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Màu xanh good luck Màu đen bad luck Màu đỏ food We human beings fear the unknown, and because the black cat is black, they are immediately associated with bad omens, hexes, or evil, but none of this i.
Màu xanh: good luck Màu đen: bad luck Màu đỏ: food We human beings fear the unknown, and because the black cat is black, they are immediately associated with bad omens, hexes, or evil, but none of this is actually true Because of the color,they believe that black cats are very different and weirder than other cats the Celts, who believed that spirits and gods resided in trees Knocking on tree trunks may have served to rouse the spirits and call on their protection, but it could have also been a way of showing gratitude for a stroke of good luck Yet another theory is that people knocked on wood to chase away evil spirits or prevent them from listening in when they boasted about their luck Four-leaf clovers are considered lucky for their rarity In the Middle Ages, it was believed by some Celtic groups that wielding a four-leaf clover would help you see fairies, as well as to ward off evil spirits and grant the holder good luck Each leaf you catch falling in autumn will bring you the next year one lucky month each It brings luck to pronounce "white rabbits, white rabbits, white rabbits on the first day of the month before saying anything else it was widely believed that the hare was hermaphrodite and could reproduce without loss of virginity This led to an association with the Virgin Mary A horseshoe over the door brings good luck But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up The luck runs out of the horseshoe if it is upside down Horseshoes are generally a sign of good luck and feature on many good luck cards To many, cracking open a double-yolk egg means good luck and even heralds a pregnancy in the family According to British seafaring folklore, it's cautioned that you crush up your egg shells after eating a hard-boiled egg If you don't, a witch could come and use it to fly to ships in order to sink them When baking bread, it was and still is common to mark a cross on the top, but maybe you didn’t know that this was said to “let the devil out”? In Yorkshire, housewives used to swear that bread dough would not prove if they had a corpse in the house too If someone cut both ends off the loaf, the devil would be sure to fly over your home as well, so be warned! The most well-known superstition in the UK is that seeing a single magpie is supposed to signal bad luck A way of combating the bad tidings is to say, "Good morning, Mr Magpie - how's your lady wife today?"This means you're showing the magpie due respect, hoping that he won't pass bad luck on to you Also, by referring to his wife, you're implying there may be two magpies around, which is good luck, according to popular belief The number thirteen is seen as an unlucky number by many It is said that this superstition originated in Christian beliefs from the Bible At the Last Supper, Judas, who betrayed Jesus, is thought to have been the 13th guest to sit down Similarly, Jesus’ crucifixion was on Good Friday, hence the origin of Friday 13th being extremely unlucky! Another ancient superstition is the fear or avoidance of walking under ladders In medieval times, people believed a ladder leaning against a wall resembled the gallows, where they used to hang people condemned to death Therefore, if someone walked underneath a ladder, it was believed that they, too, would die at the gallows It is said that to pass the salt from hand to hand will bring bad luck of one person to the other It is recommended that the salt be left on the table Throwing a pinch of salt over your left shoulder will blind the evil spirits Salt represents a pact with God The Bible mentioned use it as a signal of that pact While some of these superstitions may be common across the World, the stigma around putting new shoes on the table seems to be distinctly British! Believed to originate from the North of England, this superstition is related to the coal mining industry When a miner died, their family would place their shoes on the table as a tribute Therefore, placing shoes on the table was seen to be tempting fate Another one with an ancient history here! Some people believe that breaking a mirror is meant to give you years bad luck This harks back to the Roman times, when they believed that mirrors were a portal to the soul, and breaking one would damage the soul, which couldn't be amended until life renewed itself, which was believed to be every seven years make sure to never open your Umbrella inside, as this is said that bad luck with 'rain down' on you Opening them when indoors would be seen as an insult to the sun deity 'Ra' and mean you would be cursed Later, in the Victorian era, umbrellas were constructed with steel spokes and opening one indoors could cause injury or eye loss Nowadays, we still think that opening an umbrella inside is unlucky This may be as good a reason as any to avoid passing on stairs, but if you don't consider yourself superstitious, consider this: Maybe passing on the stairs brings bad luck simply because you're attempting to pass someone in close quarters, and one of you could trip or fall as a result Better just wait until the other person exits the staircase before making your move