{"id":915,"date":"2012-05-17T16:40:58","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T16:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=915"},"modified":"2014-08-21T19:00:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T19:00:11","slug":"greek-superstitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/greek-superstitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Superstitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Like in every culture, Greek people have their own superstitions. Though, some of them are very similar and even identical to many cultures. Here are some of the most popular ones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sneezing (<\/strong><strong>\u03c6\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1<\/strong><strong>):<\/strong> means that someone is talking or thinking about you. You can ask someone to give you a 3 digit number. Count each digit together and then find the corresponding letter in the alphabet. This letter is supposed to be the initial of the person that is talking about you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mirror<\/strong><strong> (\u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: If you break a mirror, you will have 7 years bad luck. Many also believe that if you look at the mirror after midnight, great evil will find you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rabbit foot<\/strong><strong>(\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: \u00a0Brings good luck in general.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Stars<\/strong><strong> (\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: It&#8217;s bad luck to count the stars. But if you see a falling star, make a wish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Scissors<\/strong><strong> (\u03c8\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b4\u03b9<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> if a pregnant sit on open scissors unintentionally, she will give birth to a boy. If you leave it open you will soon have an argument with somebody.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Salt<\/strong><strong>(\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: Makes unwelcome visitors to leave. All you need is to shoot a little behind theirback.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Garlic (<\/strong><strong>\u03c3\u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b4\u03bf<\/strong><strong>):<\/strong> \u00a0A way to ward off the evil eye. You can find it sometimes hanging in a corner of some houses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Black cat (<\/strong><strong>\u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7<\/strong><strong>\u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong><strong>):<\/strong><strong> \u00a0<\/strong>If you see a black cut means that bad luck is waiting for you for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ladybug<\/strong><strong>(\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>It is the opposite of the black cat. It will bring luck if it lands on you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ladder<\/strong><strong> (\u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>\u00a0It will bring bad luck if you pass under it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Wine<\/strong><strong>(\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03af<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: \u00a0If you are not married and the wine finishes in own glass while serving, then you will have a good marriage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bread<\/strong><strong> (\u03c8\u03c9\u03bc\u03af<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>You eat the corner of the bread in order to be loved by your wife\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Food<\/strong><strong> (\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>This is for the children to eat all of their food. If you not finish all your food, you leave some of your muscle power on the plate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Nails<\/strong><strong> (\u03bd\u03cd\u03c7\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>It is bad to cut them at nights or on Friday<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dragees<\/strong><strong> (\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c6\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> If are single person and you put the dragges from a wedding under your pillow before you sleep, you will dream the person that you will get married to. \u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dates (\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03b5\u03c2)<\/strong>: Most of you already know the Friday 13th. For us the unlucky days are Tuesday 13th and Friday 14th. In general the number 13 is considered unlucky in any case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/05\/stock-vector-collection-of-vector-superstitions-collage-44212345-350x282.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/05\/stock-vector-collection-of-vector-superstitions-collage-44212345-350x282.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/05\/stock-vector-collection-of-vector-superstitions-collage-44212345.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Like in every culture, Greek people have their own superstitions. Though, some of them are very similar and even identical to many cultures. Here are some of the most popular ones. Sneezing (\u03c6\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1): means that someone is talking or thinking about you. You can ask someone to give you a 3 digit number. 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