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Hi Yanko, Superstition is an exciting topic to write about. There are many superstitions in Australia too. For example, Australians take extra care on Friday 13th and avoid walking under ladders. Some people put ritual objects such as a child shoe in the weak points of the buildings – the most likely being the chimney where witches and evil spirits could gain access. They believe that since a shoe is the only item of clothing that we wear that retains the shape of the body when you take it off, It can deceive the witch or the evil spirits as they passed across the landscape at night and to decoy them away from the members of the family

Hi yanko , what an interesting topic , as you said the 13 number is considered bad luck in all nations . And about bad look here in Iran we do lots of things and personaly i belive that some person havs bad look . here there are some special stone which is usually blue and people hang them in different places or wear them as jwelery. And there is some kind of herb that we burn it for protecting ourself from bad eye . Also it has some othere benefit for example it's fame clean the air . Wearing white cloth in new year sound interesting . By the way tomorrow moriing iran's new year 1387 will starts ,so happy new year and happy easter .Could you please speak about easter celebration in your country . Have fun and bye

Hi, Yanko! I don’t know about superstitions in Ireland too much but when I had gone to my new apartment which I have rented, I found some money in the kitchen cases. My landlord safe some coins there. I know that Irish people (and Americans too) like to put coins everywhere. So I think it is like a superstition.

hi, I've just found this new weblog. I find it amazingly to be able to speak and meet new people.I have what yanko had told about superstitions in brazil. I must say that here in argentina we believe in the same surpestitions. I'll try to write whenever I can. I enjoy reading and writing in this blog. Bye, daniela

hi, I've just found this new weblog. I find it amazingly to be able to speak and meet new people.I have what yanko had told about superstitions in brazil. I must say that here in argentina we believe in the same surpestitions. I'll try to write whenever I can. I enjoy reading and writing in this blog. Bye, daniela

Hi Yanko! Here is my turn, I gess. The funniest superstition in Ukraine as well as in Russia is empty bottle on table. It means if you’re drinking with friends you have no to put back on the table just empted bottle. Otherwise good luck may gone. What’s funny? The matter is that one looks like a fool putting bottle under table in restaurant. The rule is only home working! If you’re watching a person who’s putting an empty bottle under table in restaurant, be sure the certain person is either from Ukraine or from Russia. That’s all for now, bye!

Hello Yanko, Have you noticed how your writing skill is improving so fast? I know a lot of superstitions mostly from fishing lovers' stories. If a person pass your fishing rod, it will bring bad luck. You won't catch any fish until the person make a u-turn(I'm not sure if we can use this word here). I had an experience recently regarding superstitions when I had a dream with my mother-in-law. Many friends said I should bet in the corresponding number of the lottery to snake (it was unfair because actually she is an angel). I mean that national lottery that is similar to "jogo do bicho" but is legal and don't have the animals only the numbers. Do you believe it worked? Unfortunately the gain was the same small amount that was invested. There are many others that I think people don't really believe but just use them as little jokes for example, if you pass through a rainbow and you are a man you are turned into a woman and vice-versa. I don't know anybody that has already passed through a rainbow, do you, Yanko? I have my own superstitions like when I forget to wear my cross on my necklace after bath and go to work, I feel unprotected. Also when a person receives white or yellow flowers it's a sign of good luck. And when my husband is by my side and has his arms crossed , it's a sign that I should turn off the computer. :-) Cheers Adri

Hi Yanko, Nothing to do with superstitions but with English. You said in your comment to Trudi that you had problems with the present perfect. If that can be of any help here are some of my understandings about it : Present perfect used with past actions when you do not mention when they have happened. It is used too with “just” for past actions just ended and with “since” and “for” with past actions connected to present (sometimes this last can be replaced by the continuous form) On the contrary “Simple Past” is used with past actions completely ended and you mention when the action took place : yesterday, last …., …. ago, etc. Hope this helps. Antonio.

Hi Yanko. You know, here in Venezuela we have a lot of similar superstitions but, something that caught my attention is in Brazil you have superstitions with the Friday 13 but here we have superstitions with the Tuesday 13 and the things that you can do that day. Friday 13 doesnt mean anything for us. Take care. Bye, bye

Hi Yanko. I´m not a superstitious person but in the New Year´s Eve I like to wear a piece of yellow cloth in order to bring wealthy( I´m still poor, haha). I also eat fish in this evening because it´s said that fishes can´t swim backwards. Therefore they can only go ahead, and so our lives in the new year :-). Happy Easter, Ana Paula.

We all know that China has a long story more than five thousand,and there are some supertitions.Including the two mentioned in the article.And we have others.For exampl,when we eat fish,its head should point to the host.

In Italy it's Friday the 17th :-)

Hi Yanko! Here is an Ukrainian superstition. Whistle at home leads to lack of money. Bye-bye, Vlad.

Hi, Yanko ¡ here in Spain there are some superstitions: for example if you see a black cat crossing the street is means bad news, and of course; 13th Tuesday is the worst. Fortunately, it's just a legend or something like that. Bye

Hi Yanko! Here in Spain we also have the superstition that spilling oil or salt (depending on the region) brings bad luck. And there is also a saying that relates bad luck with geting up of bed on the wrong foot (the left one, of course!) :-) Bye!

Hi Yanko! In the Philippines it same in your country when you see black cat crossing the street it means bad day or someone in trouble. But I don't know if its true. In the Friday the 13th I've got bad day. Me and my friend goes in the bar about 8 pm then we drink some bottle of beer. In 12 o'clock in the midnight all light is off and bad wind and heavy rain. Some of the table and chairs are fell down and some bottle are fell down too.Im so scared about that I don't know what to do and that is my experience in the Friday the 13th. Now I believe in the superstitions but before I didn't believe this. bye...