Thought Provoking The Superstitions You Secretly Believe
List Rules Widely-held beliefs in supernatural causality - not ones you've made up yourself. No easily disproved old wives' tales.
What superstitions do you secretly believe? This superstitions list includes a lot of pretty common false beliefs that many superstitious people will recognize. Do you stop each day at 11:11 to make a wish? Do you find yourself throwing spilled salt over your shoulder without even stopping to consider why? Then you might be a superstitious person. Vote for the superstitions you secretly believe, vote down any that seem silly, and remember: You can always rerank this list in any order you want!
Common superstitions might not be based in actual fact, but that doesn't matter one bit to some: If we see a ladder, we're not walking under it. We will not, under any circumstances, open an umbrella indoors. And if a black cat crosses our path? We're pretty sure we're doomed. Superstitions, it seems, are strongly based in (often unfounded) fear - and a belief in luck. Is there such a thing as beginner's luck? If you find a four leaf clover, will your luck change?
If you're curious about how some of these superstitions came to be, check out this really interesting list of the 13 origins of the most common superstitions. You should also read and go vote on some of these superstition quotes and sayings.
1 2,344 761 
Knocking on Wood Knock on wood after a positive statement to avoid "tempting the fates" to do bad
2 2,017 785 
Wishing on a Star Wish on a star (ideally a shooting star) for the best chance that your wish will come true
3 1,894 817 
Four-Leaf Clover If you accidentally find a four-leaf clover, it will bring you luck
4 1,834 1,007 
Bad News Comes in Threes If two unlucky events occur in a short time, a third will happen soon
5 1,176 1,393 
Breaking a Mirror If you break a mirror, you will have 7 years of bad luck
6 1,675 938 
Lucky Penny Find a penny, pick it up: All day long, you'll have good luck! (Only works when penny is heads-up.)
7 1,208 1,354 
Don't Open An Umbrella Inside If you open an umbrella indoors, you will have bad luck
8 1,468 1,074 
Beginner's Luck Try out a new sport or game to experience the most success
9 1,362 665 
memyselfandi added Crossing Your Fingers for Luck If you cross your fingers when you say something you hope will happen, it will come true
10 1,313 1,025 
The Wishbone Whoever cracks the bigger piece of the turkey wishbone will have his wish come true
11 1,149 1,251 
Walking Under a Ladder If you walk underneath a ladder, you will have bad luck
12 1,560 962 
"Bless You" Say "God Bless You" when someone sneezes to stop his soul from escaping / protect him from the bubonic plague
13 1,060 1,288 
Spilled Salt If you spill salt, you will have bad luck unless you toss some over your left shoulder into the face of the Devil
14 759 1,315 
Horseshoes A horseshoe hung with the ends pointing upward will collect good luck; mounted point-down, the good luck will fall out
15 1,005 1,087 
carlybobarly added Wishing at 11:11 If you look at a clock when it is 11:11 and make a wish, it will come true
16 516 965 
Gypsy Curses If a gypsy puts a curse on you, you will have bad luck
17 349 361 
Voodoo
18 730 1,372 
Clark Benson added Fortune Cookies If you crack open a fortune cookie, the message inside will come true
19 576 736 
Itchy Palms Has to Do With Money
20 422 1,589 
Rabbit's Foot If you carry around the foot of a dead rabbit, you will have good luck
21 784 1,363 
The Number 13 If you stay on the 13th floor of a hotel or have 13 guests around a table (for example), something terrible will happen
22 658 1,572 
Black Cat Crossing Your Path If a black cat runs in front of you, you will have bad luck
23 509 253 
Exotickitten731 added Never play the Ouija Board Alone.
24 468 711 
Ears Are Burning
25 457 250 Exotickitten731 added Never use an Ouija Board in a Graveyard
