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Karthik Karunakaran, Ph.D.

  • Seeing an owl during pregnancy means the baby will be a girl

    Seeing an owl during pregnancy means the baby will be a girl

  • Rain on La Chandeleur means 40 more days of rain; sun means winter will end soon

    Rain on La Chandeleur means 40 more days of rain; sun means winter will end soon

  • Saving the first crêpe of La Chandeleur in a drawer brings good fortune for the year

    Saving the first crêpe of La Chandeleur in a drawer brings good fortune for the year

  • Holding a gold coin while flipping a crêpe on La Chandeleur ensures prosperity

    Holding a gold coin while flipping a crêpe on La Chandeleur ensures prosperity

  • Giving lily of the valley on May 1st brings happiness and good luck

    Giving lily of the valley on May 1st brings happiness and good luck

  • Chrysanthemums are associated with death and are only used for graves

    Chrysanthemums are associated with death and are only used for graves

  • Wearing green on stage is unlucky for performers

    Wearing green on stage is unlucky for performers

  • Rubbing the brass owl in Dijon with your left hand and making a wish brings good luck

    Rubbing the brass owl in Dijon with your left hand and making a wish brings good luck

  • Rubbing the right foot of Michel de Montaigne’s statue brings exam luck

    Rubbing the right foot of Michel de Montaigne’s statue brings exam luck

  • Throwing spilled salt over your left shoulder wards off bad luck; spilling salt brings misfortune

    Throwing spilled salt over your left shoulder wards off bad luck; spilling salt brings misfortune

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