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8 Interesting Superstitions from around the world
Russia: Breaking mirrors—seven years of bad luck—traces to ancient belief mirrors held one's soul, shattering it.
India: Peepal tree spirits and bad luck—avoiding its shade after dark due to believed malevolent presence.
Japan: Unlucky number four—phonetically similar to "death," buildings often skip floor four or room numbers with "four.
Turkey: Evil eye protection—blue amulets guarding against envy's harm, symbolizing luck, used in jewelry and decor.
Italy: Friday the 17th—equivalent of Western "Friday the 13th," deemed unlucky due to Roman numerals' connotations.
Mexico: Sweeping feet—symbolic of sweeping away luck, superstition insists not sweeping feet accidentally or intentionally.
Greece: Mati charm—blue-eyed amulets, "mati," ward off evil spirits and envious glares, commonly seen in jewelry.
South Korea: Fan death—belief using an electric fan in a closed room can lead to fatal suffocation or hypothermia.