believe them or not these old wives
tales are enduring welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10
superstitions well I had a black cat
walk over a broken mirror under the
lunar module ladder it didn’t seem to be
a problem for this list we’re sticking
to more general superstitions and
staying away from more specifically
themed ones like sports wedding or
theatre based stories within 24 hours of
receiving this chain letter it must be
sent to ten people if you break the
chain you will have bad look oh oh I’m
shaking in my shorts look at this watch
this number 10 champagne showers
perhaps the most common sailing
superstition is the christening ceremony
before any boat sets sail on its maiden
voyage it’s officially named blessed and
baptized with a christening fluid like
champagne let the ship and all those
fail on their Greeks Romans and
Egyptians held similar rituals where
they implored the gods to protect their
sailors but the right as we know it
today began in the 1800’s but beware bad
luck if it doesn’t go according to plan
for cursed number 9 are you on crack
don’t step body cracks oh you’ll fall
and break affects this more recent
superstition was born out of racism
rather than concern for mothers started
in the late 19th and early 20th century
the rhyme was once step on a crack turn
your mother black however that evolved
into step on a crack break your mother’s
back oh there’s also a belief that
cracks in the pavement lead to the
underworld and that stepping on them
releases evil spirits into the world
that superstitious nonsense you know
step on a crack break your mother’s back
it doesn’t work I know
I tried number eight a superstition
worth its salt uh-oh what what’s man you
spilled the salt that’s what’s a-matter
spilling the salt is very bad luck to
spill salt is bad luck according to a
superstition that either traces back to
the Last Supper when Judas did the same
or to a time when salt was expensive to
counteract your bad luck throw a pinch
of salt over your left shoulder and
you’re good to go
why because the devil is always skulking
behind you and throwing salt in his eyes
will distract him number seven my Lucky
Charms they’re always after me lucky
charms everyone has a charm that brings
them good luck or rewards off bad like a
horseshoe a rabbit’s foot or a four-leaf
clover or you may just find a penny pick
it up and all day long you’ll have good
luck
I vote hey knocking on wood is another
good luck superstition that comes from
the belief that good spirits reside
within the trees what do you think
you’re doing and knocking on something
wooden is a request for their protection
now that I’m better knock on wood as I’m
sure it isn’t good
see oppression guess number six a
numbers game different cultures Revere
or fear different numbers 666 is the
number of the beast bad luck comes in
threes Friday the 13th is unlucky you
know the drill
celebrities always die in groups of
three you better be careful trash you’re
right
13 is an unlucky number because 12 is
thought to be the divine and complete
number but Italians actually hate Friday
the 17th in China the word for the
number 4 is similar to the word for
death so it’s avoided same deal goes for
Japan and the number 9 go figure
number 5 under the umbrella don’t do
that don’t open the umbrella homicide
very logic open an umbrella inside and
you’re asking for bad luck to rain down
on you why cuz he’d be angering the Sun
gods duh
umbrellas were once commonly used to
protect against the Sun so opening one
indoors was considered an insult to the
Sun gods and they’d be so mad they curse
you and here we thought it was just
because you’ll almost definitely knock
something over yes singing in the rain
what a glorious feeling I’m happy number
four nothing to sneeze at I was raised
to say god bless you ah shut up what’s
it mean anyway god bless you
it’s a stupid stupor station whether
it’s bless you Gesundheit or another
message you’ve almost definitely been
wished good health
after sneezing god bless you thank you
not only a gesture of good manners this
centuries-old custom may have started as
a reaction to the bubonic plague since a
sneeze was an early sign of infection a
blessing was said to ward off the
disease you know if you want to make a
person feel better after they sneeze you
shouldn’t say god bless you you should
say you’re so good-looking however
another theory suggests that a sneeze is
something else entirely
when you sneeze that’s your soul trying
to escape shame god bless you crams it
back in number three black cat and your
trucks we can’t go that way
we can’t walk across that black cat’s
path
fine we’ll go the long way he circled us
I think we’re stuck blackcats hold
different meanings in different cultures
Western tradition associates them with
witches demons and death away beasts
devout Christian pilgrims even went so
far as to murder Black Cats or those
caught with them but ironically this
meant the rat population exploded and
spread the bubonic plague on the other
hand sailors and those who live in Japan
or Great Britain believe black cats
bring good luck
my aunts try hard you have to admit
they’re pretty weird you have no idea
number two latter matters I’ll follow
nice yeah get up oh you want me to help
you up you have to crawl from underneath
this ladder first not only could
something fall on you if you walk under
a ladder you could also be tempting fate
altogether because an open ladder forms
a triangle and that shape used to
symbolize both life and Christianity’s
holy trinity it was considered bad luck
to break it by walking through another
theory holds that since people were once
hung from ladders their spirits would
haunt the space beneath before we unveil
our number one pick here are a few
honorable mentions
number one smoke and mirrors the
superstitious think mirrors have a more
sinister role than simply showing our
reflections some ancient cultures think
anyone who gazes in a mirror has no soul
as its been trapped within the looking
glass but that’s not all break1 and
you’re in for seven years of bad luck
because you’re letting trapped Souls out
to play and don’t even get us started on
Bloody Mary what exactly happens when I
say Bloody Mary five times the person
standing next to you wonders how you got
into college in the first place do you
agree with our list which superstitions
freaked you out for more spooky top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com okay listen up guys cuz
this is how the story really goes
