+------------- Bizarre National Superstitions -------------+

In Iceland, an unmarried person who sits at the corner of a table won't marry for seven years. A pregnant woman who drinks from a cracked cup risks having a baby with a hare-lip.

In Japan, picking up a comb with its teeth facing your body brings bad luck.

In Malta, churches with two towers are fitted with a clock face in each but the two clocks always tell different times to confuse the Devil about the time of the service.

In Nigeria, a man hit with a broom becomes impotent unless he retaliates seven times with the same broom. ** Sweeping a house at night brings misfortune to the occupants.
(now I have another excuse to get out of work! Yeah!)

In Poland, bringing lilac into the house is a sure sign of impending death.
(Oh dear! My favorite spring flower too!)

In Scotland, red and green should never be worn together. It is unlucky to throw vegetables on to the fire and to carry a spade through the house. This means that a grave will soon be dug. And three swans flying together means a national disaster is imminent. (Christmas is always a distaster at my house!)

In Holland, people with red hair bring bad luck.
(and I am going to Holland this weekend to meet up with a friend who has RED HAIR)

In China, sweeping out a house removes all the good luck, especially on Chinese New Year.
(maybe this was why their toilets were so nasty, tourists rated them the worst in the world?)

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