Category: Entertainment
Created by: marija.horvat
Number of Blossarys: 21
Perhaps it's no wonder that grapes are considered good luck in Spain. People often make a wish when eating them, and at midnight on New Year's Eve, it is a widespread custom to eat 12—representing ...
If you need a haircut while in India, don't expect to make a Tuesday appointment. Hindu barbershops are closed because superstition dictates hair should not be cut then. Cutting your nails after ...
In some parts of Turkey you may want to think twice before whipping out the chewing gum. There is a belief that if you are chewing gum at night it is actually rotting dead flesh.
There seems to be a lot of variations on this superstition, but the idea of having an itchy palm generally refers to someone who is greedy or has an insatiable desire for money. Some people believe ...
Knocking on wood, or simply saying "knock on wood" after making a hopeful statement, finds it's roots in the idea that you're tempting fate by acknowledging your good fortune. It's believed that the ...
The courtyard in Verona where Shakespeare's star-crossed heroine Juliet Capulet supposedly resided has become a shrine to true love. Visitors grab the right breast of the bronze statue of Juliet for ...
This popular wedding tradition is said to have originated during the Victorian era and involves giving the bride various gifts. One is something old and represents continuity; another is new and ...