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  Don’t stick chopsticks upright in a bowl of rice; it resembles incense at a tomb and is bad luck

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  Never give clocks or watches as gifts; it symbolizes bidding farewell to someone on their deathbed

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  The number 8 is extremely lucky because it sounds like “wealth”

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  Avoid the number 4, as it sounds like “death” and brings bad luck

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  Never light a cigarette from a candle; it brings bad luck for sailors (and is generally avoided)

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  The first rain after a dry spell is lucky if it falls on you

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  Whistling indoors is said to summon evil spirits or bad luck

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  Never put bread upside down on the table; it brings bad luck

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  Never sit at the corner of a table if you want to get married someday

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  Never return borrowed salt directly into the hand; it brings quarrels