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?
Knocking on Wood Knock on wood after a positive statement to avoid "tempting the fates" to do bad
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1,894 736
Wishing on a Star Wish on a star (ideally a shooting star) for the best chance that your wish will come true
3
1,786 760
Four-Leaf Clover If you accidentally find a four-leaf clover, it will bring you luck
4
1,685 954
Bad News Comes in Threes If two unlucky events occur in a short time, a third will happen soon
5
1,122 1,288
Breaking a Mirror If you break a mirror, you will have 7 years of bad luck
6
1,569 878
Lucky Penny Find a penny, pick it up: All day long, you'll have good luck! (Only works when penny is heads-up.)
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1,140 1,259
Don't Open An Umbrella Inside If you open an umbrella indoors, you will have bad luck
8
1,357 1,012
Beginner's Luck Try out a new sport or game to experience the most success
9
1,272 598
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
1,451 897
"Bless You" Say "God Bless You" when someone sneezes to stop his soul from escaping / protect him from the bubonic plague
11
1,225 956
The Wishbone Whoever cracks the bigger piece of the turkey wishbone will have his wish come true
12
1,077 1,171
Walking Under a Ladder If you walk underneath a ladder, you will have bad luck
13
986 1,213
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
717 1,230
Horseshoes A horseshoe hung with the ends pointing upward will collect good luck; mounted point-down, the good luck will fall out
15
936 1,003
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
736 1,268
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
17
699 1,272
Clark Benson added Fortune Cookies If you crack open a fortune cookie, the message inside will come true
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630 1,454
Black Cat Crossing Your Path If a black cat runs in front of you, you will have bad luck
19
463 892
Gypsy Curses If a gypsy puts a curse on you, you will have bad luck
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282 299
Voodoo
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511 667
Itchy Palms Has to Do With Money
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408 1,490
Rabbit's Foot If you carry around the foot of a dead rabbit, you will have good luck
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420 206
Exotickitten731 added Never play the Ouija Board Alone.
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419 644
Ears Are Burning
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398 196
Exotickitten731 added Never use an Ouija Board in a Graveyard
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217 337
Friday the 13th
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264 1,007
Dogs Howling at Night Dogs are in tune with the supernatural, so if they howl, it's a bad omen
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274 826
Your Rituals Have Power Over the Outcome of Sporting Events If you wear your lucky hat or jersey or sit in your lucky chair, your team will have a better chance of winning
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444 1,385
Buster McDermott added Don't Step On a Crack If you step on a sidewalk crack, you will break your mother's back
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249 683
How You Start Your Year Is How You Will End It
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214 1,435
zxray added Owls Hooting If you hear an owl, someone you know will die
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331 1,345
Shoes on the Table Placing shoes on a table will bring you bad luck
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215 286
Exotickitten731 added Never take your finger off the Ouija board, it invites dark spirits to cross into our realm.
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111 774
Bad Luck to Put a Hat On a Bed
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290 1,361
HoserUSC added Purse On the Floor If you put a purse on the floor, you will stay or go broke
36
138 705
Bird in the House Is a Sign of Death If a bird got into my dog-filled house, it would be the bird's death.
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131 1,402
Bootsdad added Walking in One Shoe If you walk around with only one shoe on, you will have bad luck
not on the list? add item #38
List Rules: Widely-held beliefs in supernatural causality - not ones you've made up yourself. No easily disproved old wives' tales.
