Friday 13th event. (an extra surprise)

[Dottie S]

Eat black-eyed peas (or grapes in some places) on New Year's day or you'll have bad luck all year long...

Having owls in the house is bad luck - that's according to my Aunt that really, really wanted me to get my owl pictures out of my house...she was serious about it

Lighting three cigarettes on a match is bad luck - which is a truism sort of - at least in war it was - if 3 soldiers took the time to light up it gave a sniper the time to get them in his sights.

[Seamist]

Purses-you should never leave your purse on the floor if you want to avoid bad luck.
Umbrellas-opening an umbrella indoors is said to bring bad luck
Cutting your Hair- If you cut your hair on Friday the 13th , legend says someone in your family will die.

[Jazzy512]

a black cat crossing your path needs to mark with an x
never walk on a grave
knocking on wood

[sassie]

spilling salt/ throw over shoulder
walking under a ladder/ oucher lol
splitting a pole/gives you bad luck
dropping a knife/ stranger at your door

[Chryslyxx]

Make sure you have money in your wallet on New Years so you will have money all year long
don't break mirrors
throw salt over your left shoulder after spilling it
don't beleive black cats bring bad luck I have several and they are good luck
four leaf clovers are good luck
horseshoe with ends up over door to catch good luck

[Darden]

Breaking a mirror
Black cat
A knife give as a gift
Thank for the medication

[hegyipasztor]

Do not walk under a ladder
Do not broom anybody around
13 people should not sit at a table

[(Tigrisliliom)]

Friday 13th (it worked for me )
New Year's laundry hang up
New Year lenses should be eaten.

[drew_l]

Crossing a black cat
Walking under a ladder
Breaking a mirror

[Tylady]

Ok, knocking on wood - this practice to avoid bad luck has its root in pagan traditions, where various cultures believed helpful spirits resided inside certain trees. So if you touched that tree, you’d be asking the spirit for protection. Why it has to be natural wood.

breaking a wishbone - Legend has it that first-century Romans used to fight over dried wishbones — which they believed were good luck — and would accidentally break them, ushering in the idea that whoever has the largest bit of bone gets their wish.

Friday the 13th - I never understood the Friday the thirteenth fear, though enough people freak out over it that it is now a registered phobia.

(I just love googling everything and getting answers to why, haha)