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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.
Apotropaic observances may also be practiced out of superstition or out of tradition, as in good luck charms (perhaps some token on a charm bracelet), amulets, or gestures such as crossed fingers or knocking on wood. Many different objects and charms were used for protection throughout history.
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".
The beach volleyball duo went into the Olympics as the No. 2 ranked team in the world. Their goal is to “rewrite the script” of beach volleyball to prove you can succeed in the sport even if ...
We volleyball players, along with the administration and staff of our school in Merced, California, made the difficult decision to forgo participating in that November game against San Francisco ...
The Babylonians and Assyrians divided dreams into "good," which were sent by the gods, and "bad," sent by demons. [3] A surviving collection of dream omens entitled Iškar Zaqīqu records various dream scenarios as well as prognostications of what will happen to the person who experiences each dream, apparently based on previous cases.
On the night of a big show, actors believe that wishing someone "good luck" is actually bad luck. So, they flip the script and wish for something bad to happen, hoping the opposite will occur.
Double contact or Double touch: A fault in which a player contacts the ball with two body parts consecutively; D.S.: DS, or "defensive specialist," is a player skilled at back-row defense. His specialties include passing and diving. Unlike Libero, he can switch positions with anyone on the court.