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  Opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck

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  Jumping on New Year’s Eve will make you taller

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  Sweeping the floor at night brings bad luck

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  Always be the best version of yourself to keep evil at bay—like “knocking on wood” in other cultures

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  Flat-footed people or redheads are considered bad luck when starting a boating or fishing trip (speak to them to break the jinx)

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  Taking eggs into or out of a house after sunset is unlucky

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  Throwing eggshells into a fire will stop hens laying or bring a storm at sea

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  The Bunyip is a mythical being said to punish those who approach Australian waterways at night

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  If someone comes in the front or back door, they must leave by the same door

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  Enter and exit a house through the same door to avoid bad luck