Are Americans Superstitious: Observing an Immigrant

Every nation has its own prejudices. Some of them are similar to each other, some are different. But there are also those that simply surprise. Author blog English for you on Yandex.Zen talked about American superstition. Next - from the first person.

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Black cat walks differently

The first and most common sign at all times is a black cat. But only in the USA is it a good sign. Here is an example from National Geographic: “Sailors often took black cats with them on voyages. Firstly, they caught rats that destroyed provisions, and secondly, any captain knew: the presence of such a passenger guarantees a happy return to their home port.”

The sign If a black cat crosses your path, you will have good luck - “If a black cat crosses your path, you will definitely be lucky” - came to us precisely from those times.

By the way, what a black cat symbolizes in our country, the Americans have a rabbit running across the road. Quite a strange observation.

Spiders are harbingers of wealth

In Russia, seeing this arthropod is akin to a harbinger of a letter or news. In the US this means wealth. They believe that if you meet a little spider, then wealth awaits you.

Americans say: If you see a small spider, you will get a lot of money.

Get married - only on Wednesdays

In the States, every day has its own meaning.

On the subject: Personal experience: what are our signs that perplex Americans

You cannot get married there on Friday or Saturday.

• Monday for wealth
• Tuesday for health
• Wednesday the best day of all (Wednesday is the most successful day)
• Thursday for crosses (Thursday - for faith)
• Friday for losses
• And Saturday no luck at all (Saturday - to failure)

I wonder why Saturday is a bad day? In our country it’s the other way around—weddings are mostly celebrated on weekends.

Lucky coin

See a penny, pick it up. All day long you'll have good luck. That's what they say - “If you saw a coin, pick it up, and be lucky all day!”

Although we are different mentally, we still have similarities.

Beginner's luck

Here about newcomers there is the same thing as with us. They are lucky.

By the way, I have something to say here. This is true most of the time, do you know why? Because a newbie does not have these prejudices, beliefs, they say, a new business is difficult. He has no experience of failure in this matter. Therefore, he is in a positive mood, and he succeeds. It is a fact. Remember, when you started something new, you probably were also magically lucky.

Crossing fingers for luck

Russians do it too.

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