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SUPERSTITIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD It's bad luck to let your wallet or purse hit the floor, as it means you will lose money. 1) Vietnam 2) France 3) Brazil 4) Spain Don't knit on a doorstep in late winter, it will make winter longer. 1) Iceland 2) Italy 3) Mexico 4) Bolivia Give your child an unfortunate name to avoid envy from other kids. For example: call your boy khaysha, which means "rag." 1) Japan 2) Austria 3) Egypt 4) The Netherlands If you carry a rabbit tail in you pocket, you'll have good luck. 1) India 2) Mexico 3) Russia 4) Korea Women are taught from an early age to avoid the meat of goats, as eating it will cause them to grow beards. 1) Rwanda 2) Sweden 3) Oman 4) Philippines Jumping over a baby will cause the baby to not grow taller 1) Jordan 2) Hungary 3) Russia 4) Korea Bread should only be cut with a knife, not with your hands. Otherwise, it is said, that your life will be broken. 1) Turkey 2) Argentina

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SUPERSTITIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLDIt's bad luck to let your wallet or purse hit the floor, as it means you will lose money.

1) Vietnam2) France3) Brazil4) Spain

Don't knit on a doorstep in late winter, it will make winter longer.

1) Iceland2) Italy3) Mexico4) Bolivia

Give your child an unfortunate name to avoid envy from other kids. For example: call your boy khaysha, which means "rag."

1) Japan2) Austria3) Egypt4) The Netherlands

If you carry a rabbit tail in you pocket, you'll have good luck.

1) India2) Mexico3) Russia4) Korea

Women are taught from an early age to avoid the meat of goats, as eating it will cause them to grow beards.

1) Rwanda2) Sweden3) Oman4) Philippines

Jumping over a baby will cause the baby to not grow taller

1) Jordan2) Hungary3) Russia4) Korea

Bread should only be cut with a knife, not with your hands. Otherwise, it is said, that your life will be broken.

1) Turkey2) Argentina3) Venezuela4) Russia

Yawning without covering your mouth can cause devils to go inside of you through your mouth

1) Kyrgyzstan2) Germany

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3) Italy4) Greece

It is good luck to step in dog poop with your left foot, but bad luck to step in it with your right foot

1) Haiti2) Nigeria3) France4) Wales

If the first lamb of the year is black then someone in the family will die within a year.

1) Ireland2) Belgium3) New Zealand4) Norway