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Bad luck is an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate. This is a list of signs believed to bring bad luck according to
superstitions .
List
Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck
[1]
A bird or flock of birds going from left to right (
Auspicia ) (
Paganism )[
citation needed ]
Certain numbers:
The number
4 . Fear of the number 4 is known as
tetraphobia ; in
Chinese , Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
The number
9 . Fear of the number 9 is known as
enneaphobia , in
Japanese culture ; this is because it sounds like the Japanese word for "suffering".
[4]
[5]
The number
13 . Fear of the number 13 is known as
triskaidekaphobia .
The number
17 . Fear of the number 17 is known as
heptadecaphobia and is prominent in Italian culture.
[6]
The number
39 . Fear of the number 39 is known as the
curse of 39 , especially in Afghan culture.
[7]
The number
43 . In
Japanese culture , maternity wards numbered 43 are considered taboo, as the word for the number means "
still birth ". [
dubious –
discuss ]
[8]
The number
666 . Fear of the number 666 is known as
hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia . Per Biblical prophesy, the "Number of The Beast", signifies the return of the Devil and Antichrist. Also called the "Mark of the Beast", wherein all humans will have it on their forehead or hand.
Friday the 13th (in Spain, Greece, and Georgia: Tuesday the 13th)[
citation needed ]
Failing to respond to a
chain letter
[9]
Giving a
clock as a gift in Chinese culture, as in Chinese, to give a clock (
Chinese : 送鐘/送钟 ;
pinyin : sòng zhōng ) has the same pronunciation as "sending off for one's end" (
Chinese : 送終/送终 ;
pinyin : sòngzhōng ).
[10]
Hanging a
horseshoe with the ends pointing down, as it is believed that the luck will 'fall out'
[11]
Opening an
umbrella while indoors
[12] : 204, 267
On the
Isle of Man , rats are referred to as "
longtails " as saying "rat" is considered bad luck.
[13]
[14]
Navajo culture:
Placing
chopsticks straight up in a bowl of rice in Chinese and Japanese culture is reminiscent of food offerings left for the dead.
[18]
Ravens , crows and
magpies
[12] : 385–386, 243, 386
Saying the word "Macbeth" or wishing someone "Good Luck" while inside a theatre
[19]
The substitutions "The Scottish Play" and "Break a leg" are used instead.
Shoes on a table
Placing a hat on a bed
[20]
Three on a match
[12] : 292
Tipping a
salt shaker over
[12] : 188
Viewing one's
doppelgänger may be considered a harbinger of bad luck[
citation needed ]
Killing a ladybug
[21]
[22]
Walking under a ladder
[23]
[24]
Black cat crossing one's path
[12] : 294
Picking up a penny with the tails side up
[25]
[26]
See also
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