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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.
Chinese Blackjack is also known as 21-point, ban-luck , ban-nag , and xì dách . The game is played in South East Asia and resembles conventional Blackjack . In Malaysia , this variant is known as Kampung (Village) Blackjack to differentiate it from the standard Casino Blackjack , and it grew from the game played in the old days in villages.
A less-skilled card game of the gambling type in which one or more punters play against a banker, who controls the game. [12] base value A constant factor in working out the value of a game e.g. Skat. [13] batch See packet. batons One of the four suits in a Latin-suited pack of cards. [1] Symbol: or beater
St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, so we've got 31 quotes about luck--making your own, being ready when it arrives, even bemoaning its absence--from quotable people ranging from Marc ...
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".
78. Good health to you. 79. May the leprechauns be near you, To spread luck along your way. And may all the Irish angels, Smile upon you St. Patrick's Day. 80. May the most you wish for Be the ...
When people are gambling, do not pat their backs. The Chinese character for back (背) has the same pronunciation as “bad luck,” [2] so when gamblers are pat on their backs when gambling, it is believed that the action of patting their backs would cause them to be unlucky.
Maneki-neko with motorized arm beckons customers to buy lottery tickets in Tokyo, Japan. The maneki-neko (招き猫, lit. ' beckoning cat ') is a common Japanese figurine which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner.