25 Surprising Origins of Superstitions

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Have you ever wondered why whistling indoors brings bad luck? Or why do we wish on eyelashes? What about the tradition of wearing black when mourning? Here Surprising Origins of Superstitions.
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Here at List25, we're obsessed with all things mysterious, and today we're delving into the fascinating backstories of 25 superstitions that have stood the test of time. From flipping fish to the devil's toys, join me as we take a look at the 25 Surprising Origins of Superstitions.
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Author: Hestie Bernard
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 The Filipino Superstition About Wakes
0:59 Sneezes and Blessings
1:32 Empty Bottles
2:20 Seeing a Spider in the Morning
2:46 Bananas and Boats
3:27 Whistling Indoors
3:55 Burning Bay Leaves
4:21 Four-leaf Clovers
4:51 Wearing Black for Mourning
5:19 Handshakes Over a Threshold
5:48 Seeing a Single Magpie
6:17 Wishing on Eyelashes
6:46 Wearing Bells On Your Wedding Day
7:25 Chewing Gum At Night
7:49 Flipping Fish in China
8:18 Never Turn Your Loaf of Bread Upside Down
9:00 Keys on the Table
9:29 Yellow Flowers and Love
10:04 Lucky Dog Poop
10:42 Knitting Outside
11:15 The Devil’s Toy
11:50 The Last Supper Curse
12:35 Carrying Acorns For Good Luck
13:07 Seeing an Owl During the Day
13:38 Keeping Your Belly Button Hidden
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@list25 29 дней назад

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@sparkyprojects 27 дней назад

One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret, Never to be told. Eight for a wish, Nine for a kiss, Ten a surprise you should be careful not to miss, Eleven for health, Twelve for wealth, Thirteen beware it’s the devil himself.

@luckydog1342 27 дней назад

7 is my favorite #, but I'm not very secretive. 🙈🙉🙊

@tiki_trash 27 дней назад

How can a person be careful not to miss a surprise? It wouldn't be a surprise.

@peggysuedavis3395 27 дней назад

I heard that when we sneeze, out heart stops beating for that split second and we say God bless you because it started back beating.🤷 Another great video Team List 25

@skinsnation4404 27 дней назад

I was told the same thing by my great aunt back in the 90s and I’ve told people the same thing ever since without doing an ounce of research about it lol. I’m just gonna keep it going true or not. RIP AUNT NANCY

@laurakuhn8743 27 дней назад

Mike: FYI : The Lady is crocheting, not Kitting, One needle with a hook is Crocheting.

@user-vx3ut1fg7n 27 дней назад

Hey Mike! Thanks for mentioning the Filipino custom of "pagpag". As Filipinos, we always do it whenever we leave the wake. Actually, there are other Filipino superstitious beliefs related to wakes or funerals. Here are some of them: -When carrying the casket of a dead person outside the family's house for burial, the body is brought outside feet first so as to prevent the soul of the deceased person from coming back to the home of the immediate family and relatives (perhaps this practice was copied from the Europeans or British during the Victorian era). -If a person dies due to a serious crime, relatives place a small chick over the glass panel of a casket where the deceased person's face can be viewed. Filipinos believe this will help hasten the process of serving justice for the person who passed away. -It is considered unlucky to take home any food that was served to guests during the wake, but after the burial the guests can bring home the packed meals given to them by the bereaved family members. -During the wake-whether it is morning, afternoon, evening, or midnight-someone must constantly stay and keep watch of the deceased person's body. This was done in primitive times (before the Spanish era) because a certain monster known as "Balbal" would steal the corpse from its coffin, and replace the dead body with a thick banana tree trunk when no one was guarding the corpse.😊⚰️

@gothmamasylvia462 27 дней назад

My late mother-in-law had always been told not to shake out a tablecloth outside after dark. One night she did it, and not five minutes later, a car came around the corner, smashed into their parked car. Then the driver came up to the house, shaking and upset, apologized, and asked to use their phone (before cell phones). She gave her insurance information, sat down, and promptly peed herself, soaking their armchair. After that night, my mother-in-law after a holiday meal, would place the used tablecloth in the laundry room, and would shake off the crumbs from it in the morning.

