Superstitions

if you like to eat pie then you are not a soccer player

The Nazis were great believers in the occult. Whoever possessed the "spear of destiny", as it was called, was believed to be unbeatable in battle. The Nazis gained possession of a relic purported to be that spear when they took control of Vienna, Austria, where it was on display in a church. Legend has it that the day the Allied forces seized control of Vienna is the same day that the Germans surrendered.

Yes. Many people have the same lucky number.

People want to feel secure in the idea that things happen for reasons. When science cannot explain things, they often turn to things that are not scientific to provide explanations. Also, even great scientists believe things many rational people cannot accept, but the fact that people cannot accept them does not mean they are not true. Belief in God is one example, and some people call it a superstition, while others, no less intelligent or rational, believe.

It 's an early 1920"s ? racing superstition, also includes the number 13. Eating peanuts in the pits also is supposed to cause bloody doom. So of course there have been green cars and bikes with 13 peanuts painted on them. Green has been used a lot on teams. Tony Kanaan won the IRL championship in 04 driving a ... yes GREEN car. Harry Gant drove a green car (the #33 Skoal Bandit) in NASCAR to several wins.

Firstly, it isn't; there's really no such thing as "bad luck" in the sense of "if you do this, you'll have bad luck."

Secondly, you should ask whoever told you this where on Earth they got the idea.

Thirdly, I hope by all that's holy you mean "pasty" in the sense of what most USians would call a "pot/meat pie", and not what "pasty" usually means in the US (if you don't know, here's a hint: it's called that because it gets "pasted" ... somewhere). In that case, bringing (or, worse, wearing) a pasty on some boats could prove to be very bad luck indeed.

Passing salt was not bad luck. Spilling salt was bad luck because in Roman days, salt was very expensive.

No, just some superstitious myth. I always look at the moon through my window!

Nope because it was not Tuesday the 13th

I would say - only for the poor bat!

- Three butterflies together is a sign of good luck.

- If the first butterfly you see in a year is white, you will have good luck throughout the year.

Hmmm, I have never thought of that one, I'd say it brings good luck to your team.

- Seeing an ambulance is very unlucky unless you hold your breath or pinch your nose until you see a black or brown dog

Touch your toes

Touch your nose

Never go in one of those

Until you see a dog

Agree it's unlucky but we used to touch our collars and say 'touch your collar never swallow (East end accent pronounced 'swaller'), never happen again' which kept us safe from whatever had happened to the person in the ambulance.

There are many stories, some saying that ships hauling cargo (among them bananas) would sink and that the predominate feature on the surface was yellow bananas. I read that in Florida, charter boat captains have banned all things banana. No lotion with the word banana on it. No muffins with the offending fruit and esp. not the banana its self. Here is another story of the tale.

Around the 17th and 18th century trans-ocean crossings were very dangerous endeavors for Captains, crews and passengers aboard wooden sailing ships. There were a very high percentage of vessels that sank in these times. Ships often sailed routes that would take them near tropical islands, where they could replenish with food and water.

Passengers, explorers and crew would purchase crates of bananas from local islanders. Banana crates were have said to contain more than just this good fruit. They sometimes had spiders, snakes and other creepy crawlers taking up residence inside. These critters would then find there way into all the nooks and crannies, the bilge & bunk rooms and multiply. Causing moderate to serious problems aboard a ship at sea.

It order to combat this, Captains began telling people that bananas are very bad luck and the vessel will be successful by not having bananas aboard. If you know sailors they are a superstitious lot.

in some countries like china people think that crickets do bring luck. i don't think many people believe in this myth or legend.

No. The Eagle is considered to be one of the most sacred animals to exist and the feathers are used for prayer ceremonies.

no bats are very useful animals they are harmless unless they carry rabies but bats are not big enought to carry rabies so they die when the get rabies. the wort thing they could carry would be fleas but that is also rare

Well in many cultures kissing a lamb is good luck

In Scottish folklore, this is the devil.

The ghost or paranormal person moves it

it guides you to its words

Paige Evans and chelcee starkie did and they received a tenner

I don't think so. Nobody knows expect God. People predicted that the world was going to end in the year 2000. People also predict that the world will end in December 2012. I think that it's just another rumor people are passing around.

The King of France Phillip the Fair, and Pole Clement the V I want to say ordered the Annihilation of the Knights Templar because they grew too powerful and wealthy even though they were exonerated for all charges of heresy. This execution of basically warrior priests occurred on Friday the 13th ....um 1407ish