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  2. Chinese numerology - Wikipedia

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    The belief that the number 4 is unlucky originated in China, where the Chinese have avoided the number since ancient times. The Chinese interpretation of 4 as unlucky is a more recent development, considering there are many examples, sayings and elements of the number 4 considered as auspicious instead in Chinese history. [2]

  3. Karna - Wikipedia

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    Karna offering an old poor man, bent with age and destitution, a Kavacha that is embedded in his arms and is retrieved by culling with a knife. Karna was born with aspects of his divine father Surya – the earrings and armour breastplate – that made him an immortal at birth.

  4. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    Placing chopsticks straight up in a bowl of rice in Chinese and Japanese culture is reminiscent of food offerings left for the dead. [22] Ravens, crows and magpies [16]: 385–386, 243, 386 Saying the word "Macbeth" or wishing someone "Good Luck" while inside a theatre [23] The substitutions "The Scottish Play" and "Break a leg" are used instead.

  5. Why is Friday the 13th unlucky? The cultural origins of an ...

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    When it comes to bad luck, there are few superstitions as pervasive in Western culture as that of Friday the 13th. Like crossing paths with a black cat and breaking a mirror, the notion of a day ...

  6. Talk:Karna/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    all the information regarding karna's life is truly appreciable while we would like to know more about karna's curses.it is a real pity that the person who deserved the most received the least and was constantly insulted through out his life based on caste despite of the fact that he was even more talented than the pandavas and actually a better bowman than arjuna.i am still not sure about his ...

  7. Why, Exactly, Is Friday the 13th Unlucky? - AOL

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    Plus, find out when the next Friday the 13th will show up on your calendar.

  8. Taiwanese superstitions - Wikipedia

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    And where there is a withering plant, there is stagnant and unlucky energy. [9] Stay up late on the eve of Lunar New Year; As many believe that the tradition of staying up late on the day before Lunar New Year is to bless their parents with longevity, the superstition behind this practice stems from the legend of Nian attacking ancient Chinese ...

  9. What is Friday the 13th and why is it considered unlucky ...

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    Friday the 13th is considered by many to be an unlucky day. Here's the history behind why people are superstitious about the day.