History: “Some believe this is unlucky because one of those thirteen, Judas Iscariot, was the betrayer of Jesus Christ. From the 1890s, a number of English language sources relate the "unlucky" thirteen to an idea that at the Last Supper, Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th to sit at the table.”
Common Superstitions:
1)Avoid walking under a ladder
2)Touching wood
3)Blessing someone when they’ve sneezed
4)Crossing your fingers
5)Picking up a penny
6)Breaking a wishbone and making a wish
7)Throwing salt over your shoulder because you spilled it
8)Avoiding opening an umbrella inside
9)Avoiding putting new shoes on the table
10)Avoiding telling anyone your birthday wish when blowing out your candles
11)Saluting a magpie
12)Avoiding passing someone on the stairs
13)Ensuring you have ‘something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue, borrowed, something blue on yours or a friend’s wedding day
14)Worrying about Friday 13th approaching
15)Avoiding the number 13
16)Avoiding walking over three drains
17)Avoiding the number 666
18)Avoiding seeing the bride in their wedding dress before their wedding day
19)Avoiding walking over a crack
20)Avoiding eating cheese before bed
21)Avoiding letting a black cat cross your path
22)Having your husband carry you over the threshold of your new home
23)Avoiding stepping on a grate
24)Ensuring the bride (yourself or a friend) has not worn her complete wedding clothes before the day
25)Avoiding lighting three cigarettes with one match
26)Pushing a spoon through the bottom of an empty eggshell after finishing it
27)Carrying a ‘lucky rabbit’s foot’ around with you
28)Cutting off both ends of the loaf of bread
29)Making sure you haven’t left a white tablecloth on a table overnight
30)Never giving gloves as a present
Do you believe? How many more can you think of?