Original Post here: http://kotaku.com/5935597/can-this-eye-superstition-determine-your-fate-probably-not Literally, "sanpaku-gan" (三白眼) translates to "three whites eyes". It refers to how the human eye can be divided up. Sanpaku is when you can see three whites: on the left...
Months of the Roman calendar were arranged around three named days and these were reference points from which the other (unnamed) days were calculated: Kalends (1st day of the month). Nones (the 7th day...
It is an extra day during a Leap Year, which occurs every 4 years in our modern Gregorian calendar, making the year 366 days long instead of 365 days. According to history, the modification...
If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year. Three butterflies together mean good luck.
Bewitched Brooms and Sweeping Superstitions Broom Bedlam: Leaning Brooms and Bed Spells One of the most common beliefs surrounding brooms and sweeping is not to lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits...
If you trip and fall in a graveyard you will most likely die by the end of the year. If you meet a funeral on the road you must turn and walk with the...
If a bird poops on your head it is good luck. If a bird enters the house there will be a death in the family. A Robin flying into the house is good luck....
If you break a mirror you’ll have 7 years of bad luck. You can avoid the bad luck if you take the shards of glass and other pieces outside and bury them in moonlight....
