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Test

Superstitions — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:55:55 +0000

In Korea, on the day when you have a big test, you are not supposed to wash your hair. People believe when they wash their hair, their memories are cleaned by the water. Consequently, people think they won’t be able to remember what they studied.

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Travel

Superstitions — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:20:00 +0000

If you stumble when you leave your house at the beginning of your journey or stumble more than once during the course of your journey, you are advised to postpone or end the trip and return home.

It’s bad luck to turn in the direction of your home once you have left on a journey.

If you’ve forgotten something at home it’s bad luck to go back to get it. You can reverse the bad luck in this situation by sitting down and counting to 10 or by looking at yourself in a mirror right before leaving again.

When someone is leaving on a journey it’s bad luck to watch them go until they are completely out of site, it means you will never see them again.

Tea

Superstitions — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:04:20 +0000

If the tea-kettle boils, you will boil your beaux away. Salem, Mass.

If you have a cup of tea handed to you, and there are little bits floating on top, they represent the number of husbands you will have–one, two, or three.