The world has advanced a lot in the past two to three centuries. But old superstitions haven’t yet been forgotten by all. Only yesterday, my grandpa screamed at me for killing a bee that had entered his house because dead bees in the house mean bad omen. So I decided, why not make others aware of how traditional some people still are.

Basically, superstitions revolve around luck, which means you can get lucky or unlucky.

Here’s a list of a few superstitions, in an alphabetical order:

AIRPLANES

• Lucky: Touching wood before flying ensures a safe flight.
• Unlucky: Flowers on board a flying craft.

BABIES

• Lucky: If a baby’s first tooth appears on the lower jaw, it’ll live long.
• Unlucky: Babies aren’t supposed to look into the mirror prior to six month’s
  age.

CLOTHES

• Lucky: Wearing your clothes inside-out by mistake.
• Unlucky: Doing your buttons up the shirt.

DOGS

• Lucky: Seeing a white dog before noon.
• Unlucky: An unknown dog digging a hole in your garden.

ELEPHANTS

• Lucky: Pictures or ornaments of elephants that face the front door.
• Unlucky: Seeing a real elephant with mud till its knees.

FLIES

• Lucky: A fly falling into your food or drink.
• Unlucky: Catching a fly with bare hands.

GLOVES

• Lucky: Finding or receiving a pair of gloves.
• Unlucky: Losing one glove from a pair.

HOUSES

• Lucky: Putting coins at the foundation of a new house.
• Unlucky: Locking yourself out in your own house.

ITCHING

• Lucky: Itching of the right eye brings money.
• Unlucky: Itching of the left eye brings disappointment.

JARS

• Lucky: Buying three jars of three consecutive sizes at once.
• Unlucky: Dropping a jar from the hands and breaking it.

KETTLE

• Lucky: A kettle that can make soft whistling sounds drives evil spirits away.
• Unlucky: Boiling something in a kettle with its spout facing the wall.

LADYBUGS

• Lucky: A ladybug landing on your hand means good luck for you.
• Unlucky: If a ladybug dies on your head, your luck’s down.

NAMES

• Lucky: Seven letters in a name.
• Unlucky: Thirteen letters in a name.

OWLS

• Lucky: Seeing an owl at night, anywhere on your house, except the roof.
• Unlucky: Seeing an owl during the day.

PEARLS

• Lucky: If you buy a pearl item for yourself.
• Unlucky: Wearing pearls to an engagement or a wedding.

RAZORS

• Lucky: Changing the blade in a razor during daytime.
• Unlucky: Giving or receiving a razor.

SALT

• Lucky: Keeping some salt in the pocket or purse.
• Unlucky: Returning borrowed salt.

TONGS

• Lucky: Finding a pair of lost tongs.
• Unlucky: Dropping a pair of tongs on the feet.

UMBRELLAS

• Lucky: Opening an umbrella outside the house, during noon.
• Unlucky: Opening an umbrella in the house.

VASES

• Lucky: Getting a vase as a gift, especially during a wedding.
• Unlucky: Dropping a vase from the hand and breaking it.

WEDDINGS

• Lucky: Bride standing to the groom’s right .
• Unlucky: Marrying on your birthday.

XYLOPHONES

• Lucky: Keeping a xylophone on a stand with wheels.
• Unlucky: Playing a xylophone for the first time, in a bedroom.

YACHTS

• Lucky: When yachting first time, sailing towards the south.
• Unlucky: Toppling down, below a yacht while riding it.

ZEN SIGNS

• Lucky: Zen sign on the front door.
• Unlucky: Stamping or passing over a Zen sign below you.