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Discover How Many Of These 32 Superstitions You’ve Been Following All Along Without Knowing
When we can’t explain something, we make it up! That’s what superstitions are about: things made up by popular culture, word of mouth, and a lot of imagination. Now, you’re about to find out whether you swear by these beliefs or live in a completely different reality.
Whether you believe in every superstition you were told about or are just curious about the strange and quirky stuff, be honest with yourself and see how many of them you’ve been following all this time! Let’s start! 🐈⬛🙀
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#1
“Beginner's Luck Exists”
zububonsai 9 months ago (edited)
My dad taught me the basic ropes of a three /four player card game called "Skat" -pretty popular in the G.D.R. - one day when I was around 12/13. Then we played with him behind me giving some strategic advice. Then my first "all alone" game, I won. I told him I had all 4"Unter"(Boys) of each colour + almost a complete colour straight down from "A*s/Daus" (Ace) to "7"(lowest card) + the rest were Aces from the other colours. He blanched and told me "Oh. This is soooo rare that some players NEVER get dealt that combination that I wanted to explain it to you later, in the finer prints. You could have played even a so called "Grand Hand ouvert" , won it 100%, had earned 264points and would have won each Skat competition."
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#3
“To Avoid A Bad Thing You Just Mentioned Happening, You Have To Knock On Wood Three Times”
Gavin Johnson 9 months ago
‘Touching the cross’, to touch wood is to bring yourself closer to Jesus. So, you guessed it, it’s balderdash.
#4
“It’s Bad Luck To See The Wedding Dress Before The Big Day”
#5
“Find A Coin, Pick It Up For Good Luck”
zububonsai 9 months ago
Well, "I pick it up but not for "luck" reasons " would have been a nice third poll choice, IMHO.
#6
“Friday The 13th Is An Unlucky Day”
#7
“Passing Under A Ladder Brings Bad Luck”
#8
“A Four-Leaf Clover Is A Sign Of Good Luck”
#9
“Bad News Comes In Threes”
Gavin Johnson 9 months ago
Self fulfilled prophecy. You find the three that fit together. Then you mention that there’s been three incidents and stop thinking about it.
#10
“Breaking A Mirror Brings 7 Years Of Bad Luck”
Gavin Johnson 9 months ago
From the days of mirrors costing a serious amount of money, 7 years to raise the funds to buy another mirror.
#11
“A Shooting Star Can Make A Wish Come True”
#12
“Blowing Out All The Birthday Candles At Once Brings Good Luck”
BeesEelsAndPups 9 months ago
I don't know about good luck, but it gets a lot of spit on the cake
#13
“The Evil Eye Protects You From The Envy Glare Of Those Around You”
PunchinelloTX 9 months ago
I know, of course that this is not true. Notwithstanding, I like the custom and I wear an evil eye charm as well as have a few around my house because I think it’s a fun bit of my culture.
#14
“Crossing Your Fingers Prevents The Bad Thing From Happening”
Auntriarch 9 months ago
It's pretty much downgraded to a sign meaning you hope something will or will not happen
#15
“Spilling Salt On The Table Is A Sign Of Bad Luck, Unless I Throw Some Over My Left Shoulder”
Gavin Johnson 9 months ago
The devil is over your left shoulder, throw the salt into his eyes. So once again, balderdash.
#16
“A Bird Pooping On You Is A Sign Of Good Luck”
BeesEelsAndPups 9 months ago
That's just something we say to make us feel better about being pooped on
#18
“Finding A Spider In Your House Means Good Fortune”
BeesEelsAndPups 9 months ago
I don't kill spiders because spiders kill the bugs in my house that would actually cause me problems. Like mosquitos.
