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French Superstitions

  • 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

  • Stepping in dog poop with your left foot brings luck; with your right, it brings bad luck

    Stepping in dog poop with your left foot brings luck; with your right, it brings bad luck

  • Touching or knocking on wood brings good luck and wards off bad spirits

    Touching or knocking on wood brings good luck and wards off bad spirits

  • The number 13 is both lucky and unlucky, but Friday the 13th is widely feared

    The number 13 is both lucky and unlucky, but Friday the 13th is widely feared

  • Placing a baguette upside down on the table invites poverty and hunger

    Placing a baguette upside down on the table invites poverty and hunger

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