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Some superstitions are made by people because of their own good or bad experiences, and sometimes they are made just for fun. There are superstitions in every culture and I heard in particularly a lot of Japanese and Peruvian superstitions that together can make a big chain of it.
I always heard from my grandma that whenever you pour green tea and there is a leaf floating in the middle of your cup, you will have a good luck for the day. My aunt believes that if your shoe lace is suddenly cut while you were walking, you will have a bad luck. Also she believes that whenever she sneezes, somebody is talking bad things about her. My grandpa said that if you are breeding birds or fish inside of the house, you will bring bad luck, because those animals should always be free; and also he said that the number two and four are bad numbers, so if someone in his family has a ceremony, like wedding, they shouldn’t choose those days in order to prevent bad things to happen. They also believe in feng shui, so their furniture is always positioned in a particular way. When my sister-in-law gives birth; she always made a red bracelet that would protect her baby from spirits.
Those superstitions that I mentioned before are from Japan, but I also heard a lot of Peruvian superstitions from my relatives, for example whenever I went to my uncle’s house I always watched that in the door there was aloe hanged on it, he said that aloe and the skull can protect him from thieves and bad spirits. He’s so superstitious, he never walked under a ladder, he always avoids black cats, he believes that animal’s excrements or receiving bird’s excrement can bring him luck….well I felt gross about it, but he said he always win the lottery after he stepped one…
There are also those superstitions of the New Year, I think many people in this country believe in the yellow underwear for good luck, and the twelve grapes that you have to eat before twelve of clock… I think this one could be dangerous, I heard that someone died before; there are also the floral bath or the superstition of running around your neighbourhood with a suitcase is just ridiculous, I saw some desperate neighbour doing that… and of course I laughed a lot on his face ( I don’t know if the superstition worked, but he realized his dream of travelling to another country…).
Well, I particularly don’t believe in those superstitions that I mentioned before, but I admit that sometimes I believe in the horoscope, for me it is said that my bad day is Wednesday, and I had a lot of bad experience on that day, like the day when I was assaulted by thieves are always Wednesday, and I also believe that my lucky number is 18, because I was born on that day.
Superstitions are a part of our culture, and by telling them to others we made a chain of it through generations and sometimes without realize we made new ones that are added on that big chain.
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Diana K.
April 5, 2007
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Re:Re:Re:learning polish
I can help you with polish language, but i'm not gold member.
So please contact me.
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Bartek N.
April 5, 2007
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Grüezi Zeden
Would you teach me some basic swiss german. I'll be going switzerland soon.
Thanks
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Meera
April 5, 2007
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Re:Re:help me
Hiya,
Im interested in learning german, in return I can give you some help with english.
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Meera
April 5, 2007
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EEk. Who knows latin?
What does this mean?
"Comitio consum iste, modo si id opus foras", "Facesso qu reor tam?"
Someone sent that to me.
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Monica R.
April 5, 2007
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Re:Re:help me
yes dear friend if you help mewith german hen i am ready to help you with english.i a not a god member so please contact me.
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krishna k.
April 4, 2007
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Hanan -.
April 4, 2007
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just a few minutes from croatian speakers, please!!!
Hej, i have an mail message in croatin (it's just a few lines long). i understood some part (i've spent a month in rijeka, croatia) but i am not sure about it at all.... if someone can give his/her 5 minutes to help me (by translating it for me), it will be sooooo appreciated (it's of great importance to me). Thanks in advance P.S. i need it in a few days
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Kemal A.
April 4, 2007
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Black S.
April 3, 2007
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Re:Re:Re:Hey...Portuguese anyone?
I'll be really glad to help you! Just add me at hotm... tzambon86! We can work out on your portuguese...
Até logo!
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Tiago Z.
April 3, 2007
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