Superstitions held sway over the imaginations of many, serving as comforting guides or ominous warnings. From rural farmlands ...

Stepping on cracks in the sidewalk is said to bring bad luck, often to your mother’s back unfounded though that may be!). The origins of this superstition are unclear, but it highlights the ...

Red is the color used on gravestones and for the dead, so writing a living person’s name in red is said to bring them bad luck or even death. In Japan, if you pass a cemetery or a funeral ...

Like the Anglo-Saxons consider Friday the 13th a bad luck day, Greeks have branded Tuesday the 13th as a day you'd rather ...

Quiz: Good luck, bad luck or both? 155 Comments Take a lucky trip around the world and see if you can spot whether these superstitions are thought of as good luck, bad luck or even both?