tales are enduring welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10
superstitions well I had a black cat
walk over a broken mirror under the
lunar module ladder it didn’t seem to be
a problem for this list we’re sticking
to more general superstitions and
staying away from more specifically
themed ones like sports wedding or
theatre based stories within 24 hours of
receiving this chain letter it must be
sent to ten people if you break the
chain you will have bad look oh oh I’m
shaking in my shorts look at this watch
this number 10 champagne showers
perhaps the most common sailing
superstition is the christening ceremony
before any boat sets sail on its maiden
voyage it’s officially named blessed and
baptized with a christening fluid like
champagne let the ship and all those
fail on their Greeks Romans and
Egyptians held similar rituals where
they implored the gods to protect their
sailors but the right as we know it
today began in the 1800’s but beware bad
luck if it doesn’t go according to plan
for cursed number 9 are you on crack
don’t step body cracks oh you’ll fall
and break affects this more recent
superstition was born out of racism
rather than concern for mothers started
in the late 19th and early 20th century
the rhyme was once step on a crack turn
your mother black however that evolved
into step on a crack break your mother’s
back oh there’s also a belief that
cracks in the pavement lead to the
underworld and that stepping on them
releases evil spirits into the world
that superstitious nonsense you know
step on a crack break your mother’s back
it doesn’t work I know
I tried number eight a superstition
worth its salt uh-oh what what’s man you
spilled the salt that’s what’s a-matter
spilling the salt is very bad luck to
spill salt is bad luck according to a
superstition that either traces back to
the Last Supper when Judas did the same
or to a time when salt was expensive to
counteract your bad luck throw a pinch
of salt over your left shoulder and
you’re good to go
why because the devil is always skulking
behind you and throwing salt in his eyes
will distract him number seven my Lucky
Charms they’re always after me lucky
charms everyone has a charm that brings
them good luck or rewards off bad like a
horseshoe a rabbit’s foot or a four-leaf
clover or you may just find a penny pick
it up and all day long you’ll have good
luck
I vote hey knocking on wood is another
good luck superstition that comes from
the belief that good spirits reside
within the trees what do you think
you’re doing and knocking on something
wooden is a request for their protection
now that I’m better knock on wood as I’m
sure it isn’t good
see oppression guess number six a
numbers game different cultures Revere
or fear different numbers 666 is the
number of the beast bad luck comes in
threes Friday the 13th is unlucky you
know the drill
celebrities always die in groups of
three you better be careful trash you’re
right
13 is an unlucky number because 12 is
thought to be the divine and complete
number but Italians actually hate Friday
the 17th in China the word for the
number 4 is similar to the word for
death so it’s avoided same deal goes for
Japan and the number 9 go figure
number 5 under the umbrella don’t do
that don’t open the umbrella homicide
very logic open an umbrella inside and
you’re asking for bad luck to rain down
on you why cuz he’d be angering the Sun
gods duh
umbrellas were once commonly used to
protect against the Sun so opening one
indoors was considered an insult to the
Sun gods and they’d be so mad they curse
you and here we thought it was just
because you’ll almost definitely knock
something over yes singing in the rain
what a glorious feeling I’m happy number
four nothing to sneeze at I was raised
to say god bless you ah shut up what’s
it mean anyway god bless you
it’s a stupid stupor station whether
it’s bless you Gesundheit or another
message you’ve almost definitely been
wished good health
after sneezing god bless you thank you
not only a gesture of good manners this
centuries-old custom may have started as
a reaction to the bubonic plague since a
sneeze was an early sign of infection a
blessing was said to ward off the
disease you know if you want to make a
person feel better after they sneeze you
shouldn’t say god bless you you should
say you’re so good-looking however
another theory suggests that a sneeze is
something else entirely
when you sneeze that’s your soul trying
to escape shame god bless you crams it
back in number three black cat and your
trucks we can’t go that way
we can’t walk across that black cat’s
path
fine we’ll go the long way he circled us
I think we’re stuck blackcats hold
different meanings in different cultures
Western tradition associates them with
witches demons and death away beasts
devout Christian pilgrims even went so
far as to murder Black Cats or those
caught with them but ironically this
meant the rat population exploded and
spread the bubonic plague on the other
hand sailors and those who live in Japan
or Great Britain believe black cats
bring good luck
my aunts try hard you have to admit
they’re pretty weird you have no idea
number two latter matters I’ll follow
nice yeah get up oh you want me to help
you up you have to crawl from underneath
this ladder first not only could
something fall on you if you walk under
a ladder you could also be tempting fate
altogether because an open ladder forms
a triangle and that shape used to
symbolize both life and Christianity’s
holy trinity it was considered bad luck
to break it by walking through another
theory holds that since people were once
hung from ladders their spirits would
haunt the space beneath before we unveil
our number one pick here are a few
honorable mentions
number one smoke and mirrors the
superstitious think mirrors have a more
sinister role than simply showing our
reflections some ancient cultures think
anyone who gazes in a mirror has no soul
as its been trapped within the looking
glass but that’s not all break1 and
you’re in for seven years of bad luck
because you’re letting trapped Souls out
to play and don’t even get us started on
Bloody Mary what exactly happens when I
say Bloody Mary five times the person
standing next to you wonders how you got
into college in the first place do you
agree with our list which superstitions
freaked you out for more spooky top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com okay listen up guys cuz
this is how the story really goes
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