What Superstitions Do You Believe In most?

[Formalhaut]

Everyone surely has some lucky or unlucky superstition which means they will flail wildly when faced with a ladder, or just completely avoid a footpath with cracks in it, or stops their mirror breaking hobby (I'm exaggerating, I think)

In doing the poll, I had to try and get the more common ones, living in England, we have some incredibly wacky ones, like this gem:

"Cut your hair when the moon is waxing and you will have good luck!"

Or this one:

"One ancient British superstition holds that if a child rides on a Bear's back it will be protected from whooping-cough" (Though not protected from a right mauling)


Do you have any little known superstitions?

[Jiro]

I don't walk under ladders but that is more because I don't want some smurfer to fall off the thing and onto me. We've got some very dodgy tradies. I can't even think of any superstitions off the top of my head but no doubt I subscribe to at least one.

[Raistlin]

I consciously try to avoid superstitious thinking. But part of me still believes in the concept of luck (good or bad) in the context of gambling, even though I tell myself that there are no such things as streaks and that prior poker hands have no impact on the future.

[Christmas]

Collect seven or nine different flowers on midsummer eve and place them under your pillow and it is said that you will dream of your future spouse. (Sweden)

Rantz must has been doing this all his life. My proud little boy.

[Bubba]

Spinning around twenty times and stumbling into a busy road will bring bad luck.

[Formalhaut]

Spinning around twenty times and stumbling into a busy road will bring bad luck.

As is riding a bear apparantly. I don't know who the hell thought of that one.

[Chris]

I don't let a silly thing like superstition get in the way of my busy living. If I had to avoid ladders on a daily basis, I would have to live underground. :glare:

[Shorty]

I have my own black cat who's lucky

[Bubba]

Spinning around twenty times and stumbling into a busy road will bring bad luck.

As is riding a bear apparantly. I don't know who the hell thought of that one.

Too true! I'd rather have the whooping cough if I'm honest.

[Faris]

I have my own black cat who's lucky

So does TSoL. Burn the witches!

I believe is a few of those and I feel damn silly sometimes for believing it. Also not walking under a ladder is just common sense, trout falls.

[Jinx]

I don't believe in any superstitions. But there are some things I do just out of "tradition." For example, I'll "knock on wood" when I say something good that's happening. And I think it's more tradition for the bride and groom to not see each other before the ceremony as opposed to "YOUR MARRIAGE WILL SUCK."

EDIT: Black cats are supposed to be UNlucky.
Also, it's just common sense not to open an umbrella indoors.

[Denmark]

Superstitions are stupidstitions imo

[Formalhaut]

I don't believe in any superstitions. But there are some things I do just out of "tradition." For example, I'll "knock on wood" when I say something good that's happening. And I think it's more tradition for the bride and groom to not see each other before the ceremony as opposed to "YOUR MARRIAGE WILL SUCK."

EDIT: Black cats are supposed to be UNlucky.
Also, it's just common sense not to open an umbrella indoors.

The website lied! Curses!

Also, what if the building sprinker system malfunctions, and you just happen to be carrying an umbrella?

[Miriel]

lol @ "Bride and Groom must not meet on the day of the wedding"

How will they get married?

Knocking on wood is the only one I do out of habit, don't really think about the rest.

[Madame Adequate]

I believe meeting a black cat is very lucky, because you have had the good fortune to meet a cat!