What superstitions actively affect your life?

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As in you adhere to them every day:

I’ll start
Magpies can make or break my day

I can’t handle salt without chucking some over my left shoulder.

I have to touch wood
to avoid cursing something I say.

The beginning of each month starts with lots of rituals to avoid bad luck (white rabbits, pinch punch etc) I used to take the words ‘white rabbits’ to the ceiling of my bunk as a kid so it’s be the first thing I said!!

I used to avoid all the cracks in the pavement as a kid but managed to stop that.

There’s probably loads more but over to you

Oh and obviously touch wood if i say something inviting disaster and no umbrellas up inside (but why would you?)

Always put umbrellas up inside to dry them before stashing back in handbag. I'm obviously not superstitious it seems.

My friend won't/can't buy her own purse. She chose it, I bought it and in return she bought me a kitchen knife.
It hasn't severed our friendship though.
I occasionally remember to salute Mr Magpie.
I always have a healing crystal next to my skin. It makes me feel peaceful in the mad world I'm living in right now !

I’m so glad it’s not just me! I can’t think of a single one on this thread I don’t adhere to apart from I’d never heard of the peacock feathers one!

The coin in the baby’s hand is to pass on wealth to them, in the hope they will be wealthy.

And I put a wet umbrella in the sink slightly open, to let it dry, but I would never full open one so that it ‘clicks’ open.

I won't put my purse (my handbag) on the floor.

I've never seen a magpie. I want to talk to one.

No crossing on the stairs.
No walking over 3 grids or under a sign post,
Magpie song, 1 for sorrow 2 for joy etc..
Silver coin in purse that must be given to you & never spent.

@Inthesameboatatmo

I won't open an umbrella in the house, chuck excess salt Iver my shoulder and don't walk over drains with 3 drains in a row.

I've never heard of the three drains thing. I'm not sure even understand what it means.

If you don't know something's unlucky, and you do it, is it still unlucky?

Honestly, a single magpie can send me into a spin! I do often see them when something bad is going to happen.

@WitchyStarLight

I can't pick up a dropped knife. Really annoying leaving a knife on the floor until a dc comes home from school.

Apparently picking up a dropped knife means you will have cross words with someone.

Isn't it likely someone's going to be cross that there are knives all over the floor?

Also, don't you care that one of your kids will be doomed to have cross words with someone?

@WalkingOnTheCracks Well it's only me WFH during the day so the only person who could get cross would be me.

But I thought you get cross words if you pick up the knife you have dropped, not someone else's. My dm always had me pick up her knives for that reason.

Saying someone is ill to get out of doing something/ going somewhere. I'm always convinced that I'm going to jinx them

@Mommabear20 100%! I can risk jinxing someone by me saying something.

@TheGriffle, I have to cover any mirrors near to the bed. I don't have mirrors in my bedroom. It comes from the superstition that if you aren't fully awake and look in it you will see your soul and death.
I can't look in a mirror during the night if I get up for a wee etc. I imagine that I'm going to see the back of my head, horror film style, or even worse, not be there.
I used to go camping at a site were the bathroom had mirrors on every wall. I couldn't use it alone.That comes from the Greek idea that sitting in a mirrored room will bring spirits through.

I discreetly salute single magpies and feel much better if I see 2 together. I'm surprised at the three drain thing - thought it was just me! You can step on 2 but not the third one! People probably think I'm drunk walking along the pavement!
No shoes on tables. Wouldn't walk under a ladder.
Broke a mirror in 2007 and we had some terrible times and didn't really get back on track till 2014.

I am flabbergasted that seemingly otherwise intelligent people actually live like this! How can any of you actually believe any of this is true?

Italian one i: stir foid/cooking clockwise as other wise it won't turn out well
Ditto stirring with a knife 🍴

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[quote Ponoka7]@TheGriffle, I have to cover any mirrors near to the bed. I don't have mirrors in my bedroom. It comes from the superstition that if you aren't fully awake and look in it you will see your soul and death.
I can't look in a mirror during the night if I get up for a wee etc. I imagine that I'm going to see the back of my head, horror film style, or even worse, not be there.
I used to go camping at a site were the bathroom had mirrors on every wall. I couldn't use it alone.That comes from the Greek idea that sitting in a mirrored room will bring spirits through.[/quote]
That's also a Chinese one! No mirrors in the bedroom or facing your bed

Friday 13th. Won’t drive, do diy, anything that’s accident prone really

None whatsoever

Someone told me, many years ago, that if you ate two bananas in a row, then spun around, you would die. I know it's ridiculous and obviously untrue but I still won't try it. What if I chomp two bananas and I suddenly have an unexpected ding-dong on the door, causing me to spin around? More than likely happen while DS is at school and the cat doesn't give a shit about me 🙄

[quote Ponoka7]@TheGriffle, I have to cover any mirrors near to the bed. I don't have mirrors in my bedroom. It comes from the superstition that if you aren't fully awake and look in it you will see your soul and death.
I can't look in a mirror during the night if I get up for a wee etc. I imagine that I'm going to see the back of my head, horror film style, or even worse, not be there.
I used to go camping at a site were the bathroom had mirrors on every wall. I couldn't use it alone.That comes from the Greek idea that sitting in a mirrored room will bring spirits through.[/quote]
Oh god I’ve never heard of that! What’s worse then 7 years bad luck (or more due to the size of the damn thing) or seeing your soul?! We will have to take our chances with one or the other!

It runs opposite the bottom of our bed so can’t avoid it and it’s too big to cover it without stapling blankets to the wall.

No lilac in the house
No new shoes on a table
Don't cut your nails on a Friday or Sunday
Touching 'wood'