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.
walking under a ladder has traditionally been bad luck in the South for decades.
The general consensus I think is bad luck. If a black cat crosses your path while walking under the ladder..... run.
although going under a ladder isn't bad luck, probally someone who was walking under a ladder probally got hurt or killed walking under a ladder when something fell on him from a worker on the ladder
there is no such thing as bad luck
its meansd bad luck ... also if you dream of walking under a ladder ! so careful
1. Walking under a ladder? 2. Touch Wood. 3. Seven years bad luck when a mirror cracks.
Yes! If you walk under a rotten termite filled wooden ladder, watch out! It might fall on you!
There are no causes of bad luck because good and bad luck do not exist. But allegadly, stepping on a crack, walking under a ladder, and knocking over a salt shaker are some of the most popular 'causes' of bad luck.
Many people have superstitious beliefs. Some examples of these are having bad luck if you spill salt, walk under a ladder, or break a mirror.
3 examples of bad luck: Breaking a mirror, walking under a ladder, or spilling salt.
Noooo, those stories are just superstitions. like, walking under a ladder = bad luck
Some examples of superstitions are walking under a ladder, knocking on wood, and having bad luck after breaking a mirror. Superstitions do not have a scientific basis, there might be a reason such as someone walking under a ladder might get something dropped on them, but this is not scientific.