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  Wearing white on New Year’s Eve brings peace for the coming year

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  An elephant ornament with its back to the door brings financial luck

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  Having a Saint George’s sword plant at the entrance wards off evil

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  If your ear is hot or itchy, someone is gossiping about you

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  Putting a broom behind the door makes unwanted guests leave

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  Breaking a mirror causes seven years of bad luck

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  Walking under a ladder brings bad luck

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  Black cats crossing your path mean bad luck

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  Opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck

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  Sweeping someone’s feet with a broom means they’ll never marry