- In Russia, whistling in a house is considered bad luck
- Spotting a single magpie in England may bring you bad luck – unless you salute it
- At midnight on New Year’s Eve in Spain it is considered good luck to eat 12 grapes
- You won’t find an open barber shop or salon in India on a Tuesday as it is considered bad luck to cut hair on that day
- In Sweden avoid stepping on a man-hole cover with the letter “A” on it – though the bad luck can be reversed if you just happen to receive 3 pats on the back
- The word for “four” sounds like the word for “death” in both Japanese and Chinese so in many buildings the floor numbers jump from 3 to 5
- In Brazil allowing your purse or wallet to hit the floor is thought to mean you will lose money
- It is common to see 19th century farm houses with slanted windows in Vermont as it was believed that witches could not fly through these