@user-gc7md3he9b 27 дней назад

I have never heard of wishing on eye lashes

@cajunquandary8792 27 дней назад

My family has always done it, grew up along the gulf coast of the usa

@user-gc7md3he9b 27 дней назад

@@cajunquandary8792 I grew up in the northwest and at 71 its new to me

@user-gc7md3he9b 26 дней назад

As i said im 71 years old and just spent about 3 weeks rebuilding a coleman scooter. I also built a rack to hang it on that inserts into the receiver on the back of my pick up. Night before last i hung it on the rack and secured it with a cable and locked it to the truck so id be ready to go ride it the next day. As i should have predicted the "poor homeless" pronounced TWEAKERS cut the cable and stole it! The saddest part is i didnt even attempt to file a theft report because the Tacoma Police department has taught me that they have absolutely no interest in persuing such things. In the past couple of years i have had my 79 MG stolen, a stock set of tires and wheels worth a couple thousand dollars stolen off my 2005 Chrysler Crossfire as well as other items stolen from my premises and as i said they make it so troublesom to turn in a theft report that since experience has taught me thay even if i fought to get a report filed it wouldnt matter if the authorities cant be bothered to give a shit.

@isirlasplace91 27 дней назад

As a French person, I love that you said merde😂

@randalmayeux8880 27 дней назад

For non French speakers: merde=shit😊

@SwampNymph522 26 дней назад

My vocal coach used merde to wish us good luck 🍀 before a performance now I know where the Break a leg alternate comes from and why we sometimes say it,

@malagastehlaate9923 27 дней назад

When we lived in South Dakota there were a ton of 4 and 5 and even 6-leaf clovers in our yard... we thought of it as a mutant patch of clover... but you could go out there just about any day of the year (except in winter) and find a 4 leaf clover pretty quickly...

@tdthib5530 17 дней назад

Landscaper here. I find them all the time. Somehow, I get really shitty luck for a week after, unless i replant them and gift them. I just leave em now. Have found a ton over there years.

@robinsmith5442 27 дней назад

The folks at the nursing home told me "a whistling girl and a crowing hen will soon come to some bad end" nobody could tell me why.

@jessicacanfield5058 27 дней назад

They probably didn't know

@monilangeKootenays 27 дней назад

I can attest this isn't true . I'm perfectly fine. 😊

@tdthib5530 17 дней назад

It's an Irish proverb. This means a whistling woman is bringing unnecessary attention to themselves. Something along those lines.

@robinsmith5442 17 дней назад

@@tdthib5530 Lol. I was usually handing out medication when whistling so I would have gotten attention anyway, good or bad.

@darkhalf75 27 дней назад

it is considered bad lick to whistle on stage in a theater. back before radio stage instructions were communicated by whistles whistle the wrong tune and you might get a back drop dropped on you

@paulsarnik8506 27 дней назад

Then what would happen if you whistled during Mac...I MEAN The Scottish Play???😮. 🤓😎✌🏼😊

@darkhalf75 27 дней назад

@@paulsarnik8506 the Scottish play is only unlucky because he gave the rights away to clear a debt every time it was performed someone else got the profits

@breeinatree4811 26 дней назад

@paulsarnik8506 I don't want to find out.

@breeinatree4811 26 дней назад

@darkhalf75 my friend and I were standing on stage. She told me she didn't believe in the curse. She stomped her foot three times as she said the name of the Scottish play. Immediately a lead brick, used to balance the scenery as they are brought in or out, fell from the grid above us, right next to her feet. Those bricks are always secured so they won't fall, and no one was was on the grid. She's a believer now.

@jaredharris1940 27 дней назад

One should never knit with a crochet hook !!!

@monilangeKootenays 27 дней назад

Why not?

@jessicacanfield5058 27 дней назад

I have not heard some of these and very interesting thanks

@thehomeschoolinglibrarian 27 дней назад

In Europe a body was often taken out the back door when being taken for burial and people would take a different way home from the cemetery to keep the spirt from following them.

@donnatheroux841 27 дней назад

Enjoyed video 👍 love ya hat and tee shirt my favorite team too👍 Thanks List 25 and Mike 👍👍👍❤️

@joshlunt7827 27 дней назад

Interesting video as always, Mike!

