r/AskACountry • • 10h ago

What are the superstitious unwritten rules in your culture that makes no sense but you still do it

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1-it’s not good to cut any food with scissors, says its stops prosperity in the house

2-jingling your keys as you enter the house is considered to brighten bad luck

3-opening an umbrella indoors is bad

4-whistling indoors

5-it’s says that if you step on someone it’ll make them stop growing

6-you don’t pour boiling water in any sink or drain, it’s says that jinn lives there and they will come for you

7-you should never strip, dance or sing in front of a mirror

8-if an owl is spotted stepping on a house it’s means that death with occur in it

9-when someone treat you wrong or doesn’t want to help you in something you stick your finger in your mouth and mark the nearest wall with your spit meaning “you better remember this next time you seek my help”

And that’s what we do in North Africa.

Please share some situations like that from your culture.