Science Vs Superstition

Superstition vs Science Dialogue

Opening and closing scissors without cutting anything is thought to bring bad luck
Eating roast goose or duck on Mortensaften (St. Martin’s Eve) to avoid bad luck
Saying that if you break a mirror, you get seven years of bad luck (shared with other cultures)
The Croque-Mitaine (bogeyman) is said to snatch naughty children
Throwing spilled salt over your left shoulder wards off bad luck; spilling salt brings misfortune
The phrase “Scherben bringen Glück” means “shards bring luck,” but not mirror shards
Spilling salt is an omen of bad luck or conflict; throw some over your left shoulder to counter it
Seeing one mynah bird brings bad luck, but seeing two brings good luck
Cutting nails or hair after sunset is inauspicious and may attract bad luck