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    Traditionally one was spitting on the devil (who is always on the left).[3] Breaking a mirror is considered bad luck in Russia‚ as is looking at one’s reflection in a broken mirror. The effect is also more severe than 7 years of bad luck (as in American culture).[4] On examination day‚ it is bad luck to make your bed‚ wear anything new‚ or cut your fingernails.[3] It is bad luck to use physical hand gestures to demonstrate something negative using oneself or someone else as the object. For example

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    Superstition

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    Superstition Superstition is the fear of what is unknown and mysterious. It is the belief that certain events bring good or bad luck which cannot be explained by reason or science. In short‚ superstition means blind belief. Superstition is a worldwide phenomenon. People in every country believe in one or the other superstition as I believe in superstition too. First‚ when shoes rank on top of each other‚ means that the owner of these shoes will travel soon somewhere. As the fact‚ my uncle came

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    jail but luckily they don’t have any family they’re leaving behind so they won’t be missed. Also their permanent record reveals that this is their 10th visit to jail. Zach’s funeral will be held between City Hall and the Cemetery. Wish his family good luck and that they will never forget their #1 astronaut Zach Granger.

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    Baseball Magic

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    idea is to show how two different cultures‚ American Baseball and the Trobriand Islanders both have the same idea. That idea being that if you change your way of doing something it ultimately ruin you. Keeping things the same will keep your luck the same. -----> The article talks about rituals‚ how Dennis Grossini‚ a Detroit Tiger pitcher‚ would do everything the same on game day. Dennis would wake up at the same time‚ eat lunch at the same time‚ in fact he would eat the

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    to the village and made all the young healthy men join the army. When they came to Bob’s house they found his son with a broken leg. So they left him behind. Once again‚ all the villagers came to the old man’s house to congratulate him for his good luck. And like always‚ the old man thanked them for their care and said‚ "Whatever happens‚ happens for the

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    Themes of Faceless

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    Themes of Faceless 1. Superstitions - Maa Tsuru was born with curse. She was considered to be a bad omen because she was too fertile. - The third child is considered to bring bad luck to the family. When Maa Tsuru is pregnant with her third child‚ Kwei abuses her and hits her yet the child still lives. - When Baby T was killed‚ a white fowl was slaughtered to appease her spirit. 2. Betrayal - Fofo was betrayed by her mother because she allowed her to go on the streets. - Baby T was turned

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    8th Grade Lesson

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    Name:__________ Test – 8th grade Task I – Read the story and answer the questions – קראו את הסיפור וענו על השאלות - It’s seven o’clock in the morning. The family is getting ready for a new day. Tom is in his bedroom. He is putting on his T-shirt. Andy is in the bathroom. He is brushing his teeth. Mum and Lisa are in the kitchen. Mum is making sandwiches and Lisa is drinking milk. Dad isn’t at home. He is in his car. He is going to work. 1. Where is each person? |Person

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    (xi que in Chinese) is a symbol of happiness in China. The character ‘xi’ means happiness in Chinese. Sometimes two magpies facing each other is used as a symbol of double happiness. It is believed when a magpie nesting in your house it means good luck is on the way to you. You will succeed in starting a new venture‚ finding a new job‚ finding a new love‚ getting children‚ getting rich‚ finding popularity‚ obtaining recovery from illness or getting promotion if you see the birds in your home or living

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    J. of the Acad. Mark. Sci. (2009) 37:161–169 DOI 10.1007/s11747-008-0116-y ORIGINAL EMPIRICAL RESEARCH The effect of superstitious beliefs on performance expectations Lauren Block & Thomas Kramer Received: 7 January 2008 / Accepted: 15 August 2008 / Published online: 9 September 2008 # Academy of Marketing Science 2008 Abstract We explore superstitious beliefs as a basis of product performance expectations and their impact on initial purchase likelihood and subsequent satisfaction. In

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    20 Medieval Superstitions

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    someone spotted a bat‚ it was considered bad luck. 2. Another superstition was that they thought horses repelled witches; therefore‚ witches rode brooms or pitchforks instead. 3. If a child rode on the back of a bear‚ he or she would be protected from whooping cough. 4. The lucky horseshoe came from the belief that horses repelled witches. They would hang horseshoes that were removed naturally in such a way that the curved part was facing downward so the luck would not “spill out”. 5. Halloween was

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