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  Never gift an empty wallet or purse; always include a coin for luck

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  Never put new shoes on a table or bed, or misfortune will follow

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  If you see a pin and pick it up, you’ll have good luck; leave it, and you’ll have bad luck

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  Never open an umbrella inside the house, or you’ll have bad luck

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  Breaking a mirror means seven years of bad luck

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  Walking under a ladder brings bad luck

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  Saying “Good morning Mr. Magpie” or tipping your hat to a magpie averts bad luck

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  Never bring hawthorn blossom into the house, or misfortune will follow

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  It is unlucky to pass someone on the stairs

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  Seeing ravens leave the Tower of London foretells the fall of the Crown and Britain