Are you among those who believe that Friday the 13th brings bad luck? If so, there's dreadful news for you. There are three Fridays that fall on the 13th of the month this year. That may sound thrice as awful to you, but unfortunately that's what the year holds for you. Warning: The next one will glare back at you with just a flip of your calendar page.
While you are recovering from that, take a look at these other superstitions believed to bring bad luck and here's what they could 'really' mean, just saying:
A black cat crossing one's path
Unlucky? Or perhaps, just "a black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere" - as per Groucho Marx
Breaking a mirror
Seven years' bad luck. Or just that breakable objects are nice to hold and do break sometimes.
Opening an umbrella inside
OMG. Never. Leave Home. Again. Or,
1. You are just trying to buy an umbrella at a shop and checking if it meets your taste and needs
2. You've left it open to dry indoors and it actually will
3. You are just posing for a fun photo
If only these newly-weds knew about this superstition (LOL)
Walking under a ladder
You could hurt yourself, oh yes, and that could mean pain. Besides that, umm...
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