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Filipino Superstitions

  • Don’t bring food home from a wake, or you invite misfortune

    Don’t bring food home from a wake, or you invite misfortune

  • Knocking on wood counters a negative remark

    Knocking on wood counters a negative remark

  • Say “tabi-tabi po” when passing anthills or balete trees to avoid angering spirits

    Say “tabi-tabi po” when passing anthills or balete trees to avoid angering spirits

  • Never marry within the same year as a sibling or after a family member’s death (“sukob”), or it will bring misfortune

    Never marry within the same year as a sibling or after a family member’s death (“sukob”), or it will bring misfortune

  • Don’t go straight home after attending a wake (“pagpag”), or the spirit of the dead may follow you

    Don’t go straight home after attending a wake (“pagpag”), or the spirit of the dead may follow you

  • Opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck

    Opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck

  • Jumping on New Year’s Eve will make you taller

    Jumping on New Year’s Eve will make you taller

  • Sweeping the floor at night brings bad luck

    Sweeping the floor at night brings bad luck

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