What are some common superstitions?

breakin a mirror.

opening an umbrella inside a house or building.

spilling salt.

A rabbit's foot brings good luck

You can break a bad luck spell by turning seven times in a clockwise circle.

Clothes worn inside out will bring good luck

An itchy palm means money will come your way

Eating fish makes you smart

When a dog howls, death is near

To drop a fork means a woman will visit

To drop a knife means a man will visit

To drop a spoon means a child will visit

To drop a dishcloth means bad luck is coming

If you shiver, someone is casting a shadow on your grave

Washing a car will bring rain

You must get out of bed on the same side you got in on or you will have bad luck

Warm hands, cold heart

Cold hands, warm heart

To give someone a purse or wallet without money in it will bring that person bad luck

# Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day

# A rabbit's foot brings good luck

# An apple a day keeps the doctor away

# To find a four-leaf clover is to find good luck

# If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck

# If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck

# To break a mirror will bring you seven years bad luck

# To open an umbrella in the house is to bring bad luck

# To find a horseshoe brings good luck

# Step on a crack, break your mother's back

# You can break a bad luck spell by turning seven times in a clockwise circle

# Garlic protects from evil spirits and vampires

# Our fate is written in the stars

# At the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold

...etc.

* Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day

* A rabbit's foot brings good luck

* An apple a day keeps the doctor away

* To find a four-leaf clover is to find good luck

* If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck

* If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck

* To break a mirror will bring you seven years bad luck

* To open an umbrella in the house is to bring bad luck

* To find a horseshoe brings good luck

* Step on a crack, break your mother's back

* You can break a bad luck spell by turning seven times in a clockwise circle

* Garlic protects from evil spirits and vampires

* Our fate is written in the stars

* At the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold

* Clothes worn inside out will bring good luck

* Wearing your birthstone will bring you good luck

* If you blow out all of the candles on your birthday cake with the first breath you will get whatever you wish for

* To have a wish come true using a wishbone, two people make a wish, then take hold of each end of the bone and pull it until it separates. The person with the longer end gets his or her wish

* An itchy palm means money will come your way

* A beginner will always have good luck: beginner's luck

* A cat has nine lives

* Eating fish makes you smart

* Toads cause warts

* A cricket in the house brings good luck

* Crossing your fingers helps to avoid bad luck and helps a wish come true

* It is bad luck to sing at the table

* It is bad luck to sleep on a table

* After receiving a container of food, the container should never be returned empty

* A lock of hair from a baby's first haircut should be kept for good luck

* A bird that comes in your window brings bad luck

* To refuse a kiss under mistletoe causes bad luck

* Goldfish in the pond bring good luck

* Goldfish in the house bring bad luck

* For good luck, wear new clothes on Easter

* An acorn at the window can keep lightning out of the house

* If the bottom of your feet itch, you will make a trip

* When a dog howls, death is near

* It is bad luck to chase someone with a broom

* A sailor wearing an earring cannot drown

* To find a penny heads up, brings good luck

* To cure a sty, rub it with a gold wedding band

* Animals can talk at midnight on Christmas Eve

* A drowned woman floats face up, a drowned man floats face down

* A person cannot drown before going under three times

* To drop a fork means a woman will visit

* To drop a knife means a man will visit

* To drop a spoon means a child will visit

* To drop a dishcloth means bad luck is coming

* If you shiver, someone is casting a shadow on your grave

* To make a happy marriage, the bride must wear: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

* The wedding veil protects the bride from the evil eye

* Washing a car will bring rain

* You must get out of bed on the same side you got in on or you will have bad luck

* Evil spirits cannot harm you when you are standing in a circle

* A cat will try to take the breath from a baby

* Warm hands, cold heart

* Cold hands, warm heart

* It is unlucky to rock an empty rocking chair

* To kill an albatross is to cause bad luck to the ship and all upon it

* Wearing an opal when it is not your birthstone is bad luck

* Smell dandelions, wet the bed

* To give someone a purse or wallet without money in it will bring that person bad luck

* A forked branch, held with a fork in each hand, will dip and point when it passes over water

four is a very unlucky number; white means mourning; chopsticks stood straight up in a bowl is bad luck, always eat from the side; tears in ink make the words written bitter

those are just regular Chinese superstitions

breaking a mirror brings seven years bad luck

To open an umbrella in the house is to bring bad luck

Step on a crack, break your mother's back

Garlic protects from evil spirits and vampires

At the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold (rainbows are actually circles without an end)

i do not believe the ladder thing or friday the 13th cuz like every friday the 13th is a real good day for me! and its just ladder!

umm there is the broken glass thing and the black cat crossing the road!

A black cat crossing your path. Breaking a mirror (7 years bad luck).

Black cats crossing in front of you, knocking on wood, if you spill salt you toss some over your left shoulder, making a wish on a shooting star. The last one is my favorite. :}

Using yellow paint on your cat will bring bad luck to you if you are a three legged midget.

Waving premature babies in the air during electrical storm will cause you to have esp.

Giving smart@ss answers on Yahoo will cause point reductions.

step on a crack your break your mothers back

black cats cross your path

spill salt throw some over your shoulder