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  2. Walking under a ladder: This superstition stems from the idea that walking under a ladder disrupts the triangle, a symbol of life, and invites misfortune. Spilling salt: Accidentally spilling salt ...

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

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    Walking under a ladder: This superstition stems from the idea that walking under a ladder disrupts the triangle, a symbol of life, and invites misfortune. Spilling salt: Accidentally spilling salt ...

  4. Jacob's Ladder - Wikipedia

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    Picture of the Jacob's Ladder in the original Luther Bibles (of 1534 and also 1545). Jacob's Ladder (Biblical Hebrew: סֻלָּם יַעֲקֹב ‎, romanized: Sūllām Yaʿăqōḇ) is a ladder or staircase leading to Heaven that was featured in a dream the Biblical Patriarch Jacob had during his flight from his brother Esau in the Book of Genesis (chapter 28).

  5. It's Friday the 13th. Here's why some people still believe in ...

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    The most commonly believed bad luck superstition was walking under a ladder (21%) followed by breaking a mirror (21%) and the number 666 (21%). The poll also found that 12% of Americans always or ...

  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. Ladder of Jacob - Wikipedia

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    The Ladder of Jacob is based on the Biblical dream of Jacob in Genesis 28:11–19. Chapter 1 is an expansion of the narrative of Genesis. Jacob falls asleep and sees a ladder set up on the Earth; the top of it reaches to heaven with angels ascending and descending on it. Many details are added to the Genesis narrative: the ladder is made of ...

  8. Friday the 13th - Wikipedia

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    Friday the 13th marked on a calendar. Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition.It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year.

  9. Superstition - Wikipedia

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    Common actions in the West include not walking under a ladder, touching wood, throwing salt over one's shoulder, or not opening an umbrella inside. In China wearing certain colours is believed to bring luck. [64] "Break a leg" is a typical English idiom used in the context of theatre or other performing arts to wish a performer "good luck".