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Chinese Superstitions

  • Never point at a Buddha statue with your index finger

    Never point at a Buddha statue with your index finger

  • Don’t call people by their name at night, or ghosts may hear and find them

    Don’t call people by their name at night, or ghosts may hear and find them

  • Open doors and windows at midnight on New Year’s Eve to let out bad luck and welcome good fortune

    Open doors and windows at midnight on New Year’s Eve to let out bad luck and welcome good fortune

  • Avoid breaking things or crying on New Year’s Day, as it brings bad luck for the year

    Avoid breaking things or crying on New Year’s Day, as it brings bad luck for the year

  • Don’t wash your hair on New Year’s Day to avoid washing away luck

    Don’t wash your hair on New Year’s Day to avoid washing away luck

  • Clean the house before Chinese New Year to sweep away bad luck, but don’t clean or take out trash on New Year’s Day, or you’ll sweep away good fortune

    Clean the house before Chinese New Year to sweep away bad luck, but don’t clean or take out trash on New Year’s Day, or you’ll sweep away good fortune

  • Pregnant women should not attend funerals or weddings

    Pregnant women should not attend funerals or weddings

  • Never finish eating all the rice in your bowl, or your future spouse will have a poor complexion

    Never finish eating all the rice in your bowl, or your future spouse will have a poor complexion

  • Avoid doors facing north, as evil spirits are believed to come from the north

    Avoid doors facing north, as evil spirits are believed to come from the north

  • Black is associated with secrecy and bad luck

    Black is associated with secrecy and bad luck

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