Are you superstitious?

What are superstitious?

• A belief or way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck

• A belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck

• Are they lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like Black cats?

Black cats

• If a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune

• If it walks away from you, it takes the good luck with it.

Good or bad luck!

White butterflies

• Are they lucky?• Why or why

not?• Do you like

Butterflies?

Good luck

• If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year

Horseshoes

• Are they lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like Horseshoes?

Good or bad luck!

• This holds the good luck. Especially over doors.

• Now the good luck falls out!

Is this lucky?Why or why not?Do you like walking under ladders?

Walking under

ladders

Walking under a ladder.

Bad luck

Are they lucky?Why or why not?Do you like white rabbits?

White rabbits

Saying “white rabbits, white rabbits, white rabbits”.

Good luck

Breaking mirrors

Is this lucky?Why or why not?Do you like broken mirrors?

Bad luck

Seven years of bad luck to break a mirror.

Autumn leaves

• Are they lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like Autumn

leaves?

Good luck

Catch falling leaves in Autumn and you're have good luck.

Every leaf means a lucky month next year.

Opening umbrellas

• Is this lucky?• Why or why

not?• Do you like

opening umbrellas inside your home?

Bad luck

Opening an umbrella indoors.

Magpies

Are magpies lucky?Why or why not?Do you like magpies?

Bad luck

If you see only one magpie.

• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you finding a clover

with four leaves?

Finding a clover with four leaves

Finding a clover with four leaves?

Good luck

White heather

• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like white

heather?

Good luck

• White heather

13 and Friday 13th

• Are these lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like 13 and

Friday 13th?

Bad luck

• The number 13.

• Friday the 13th is very unlucky.

New shoes on a table

• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like new

shoes on a table?

Bad luck

New shoes on a table.

Spilling salt

• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like spilling

salt?

Bad Luck

Spilling salt

Wish on a wishbone

• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like wishing on a

wishbone?

Who gets the bigger half?

This requires two peopleFind the wishbone in a turkeyBoth of you make a wish, close your eyes and pull the wishbone. The winner is the person with the biggest half.

Touching wood

• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like touching

wood?

Good luck

Touching wood

Cross your fingers

• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like crossing your

fingers?

Good luck

Crossing your fingers

… luck comes in threes

• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like when three good or

bad things happen in a row? 3

Bad luck comes in threes

• Some people say that 3 bad things happen in a row… 3

Walking on cracks

• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like

walking on cracks?

Bad luck

Walking on cracks