@Daniel_Coffman 27 дней назад

What I'd heard about Japan's storm and belly button part was that it wasn't Raijin eating belly buttons, but the Youkai, Raijuu, sleeping in the belly button. Raijin would then shoot lightning at the belly button to wake Raijuu up, injuring someone in the process. Japanese people would also thus sleep either indoors or face-down to avoid getting hurt.

@blt1359 27 дней назад

Next time, find someone knitting please... That's crocheting 😂 1 has 2 needles;That 1 has a HOOK!

@Tom.Club1871 25 дней назад

I really like your videos. I find them so interesting. Also, what is the tune you play in the background in this video? I've heard it on a lot of your videos I really like it. So catchy.

@12thDecember 27 дней назад

Never heard of most of these. I live in an area with a lot of magpies. It's not unusual to see a single magpie alight on a tree or a fence and then take off. Beautiful birds.

@Nellia.. 27 дней назад

Sneezing 😂

@thegingergyrl455 27 дней назад

Thanks, Mike.

@TheHillsAreAliveWithPotatoes 27 дней назад

I finished a bottle of root beer as soon as he introduced the section on empty bottles and said "empty bottles" and I almost choked.

@luckydog1342 27 дней назад

I have stopped wearing black to funerals, instead I wear something related to that person. Like my Dad's favorite color was blue, so I wore blue ( a darker shade, but still blue). And my Grandma's nickname was Lavender, so most of the family wore something with a shade of purple. I'm going to ask for band shirts to be worn to mine as I love music. Maybe some will even wear some of my own band shirts. RIP to all those that are no longer here with us.

@carmelmhennessy9738 8 дней назад

Thanks Mike

@theunspoke815 27 дней назад

People!!! This is PROOF we are still living in the past! We aren't as advanced as you all think we are!!

@terriehumphries6028 27 дней назад

I am not a supperstious person. If I were I would be in trouble because U dropped a bix of mirrors at work and broke most of them. That same day a black cat walked in my path and then I was stuck in a delima and had to walk under a ladder. That was 30 years ago, I am fine. 😂

@monilangeKootenays 27 дней назад

With you there. Not superstitious.

@tonyborelli. 15 дней назад

u were cursed with poor spelling & dandruff ever since.

@terriehumphries6028 15 дней назад

@@tonyborelli. I was cursed with that from childhood. I have dyslexia. If my spell check doesn't catch it, the grammar and spelling People will.

@dawnhall8432 26 дней назад

I ❤❤❤❤❤❤ list 25 and Mike. Thank you for always being interesting. Mike, if you ever need an extra mom, I'm available. 😊😊❤❤😊😊

@tommunyon2874 17 дней назад

A limerick punch line: "Get off the table, Mabel! That quarter's for beer."

@WildStar2002 27 дней назад

Didn't know about the yellow flowers in Russia - although I *do* know that you give an odd number of flowers - even numbers are for funerals.

@kellylewisfischer181 27 дней назад

Never set your purse on the floor. You'll lose all your money

@cindyhoomalu1566 26 дней назад

Maybe that’s why I never have any money! I had never heard this one.

@JohnnyLouis1145 27 дней назад

Come mister tally man, tally me banana...daylight come and me wanna go home.

@terriehumphries6028 27 дней назад

I did not read this, I sang it. 😂

@GrimR3ap3r86 27 дней назад

@@terriehumphries6028 same

@paulsarnik8506 27 дней назад

Nerver have seen a magpie other than Heckle and Jeykle🤷🏼‍♂️😮🤓😎✌🏼

@kimberlypatton205 27 дней назад

As a child of the South in Ga, we were always told we didn’t have belly buttons .. that was your “Yankee shot!”..

@GredelsRage 27 дней назад

Never beard that one and have lived in middle ga on and off for 50 yesrs. Perhaps its a family thing.

@elizabethlynch6544 27 дней назад

The banana one reminded me of GameGrumps saying, "The Bananas has gone bad"!

@Crystalsgarden 27 дней назад

On the lucky dog poop? What would happen if you stepped in it with your right foot? Just curious.

