Superstition
I want speak about some brazilian and italian superstitions.
*Brazilian superstition
MANGO AND MILK
Drinking milk after eating mango can kill you.
This story started with the slave owners that had been drinking milk with mango. They created this story to scare the slaves from eating the fruits and drinking milk.
SWEEPING FEET
If someone sweeps your feet with a broom, you will have bad luck getting married.
WALKING UNDER LADDERS
Walking under ladders brings bad luck.
ITCHY HANDS
If you have itchy hands, you will have some extra money.
FLIP FLOPS
If you leave yours flip flops turned on the ground, your mother can die because of this gesture.
kNOCK ON WOOD
After hearing something bad, you knock three times on wood to send away bad luck.
EATING LIVE FISH
In order to learn how to swim well like a fish, you have eat some little live fish or some live fingerlings.
BREAK A MIRROR
In Brazil, as well as many countries, breaking a mirror brings bad luck.
* Italian Superstition
Into the wolf’s mouth (In bocca al lupo)
There are two explanations for this popular saying.
The first one says that this is a signal of bad luck. You're in the wolf’s mouth because the wolf ate you.
The second however says that it is a good sign, and that the person who wished you is your friend. If you’re in the wolf’s mouth, the wolf takes care of you like how it does to its cubs.
But in any case, you have to answer:
"Crepi"
TOUCH THE IRON OR MAKE THE UNDER HORNS WTH HANDS
If you saw a black cat or broke a mirror, you can touch the iron. This way, the bad luck goes away with the iron.
And another way for it to go away is by making horns with the hands. But be careful, the horn must be turned down.