#20
“If Someone Sweeps Over Your Feet While Cleaning The Floor, You Won’t Get Married”
#21
“Gifting A Knife Is A Sign Of Cutting Relationships Unless A Coin Is Given In Return”
#22
"If You Forget Something At Home And Quickly Return, You Must Smile At Yourself In The Mirror To Prevent Bad Luck”
#23
“Don't Put Your Purse On The Floor, Otherwise You'll Lose Your Money”
#24
“If Your Ears Are Burning, Someone's Gossiping About You”
#26
“Saying ‘Bless You’ Protects A Person From Evil Spirits Entering Their Body After Sneezing”
#27
“Don’t Sit On The Corner Of The Table If You Want To Get Married Within 7 Years”
BeesEelsAndPups 9 months ago
Again, it's obviously BS, but I will be sitting at the corner of tables, just to be safe
#29
“Breaking Glass Brings Good Luck”
zububonsai 9 months ago
I only know the German proverb "Glück und Glas, wie leicht bricht das." (Luck and glass, how easily both break.")
#30
“Whistling At Home Will Make You Lose Money”
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago
Have heard its bad luck to whistle indoors but I've always thought it's just to make sure people don't annoy you by, well, whistling indoors!!!
#31
“If You Step Over A Child, They Will Stop Growing”
Lady Eowyn 9 months ago
Wow, a lot of people must have stepped over me when I was a kid. I really did stop growing for a while, doctor said I'll catch up, but I only made it to 4'10" so maybe there was a residual effect, LOL.
#32
“If Your Right Palm Itches, It Means You'll Be Greeting Someone”
Rose the Cook 9 months ago
Only ever heard this in relation to getting or losing money. Can't remember which hand is which though.
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Gavin Johnson 9 months ago
Superstition by Stevie Wonder is the only form of the word worth discussing. Every one of these is utter nonsense.
Auntriarch 9 months ago
Most of them have an element of sense, eg not walking under ladders. I suppose it was easier to add weight by invoking fate or god, than just saying that's a bad idea.
Floeckchen 9 months ago
Some of the "yes" answers were quite alarmingly high. Still a lot of superstitious people around.
ƒιѕн 9 months ago
Or maybe, just maybe, some of us clicked on yes just for the hell of it.
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Oerff On Tour 9 months ago
Superstition is bogus! I have no problem to walk under a ladder on Friday the 13th, with a black cat crossing right in front of me. Nothing ever happens. {Knocks on wood}
zububonsai 9 months ago (edited)
Here we have a variation: when you hear someone else sneezing (or you sneeze), you ask him/ her/yourself "Who thinks of you while kissing someone else?" (Yes, it's nonsense and no, I don't ask anybody or myself that.)
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I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago
I wave at magpies not out of superstition but sheer habit. There are so many where we live I'm sure my mother used it as a distraction when we were small going on car journeys. But I do know some people who take it very seriously!!!
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 9 months ago (edited)
There are only two ''superstitions'' I abide by, and only for my Nan. She always went mental if someone placed shoes -of any sort; slippers, joggers, boots, any footwear- on a table, even if they were brand-new in a shoebox. I'm not sure what the superstition is but I still can't put shoes on a table. The other was, if you accidentally dropped food on the floor, especially bread, it meant someone in your family was suffering terrible hunger. Nan was from Slovenia (then Yugoslavia) which was an Iron Curtain country, so I can easily believe the food one -_-
StrangeOne 9 months ago
I grew up with a few superstitions. Horseshoes must always be hung up right or all the luck will fall out. If a broom falls company is coming.
Roni Stone 9 months ago
I love the concept of superstitions and how we, as a species, may have needed them to make sense of our world. Religion, I am convinced, is at the very base of almost all of them.
Rick Seiden 9 months ago
A lot of these I say or do, but not because I believe in them. "Knock on wood," is an expression to say you want something good to happen. Saying, "Bless you," is just considered polite. Throwing salt over your left shoulder is just fun.
Hippopotamuses 9 months ago
There should be another question category. "Is this practical advice?", or similar. For example. StrangeOne pointed out that not walking under under a ladder is about safety. I'm sure this is the reason that many people don't walk under ladders.
