List of unlucky symbols

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Stepping on a grave

This is a list of symbols and signs believed to be unlucky Ravens

according to superstition:
Spilling salt

Using crutches or a wheelchair when not needed Giving pocket knife as a gift

A black cat crossing ones path Closing a pocket knife opened by someone else

Certain numbers: Ouija board

The number 4 (tetraphobia) in Chinese culture Pointing at feces

The numbers 4 and 9 in Japanese culture Navajo: pointing at a rainbow[2][3]
Also in Japanese culture, maternity wards
Navajo: throwing rocks into the wind[2][3]
numbered 43, as it can literally mean "still
birth" Navajo: Coyote crossing your path[2] heading
The number 17 in Italian culture north[3]
The number 13, known as triskaidekaphobia

Friday the 13th 1 See also

Opening an umbrella indoors
List of lucky symbols
Failing to respond to a chain letter
Belief in luck
Viewing ones doppelgnger may be considered a
Curse
harbinger of bad luck
Theatrical superstitions
Walking under a ladder
Faux pas derived from Chinese pronunciation
According to Eastern cultures, spitting in public, as
the spit may land on invisible spirits, who in response Sailors superstitions#Bad luck
to the disrespect, may place a curse on the spitter.

Hanging a horseshoe with the ends pointing down,

as it is believed that the luck will 'fall out'[1]
Breaking a mirror
Placing chopsticks in a bowl of food sticking upward
United States two-dollar bill
Shoes on a table
On the Isle of Man, the mention of the word
"longtail" (referring to a rat)
2 References
[1] Luck and Horseshoes Webpage accessed 22 Aug. 2010.
Indepthinfo.com. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
[2] Ernest Bulows. Navajo Taboos for Nature, Domestic and
Wild Animals. NavajoCentral.org. Retrieved March 26,
2016.
[3] Alysa Landry (July 24, 2014). 10 Things You Need to
Know About Navajos. Indian Country Today Media Net-
work. Retrieved March 26, 2016.

Three on a match (superstition)

Giving a clock as a gift in Chinese culture

Saying the word Macbeth while inside a theatre

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