale collected by Italo Calvino in his Italian Folktales; Misfortune, a 2005 novel by Wesley Stace; A Misfortune, sometimes translated "Misfortune", an 1886 short story by Anton Chekhov
You stop dead in your tracks. Your heart races, heat rushes to your face, and your mouth goes dry. Is it…? You inch closer, barely trusting what you’re seeing. Yes. Yes, it is. You’ve just ...
Apotropaic magic (from Greek αποτρέπω, apotrépō 'to ward off') or protective magic is a type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as in deflecting misfortune or averting the evil eye.
It’s illegal to sell or buy, but casu marzu, a maggot-infested sheep milk cheese is a revered delicacy on the Italian island of Sardinia. Locals hope their unusual dairy product can shed its ...