21 Things Giving You Bad Luck

A leprechaun might exist.Pointing at a rainbow with a pot of gold will bring bad luck.Pointing at rainbows is one thing on the list '21 Things Giving You Bad Luck'.

Pointing is rude. Raymond L. Lee Jr., co-author of "The Rainbow Bridge," asked where this idea comes from.The Rainbow Bridge., explained that pointing at a rainbow messes with the divine.A rainbow has power. You cannot touch it. Pointing at it messes with the divine; the divine will make you pay.

The Legend of Pele's Curse states taking lava rocks or sand from Hawaii brings bad luck until the elements return to the islands. The Huffington Post reported this.The Huffington Post.Every year, hundreds of visitors send lava rocks and sand back to Hawaii because they fear bad luck.

Think before you shout "mazel tov" and throw a plate in China. Chinese culture says breaking a plate is a bad omen.A bad omenBreaking plates is on the list '21 Things Giving You Bad Luck'.If you break a plate, immediately counter the bad effects by saying, "fa hoi fu gui," which means "may prosperity blossom." If you break a plate in someone else's home, add an apology.“fa hoi fu gui” which means “may prosperity blossom.” If you break a plate in someone else's home, add an apology.

A Scottish superstition says stirring tea with anything other than a spoon brings bad luck. Twinings notes the handle of a fork or other stirring device stirs up trouble for the drinker. No one knows what the Scottish superstition says about spooning versus forking.

Femmstyle explains Feng Shui rules: hanging laundry after sunset draws in excess yin energy, which is 'lifeless' energy. Ghosts wear sheets because of this. They are at least clean.

According to...CNN Travel.You should not rest your chopsticks upright in your bowl. In Chinese culture, upright chopsticks look like incense sticks burned for lost people. This is wrong at dinner because thinking about dead people turns guests off their meal.

As...Bon Appetit explains that bringing parsley to a dinner party brings bad luck. Showing up with just parsley invites bad luck; the host might kick you out for being cheap.explains, bringing parsley to a dinner party brings bad luck. Imagine showing up with just parsley? The bad luck comes in the form of the host kicking you out for being so cheap.

If you fidget and shake your legs, stop. Do not stop just because the person in front of you is annoyed.

According to...this Quora thread.shaking your legs kicks away wealth and prosperity. Idle legs that wiggle and dangle mean you have time to kill and are not working, losing valuable time and avoiding work.

Peanuts at a baseball game are tradition. Peanuts at a car race are bad luck.

The National Peanut Board explains many NASCAR drivers avoid eating peanuts before a race because they think it brings bad luck. If you are a fan, do not bring peanuts to a race, especially if they are still in their shells.Auto.Doing this might mean cursing your favorite driver or putting spectators in danger.

Whistling at night creates a disturbance and brings danger to you, says Wanderlust Japan. A joyful whistle after sunset might cause a snake to appear, a Tengu (a legendary "heavenly dog" creature) might kidnap you, or a robber could show up. Whistling at night also makes people trying to sleep seriously angry at you.

This seems like a man made this up to avoid chores. Apparently, when a man does "women's work," like laundry, they become less lucky, or at least, less lucky at getting lucky.TheDaily Mailpublished a study showing that men "who regularly do housework, such as cooking and cleaning, have less sex than men who do not bother.

Scoop Empirereports that finding a shoe upside down makes any Arab scream in fear.This superstition dates back to days when people had dirt floors. Spiders and scorpions would crawl into a person's shoe and sometimes cause death. People created the superstition to stop folks from leaving their shoes open to these creatures. Death is likely the worst luck anyone can get.

There is much lore about brooms, including the myth that sweeping on Monday or Friday is unlucky.Nightwatch Paranormalsays that sweeping your house on Friday will cause it to burn. So you can tell your mom, "No, I will not clean my room before I go out with friends this weekend, and it is for your protection." She will like that.

Pass the salt, yes. Spill the salt, don't you dare! This bad signgoes back to Judas spilling salt at the Last Supper, a scene shown in Leonard da Vinci's famous painting. Jesus got bad luck after that.

Stepping in dog poop might seem like bad luck on its own, but stepping in it with your left foot is actually a good sign! But Pet Poo Skiddoowrites that sstepping in it with your right foot brings bad luck, according to French tradition.

Instead of cutting your bananas, you might want to start breaking them into smaller pieces.Stompreports it is bad luck to cut the popular fruit.

According toChinese New Year, you should not have sex onthe first and 15th days of the lunar Chinese calendar because they are days of sacrifice. Clearly, there is no greater sacrifice than giving up sex you could be having.

The Irish believerocking an empty rocking chair welcomes evil spirits into a home. According to Superstitions Online, the spirit fills the empty seat and then fills the house with bad luck. That is quite rude when you think about it. The Irish are nice enough to offer the spirit a seat and they return the favor by giving them bad luck?

Starting your vacation on a Friday is bad luck, not just because of traffic.How Stuff WorksChristian lore attributes this myth to Christian lore, which says that.The crucifixion of Jesus happened on a Friday.

Old brooms carry the physical dirt from your old home. Also, according toApartment Ratings, they also carry the "negative aspects of your life at the old place." Get a new broom for your new home. Grab a new toilet brush too. Getting a new one seems more hygienic; there is no superstition attached to that.

There is actual sense to the old wives' tale about not cutting your nails at night. AsLife 101explains, cutting your nails at night meant cutting them in the dark back in the day, which was bad luck for your fingers. The superstition stays, even with the light bulb.