saucier01 Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 (1) Do not bend down and look between your legs. You will see a ghost. (2) Do not sweep dirt out of the front entrance. It will make all your money go away. (3) Do not sweep at night. It is bad luck. (4) Do not clean the spider web at night. You will lose all your money. (5) Do not open an umbrella in the house. It will make you bald. (6) Do not eat candy that has dropped on the floor. It now belongs to the ghost. (7) Do not put valuable things away at night. The ghost will see and steal it. (8) Do not keep broken Buddha images in the house. It will cause your family to be separated. (9) Do not tell other people about your bad dream when you are eating. If you do it will come true. (10) Do not rock an empty cradle. Your child will become sick. (11) Do not throw anything onto the roof of the house. It is bad luck. (12) Do not tap a kid on his head. It will make him a bed wetter. (13) Do not enter a house through the window. Bad luck will come to that house. (14) Do not allow wedding guests break any plates or glasses. It will cause the couple to become separated. (15) If you have a scratch, do not attend a cremation. It will make your scratch infected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 what is your source; while some are quite well known, others are new to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegasdave49 Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 I believe what the marx brothers said. Don't be superstious, its bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Wife just reminded me of one. I just moved into a new place. Wife made sure that the first thing brought in were new bottles of cooking oil and fish sauce, and bags of rice & sugar. She says that her Mom taught her that this would ensure prosperity. Hopefully, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Not a superstition, in Leningrad during the soviet era before you entered your new apartment you must send in a cat - to see if the building collapsed or not! :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafun Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 I have seen Filipinas do the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Were they Chinese-Flips? I am thinking that this is a Chinese thing... (keeping the rice bowl full and all that). Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene1944 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Never get a haircut on a Wednesday. It is bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Scrutinizer Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 elef, A cat?!! I'd think I'd use something a bit heavier to test out the structural integrity of a building if I were them! Cent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafun Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 I think both the Chinese and Spanish variety do it so it seems its based on exposure and hearsay verse familial/ethnic tradition. Flips are basically a superstitious lot so if they think somethings going to give them good luck, wealth etc they will most likely do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.