Panda McPandaface 9 months ago
Anyone that answered "true" to all of these, please report to the Bored Panda offices so we can all point and laugh.
Kathy Brooke 9 months ago
They're all complete nonsense. Though believing in them may influence your behaviour and attitude enough to impact your life. I have a rule to believe passionately in good luck and consider bad luck to be nonsense, so I get the best of both.
PrettyJoyBird 9 months ago
I was at a sleepover when younger. They made me take my shoes out bedrm. Said it causes bad dreams. Sounds ridiculous but if i ever leave my shoes in bedroom now i have a nightmare.
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago
Never heard this only the one about not putting shies on the table which really is just common sense and hygiene!!!
Load More Replies... Gavin Johnson 9 months ago
Superstition by Stevie Wonder is the only form of the word worth discussing. Every one of these is utter nonsense.
Auntriarch 9 months ago
Most of them have an element of sense, eg not walking under ladders. I suppose it was easier to add weight by invoking fate or god, than just saying that's a bad idea.
Floeckchen 9 months ago
Some of the "yes" answers were quite alarmingly high. Still a lot of superstitious people around.
ƒιѕн 9 months ago
Or maybe, just maybe, some of us clicked on yes just for the hell of it.
Load More Replies... Oerff On Tour 9 months ago
Superstition is bogus! I have no problem to walk under a ladder on Friday the 13th, with a black cat crossing right in front of me. Nothing ever happens. {Knocks on wood}
zububonsai 9 months ago (edited)
Here we have a variation: when you hear someone else sneezing (or you sneeze), you ask him/ her/yourself "Who thinks of you while kissing someone else?" (Yes, it's nonsense and no, I don't ask anybody or myself that.)
Load More Replies... I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago
I wave at magpies not out of superstition but sheer habit. There are so many where we live I'm sure my mother used it as a distraction when we were small going on car journeys. But I do know some people who take it very seriously!!!
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 9 months ago (edited)
There are only two ''superstitions'' I abide by, and only for my Nan. She always went mental if someone placed shoes -of any sort; slippers, joggers, boots, any footwear- on a table, even if they were brand-new in a shoebox. I'm not sure what the superstition is but I still can't put shoes on a table. The other was, if you accidentally dropped food on the floor, especially bread, it meant someone in your family was suffering terrible hunger. Nan was from Slovenia (then Yugoslavia) which was an Iron Curtain country, so I can easily believe the food one -_-
StrangeOne 9 months ago
I grew up with a few superstitions. Horseshoes must always be hung up right or all the luck will fall out. If a broom falls company is coming.
Roni Stone 9 months ago
I love the concept of superstitions and how we, as a species, may have needed them to make sense of our world. Religion, I am convinced, is at the very base of almost all of them.
Rick Seiden 9 months ago
A lot of these I say or do, but not because I believe in them. "Knock on wood," is an expression to say you want something good to happen. Saying, "Bless you," is just considered polite. Throwing salt over your left shoulder is just fun.
Hippopotamuses 9 months ago
There should be another question category. "Is this practical advice?", or similar. For example. StrangeOne pointed out that not walking under under a ladder is about safety. I'm sure this is the reason that many people don't walk under ladders.
Panda McPandaface 9 months ago
Anyone that answered "true" to all of these, please report to the Bored Panda offices so we can all point and laugh.
Kathy Brooke 9 months ago
They're all complete nonsense. Though believing in them may influence your behaviour and attitude enough to impact your life. I have a rule to believe passionately in good luck and consider bad luck to be nonsense, so I get the best of both.
PrettyJoyBird 9 months ago
I was at a sleepover when younger. They made me take my shoes out bedrm. Said it causes bad dreams. Sounds ridiculous but if i ever leave my shoes in bedroom now i have a nightmare.
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago
Never heard this only the one about not putting shies on the table which really is just common sense and hygiene!!!
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