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  Wearing red underwear on New Year’s Eve is thought to bring good luck

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  Eating 12 grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve brings luck for the coming year

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  Crossing your fingers is a gesture for wishing good luck

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  Touching wood is believed to protect against bad luck

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  Making the sign of the cross when passing a graveyard or church is common to ward off evil

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  Stepping into a room with your right foot brings good luck; the left foot brings misfortune

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  Always buy a new broom for a new house to avoid bringing bad luck from the old one

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  If a broom sweeps over the feet of a single person, they will never get married

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  Cacti are placed at entrances to ward off evil spirits

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  The color yellow is associated with bad luck and the devil; don’t wear it on important days or give yellow clothes as gifts