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That's a non-Jewish custom.

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Why do people knock on wood to bring good luck?

People knocking on wood is a superstitious act. People think that they say something bad and then knock on wood, it will not happen to them.


What does touch wood or knock on wood mean?

Touch or knock on wood is an old superstition based on the belief that spirits resided in trees and plants. You touch wood (some people say knock on wood) to ask for good luck or the spirit's blessings.


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What does knock knock on wood mean?

Knock on wood means you are hoping that it happens.


What does knock on the wood mean?

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All my children are healthy, knock on wood.


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Why did Midieval people knock on wood?

It was believed that trees had spirits and to invoke those spirits you would tap on the tree, "knock on wood". The practice tended to be a way to ask the spirits to intervene and save you from a bad out come (bad luck). This is why when you say something you do not want to come about you "knock on wood."


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