A Fun World of Superstions

Korea

There are some numbers and animals in Korea I don't like.
Number 4 is similar in pronunciation to death.
Even in the case of elevators, the fourth floor is marked as the F floor!
And also, if you write the name in red, it brings bad luck.
There are a variety of superstitions before the exam, such as " You slip and fail when you eat seaweed soup. "

China
People in China say they avoid clock gifts.
It's because the Chinese word for watch has a similar pronunciation to that of funeral.
So it is said that unlike Korea, we don't give watches as gifts!

France
In the past when someone committed suicide in their house,
He said he felt his soul was in the house, so he rented it to someone else without repairing the house.
That's why the house of the world-famous artist Van Gogh is still preserved!

Spain
Spain listens to the bell ringing at midnight on the last day of December.
It's a custom to eat 12 grape eggs.
Twelve grape eggs represent 12 months and wish you good luck and health next year!
It is like wishing upon the full moon on Chuseok in Korea.

Russia
He thinks every Monday is the worst day of the week in Russia.
So on Monday, they do not travel and they do not lend money to other people.
Does Russia have Monday sickness?

A fun world of superstitions!

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Or let me know if there are interesting stories in your country !!