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  2. Superstition in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Witch bottles. According to Frederick Alexander Durham writing in 1892, the Britons at the time were in some ways just as superstitious as their ancestors. [5] According to the Andrew D. McCarthy, the finding and identification of more than 200 witch bottles reinforces the view that early modern Britain was a superstitious society, where evil could be fended off with a mixture of urine and hair.

  3. Category:Superstitions of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Superstitions of Great Britain, beliefs or practice considered by non-practitioners to be irrational or supernatural, attributed to fate or magic, perceived supernatural influence, or fear of that which is unknown.

  4. List of superstitions - Wikipedia

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    This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( June 2017 ) A superstition is "a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation" or "an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition ."

  5. 13 superstitions from around the world - AOL

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  6. 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".

  7. 13 Food and Cooking Superstitions From Around the World - AOL

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    5. Noodles portend a long life. In a tradition that dates back to the Han dynasty, birthdays, anniversaries, and Chinese New Year celebrations call for eating longevity noodles for good luck ...

  8. Leap year superstitions and traditions from around the world

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    “The Earth takes approximately 365.2422 days to complete one orbit around the sun, which is slightly longer than 365 days. Without leap years, our calendar would gradually fall out of alignment ...

  9. List of lucky symbols - Wikipedia

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    While in most of the world, only the four-leafed clover is considered lucky, in Ireland all Irish Shamrocks are. [citation needed] Horseshoe: English, Poles and several other European ethnicities, Indian and Nepali people. Horseshoes are considered to ward off saturn’s ill-effects in Vedic culture. Horseshoes are considered lucky when turned ...