Surprising omens and superstitions

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If you encounter a cow, it suggests great good fortune coming your way.

If one encages and keeps a turtle as a pet, it will ruin his business and fortune, because it will slow a person's business down

The number 4 is considered as unlucky. Hence this number is unacceptable for vehicles and houses. It is so because the number 4 in Chinese has the pronunciation similar to the word for the word 'death'

If one hits another person with a broom, the hitter will get bad luck and he will ruin his life.

If a baby cries for no reason, there are ghosts around and the child is disturbed by them

Russia and post-soviet countries

If the tip of the nose feels itchy, it’s a sure sign that a party with alcohol is coming up. (Some say it means the person will be kissing soon, while the others believe the person will be beaten)

If you are having hiccups, it is believed that someone is thinking about you. If in that moment you start quickly going through your friends in your memory, then when your hiccups stop – that was the person who was thinking about you

If a fly landed in your soup, then you will get a gift soon

If the day is unsuccessful, you got up in the morning with “the wrong leg”

If a bird flying over you left an annoying mark on your clothes, it should bring you luck and a joyful event

UK

If you walk under a ladder you will have bad luck

Wearing a certain pair of pants will bring good luck

On the first day of the month it is lucky to say "white rabbits, white rabbits white rabbits"

Putting new shoes on the table brings bad luck

Confusingly, black cats can be both lucky and unlucky in the UK, depending on who you ask. Some people say it’s a sign that good things are to come if a black cat crosses your path… while for others, it’s a terrible warning

Mexico

If you’re a pregnant woman and there’s an eclipse, best have a safety pin near your belly.

If you ever dare stare at a dog while it poops you will get a pimple on your eye

Children must receive a token gift (bolo) when they are baptized or they will fart a lot

Go outside with your luggage on New Year’s and you’ll basically travel the world

Don’t place your bag on the floor or you’ll run out of money.

Romania

Never give the last cigarette from your pack because this means giving away your wife

A pregnant woman should never tie a scarf on her neck, or the baby will be born with the umbilical cord around the neck

If a painting will fall from a wall, it means a close friend or a relative will die very soon

Never wash your hair on a Tuesday or else you will have bad luck

Never beat animals during your pregnancy, or your baby will be born very hairy

Thailand

Thais walk under an elephant's belly three times for luck, or to ensure an easy birth

It’s bad luck to get your hair cut on a Wednesday. Some barber shops actually close on Wednesdays for this reason

Don’t smell the flowers you are offering to a monk or for Buddha. If you do, something bad will happen to your nose

Don’t stomp your feet in the house because it will scare the house spirits away and the house will be left without protection

Don’t eat while lying down because you will come back as a snake in the next life