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po you thinkthatitisbad luckto open an umbrella indoors or break a mirror? Do you think that black cats
nd the number 13 are unlucky? Some people may open umbrellas indoors, or break mmirrors on Friday the
13th, but most people believe in at least one or two of these ideas.
There are so many superstitions in the world. So something that is lucky in one country may be unlucky in
another country. Putting on clothes inside out brings good luck in Pakistan but bad luck in Costa Rica. In Chile
unmarried people won*ttake the last piece of food on the table because it means they will never marry. In
Thalland, unmarried people take the last piece because it means they will marry someone beautiful or
handsome.
some superstitions have been so long with us thatthey have become customs. In many parts ofthe world it
js good manners to say “God bless you' when someone sneezes. People used to think that the heart could
jeave the body during a sneeze. They said 7God bless you' to protect people from losing their hearts. Today we
no longer believe this, but we say “God bless you” anyway.
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