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The practical reason why walking under a ladder is considered bad luck is that it’s just plain dangerous. The more superstitious theory is that the shape of a ladder against a wall forms a triangle, a symbol of the Holy Trinity in Christianity. Some believe that walking under a ladder would “break” the Trinity, a blasphemous act that could attract the devil.

That's not the only explanation, though. Some believe a ladder against a wall resembles a gallows (associated with death by hanging), and the ancient Egyptians believed walking under a ladder could accidentally allow you to see a god climbing up or down it.

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The reason why it is bad luck to walk under a ladder is because the chances that the person on the ladder will fall and the entire ladder will collapse is high (75% chance). I also don't think you would like the idea of getting an entire ladder collapse on you.

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"It's bad luck to walk under a leaning ladder."

This superstition really does originate 5,000 years ago in ancient Egypt. A ladder leaning against a wall forms a triangle, and Egyptians regarded this shape as sacred (as exhibited, for example, by their pyramids).

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It is bad luck to walk under a latter because not only is it dangerous for you (since things can fall on top of you), it is also dangerous for the person(s) on the ladder (because you might knock the ladder over with them on it).

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Something to do with paint tins or buckets I think

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Walking under ladder too risky and very difficult to walk.

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Oh! walking under ladder so difficult and risky.

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no 1 year old

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Because it could fall on you...

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Is it good luck to walk under a ladder?

It is a supersticious belief that it is bad luck to do so


What happens if you walk under a ladder?

There is a superstition that is it bad luck to walk underneath of a ladder. Unless the ladder falls on you, nothing will happen if you walk under one. However, it is probably best to just walk around the ladder.


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walking under a ladder has traditionally been bad luck in the South for decades.


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Some people believe it brings on bad luck. Like breaking mirrors and black cats.


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In the days before the gallows, criminals were hung from the top rung of a ladder and their spirits were believed to linger underneath. Common folklore has it to be bad luck to walk beneath an open ladder and pass through the triangle of evil ghosts and spirits.


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Is it lucky to walk under a ladder or unlucky?

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