American English Superstitions Walking Under Ladders and Horseshoes
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walking under a ladder did you know it’s
believed in the u.s. that walking under
a ladder will bring you bad luck this
superstition probably arose to deter
people from walking under a ladder to
reduce risk of ladder related injuries
other sources say that it’s because a
ladder forms a triangle a symbol of the
holy trinity and walking through it is
blasphemous if you walk under a ladder
spit three times between the rungs or
cross your fingers until you see a dog
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hanging a horseshoe in the u.s. it’s
believed that hanging a horseshoe
especially above a doorway is good luck
make sure to hang it so that it makes a
u-shape otherwise the luck will drain
out supposedly the iron in the horseshoe
repels and causes pain to any evil
spirits that try to enter the house like
most American superstitions the act of
hanging a horseshoe has Christian and
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