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Our Superstitions: Explained 1900 to 1951

"We do it because... what?!" The things you've always wondered about - with their origins fully explained. Some will leave your curiosity sated, whilst others will leave you yet more baffled!


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Stepping On Pavement Cracks

'Don't step on the cracks or you'll break your...

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Three On A Match

Presumably, lighting any cigarettes with anything...

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Black Cat Crossing Your Path

Good luck, bad luck... who knows? It seems to...

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Opening An Umbrella Indoors

The lengths people will go to to avoid bad luck....

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Four-Leaf Clover

This is why a patch of clover can get otherwise...

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Magpies

One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl and...

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Walking Under Ladders

Anyone with an ounce of common sense will consider...

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New Shoes On The Table

Surely the only pair of shoes you'd want to put on...

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Tower Of London Ravens

'If the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly...

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Horseshoes

While dumping a shiny new pair of human shoes on...

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Lucky White Heather

Why is white heather lucky? Why not a bunch of the...

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Spilling Salt

There are more than enough salt superstitions out...

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The Groom Shouldn't See The Bride In Her Dress Before The Wedding

This is a tradition that's still honoured by a lot...

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Passing On The Stairs

If you worry about this one nowadays, you might...

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Rabbit's Foot

Rather a far-reaching belief, this one, with roots...

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