In Russia, seeing a person carrying an empty bucket brings bad luck. The superstition arose because Tsar Alexander II was killed by someone with an empty bucket. ¹⁾

Danes collect broken plates and on New Year's Eve throw their pieces at the houses of their neighbors and families. It is supposed to bring luck and friendship. ²⁾

Opening and closing scissors was believed to bring bad luck in Egypt because it was believed that our good spirits were cut by it. ³⁾

In Nigeria, you don't kiss a child on the lips because it is believed that the child will drool in adulthood. ⁴⁾

In India, it is believed that clipping nails on Tuesdays, Saturdays, or at night is bad luck. ⁵⁾