The craziest superstitions in the world

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Superstition represents quasi-religious and unreasonable beliefs that future events are caused by certain magical acts.

It is interesting that there are numerous superstitions that differ from nation to nation. Some are funny, some are interesting, some are logical, and some are very strange.

Superstitions such as a broken mirror or a ladder under which you must not walk relaxed, or perhaps a black cat that has crossed your path, are not so interesting in relation to the superstitions that I will write about in the rest of the article ...

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From bizarre to completely insane, people seem to like to always create new superstitions that intimidate them and complicate their lives.

Here are some of the craziest superstitions in the world.

Remember how in "Harry Potter" members of the "magic world" were not allowed to say Voldemort's name? Well, in Argentina, it is considered that pronouncing the name of their former president, Carlos Menem, brings misfortune, so if someone even dares to say it, he must knock on a tree after that.

In Brazil, it is considered ominous if your wallet happens to fall out and touch the floor. In this case, a certain bankruptcy awaits you.

In China, the number 4 is considered unfortunate, especially because its pronunciation is similar to the pronunciation of the word "death". That is why the Chinese avoid all numbers that contain the unfortunate four.

The Danes collect dishes that they accidentally broke all year round, in order to spill it in the yard of their friends for the New Year's Eve. The bigger the crowd - the more luck for friends.

In India, due to some old customs, washing and cutting hair and shortening nails on Thursdays and Saturdays are considered inadmissible.

The Egyptians are horrified by the opening of the scissors. If they open them, they have to cut something for them, and if they accidentally leave them open, they experience a real panic attack. They also believe that scissors under the pillow, while you sleep, can protect you from nightmares.

In Haiti, it’s hard to be someone’s mother. If your offspring walks with only one shoe, cleans under the night, crawls or eats only the top of a watermelon, it brings you certain death.

Japanese children always hide their stomachs while thundering, especially when they go to sleep, because it is believed that otherwise the god of thunder will eat their navel. Also, in Japan, it is believed that while passing by a cemetery or meeting a funeral procession, you should put your thumbs in your pockets to protect your parents.

In South Korea, they are not afraid of drafts, like us, but they are convinced that turning on the fan while we sleep leads to certain death.

In Vietnam, if you eat a banana before the exam - you will surely fall, because the peel of a banana is slippery!

The Turks will never go to bed with chewing gum, because they believe that it will turn into a part of the body of a dead man.

In Rwanda, women do not eat goat meat - so that their beards do not grow.

In Britain, women have always carried acorns with them in the past to preserve their youth. As Richard Webster pointed out in the "Encyclopedia of Superstition", the oak has long been associated with longevity.

In Serbia and Russia, and in several other countries, it has long been believed that if a pigeon throws feces on someone's head in flight, that person will have some monetary gain.

I don't know if @TheRandomRewarder believes in superstitions, but maybe there is a superstition that if he doesn't visit us one day, he won't have a single bitcoin cash in his wallet ... :) :) :)

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i like acorns in british

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I never believed in those stories and I'm not superstitious, I guess that's how I was brought up

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When I was younger, I was partly superstitious, but as the years went by I definitely stopped believing in it.

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4 years ago

For me, superstition is a consequence of ignorance and the environment in which you live.

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4 years ago

In my opinion, it is not ignorance, but I think that some things happened by chance, so superstitions are fabricated ...

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4 years ago

This picture with a broken mirror caught my attention, it is not good to look at a broken mirror.

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4 years ago

I don't like to have a broken mirror in my house, regardless of whether that superstition is true or not ...

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4 years ago

Everyone is superstitious about something, a nice article.

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Thanks for your the comment...

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The biggest folk divination: that wet hair does not go outside. Najveća narodna ubleha: da se mokre kose ne ide vani.

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Whether it's superstition or not, it's certainly not healthy to get better with wet hair :)

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There are really various superstitions, some of them are really completely crazy. The superstition regarding a broken mirror I know dates back to a time when mirrors were very expensive, so the maid who would break it had to work for seven years without pay.

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I didn't know that about the maid! Thanks for the comment!

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4 years ago

different people different superstition, for me this is very interesting

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4 years ago

I also ... I've always been interested in what are the beliefs, ways of life, culture of other nations ...

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4 years ago

OMG broken mirror, anyway, wonderful article dear

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4 years ago

Thank you... Greetings!

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4 years ago

Great information about

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4 years ago

Thanks...

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4 years ago

Welcome back

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4 years ago

This is very interesting. I am not a superstitious person, but I love ot read about various superstitons. That is very interesting to me. All those are very interesting. I specially 'like' the one with the chewing gum. No matter what they think, why it is not good, it is definitely good to do not go to sleep with a chewing gum in your mouth. I mean, it can fall from your mouth, and it can end up in your hair!

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That's right ... If the chewing gum gets to the hair, it would be sucked, especially with long hair ... :)

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4 years ago

Interesting article...Let’s go under a flock of birds to become rich:))

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4 years ago

Hahahaha, of course :) :) :)

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4 years ago

I usually did not believe in superstition beliefs when I became a teen-ager but roughly believe when I was still a kid. But now that I am already an adult man, i can now say that i don't believe in that anymore. More likely, i rely more in science because everything with science can be explained thoroughly. But of course, i still do respect your opinion as we all have different options and mindset towards possibilities. 😊

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4 years ago

You're right, apsolutly ... Thank you for the comment! Greetings!

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4 years ago

Greetings too here from Philippines, ma'am 😊

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4 years ago

That's so good article my dear. 😂

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4 years ago

Thanks... :) :)

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No problem dear

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4 years ago

This is very good article.. Last sentence is so funny! Maybe become a superstition...😁

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I don't have him, I'm afraid that the last superstition won't come true ... :) :) :)

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