@kirke420 26 дней назад

When people I know sneeze, I say, "I hope no demons went up your nose."

@Larry660 2 дня назад

#9: I always put my keys in my pocket; that way I don't lose them. I guess that's avoiding bad luck.

@manueltapia1859 27 дней назад

Once I was in a building that didn't have the 13 floor 😮 its incredible how many people don't want this number I used to avoid walk next under the stairs but I read the real origin of this superstition about how sacred used to be the triangle and how rude is passing under that shape 😅

@trinafh8283 27 дней назад

Don’t open an umbrella indoors. UK folklore.😮

@jessicacanfield5058 27 дней назад

Also here in the U.S.

@wrongsalvation8904 24 дня назад

I have this awesome book called the dictionary of superstitions. It is so much fun just to read.

@skinsnation4404 27 дней назад

Splitting a pole or tree while walking with someone

@stagger225 27 дней назад

My brother in law had a problem with me when I had two dinner plates stacked.

@peggysuedavis3395 27 дней назад

No peanuts at races! Oh my bad luck.

@monilangeKootenays 27 дней назад

I broke mirrors a couple of times. Never had better luck. 😂

@SydneyB 27 дней назад

That's interesting about the keys on the table.... immediately brings to mind Chop Suey, from System of a Down.

@SydneyB 27 дней назад

Wait a second.... is Serj Tankian Sweedish?!

@jenniedesoto1323 26 дней назад

I heard bless you for sneezing is bc your heart stops every time you sneeze

@elizabethbelflower5284 27 дней назад

The southern United States wants a word with the host .Only 25 for the world ? Down here we have hundreds of superstitions from all over the planet being the melting pot for the USA .Naturally no one agrees on any of them and they can cancel each other out at any time depending on location .Similar to our great food and music a never ending variety of both .What is bad in North Carolina might be lucky in Florida or Georgia .You could easily do a list 25 on just the types of southern food ,accents and stereotypes .

@GredelsRage 27 дней назад

As a resudent of Ga on and off for 50 years now, I regret to inform you there is infact nothing lucky here. Also, does your area have burds burstiong into flane mid flight and roasted chicken looking burds perched on the powerlines? Lol

@Wiki2703 13 дней назад

The amount of times my boyfriend gave out to me or anyone else who dared to put keys on the table 😂 He says it'll bring an argument into the house, I haven't heard of this superstition before I met him (we are from different parts of Poland)

@xinixini1826 26 дней назад

Never heard of wishing on eyelashes... closest thing I have to superstition is turning wifi and data off on my mobile devices and tablets if I'm not using it.

@missjddrage1111 27 дней назад

Butter beer sounds curious...

@tonyborelli. 15 дней назад

it's from harry potter. Where owls actually are messengers for witches

@rangersraven1996 24 дня назад

My gramma always said never watch anyone leaving till they're out of sight: it's bad luck and you may never see them again. Gram was half potawatomi, so could be a Native American thing.

@anitaburch3094 26 дней назад

Love looking for 4 leaf clovers

@zero6two6 27 дней назад

"Pag-pag" in tagalog directly mean to shake off

@GredelsRage 27 дней назад

Well, no the literal translation is shake shake. But it is intended to mean shake off

@everynameisvtaken 24 дня назад

How many had did no. 25 without even knowing it? Every time I came frm a funeral I had went to a store after or went to get something to eat b4 I went home

@Stephen_Jabs 27 дней назад

I suggets you make 25 facts about the Philippines, I bet you will have a million views.....

@cindyhoomalu1566 26 дней назад

I’ve heard that those who live in Hawaii eat dogs, and that black dogs are preferred. What makes the black dogs more desirable? And should I worry about one being stolen out of my yard if I live there? I have so many questions!

@dsxa918 27 дней назад

Now the keys up on the table really have me thinking (why they wanted to?)

@dsxa918 27 дней назад

I heard that too, about 616 but I'm unsure - I'm skeptical about any number, lol

@brentonlively9322 26 дней назад

My grandmother freaked seeing owl in the daytime

@becsackville6446 26 дней назад

Harmless Magpie ? Guess Australian magpies are just having a bad day 😂😂

@susancook5302 26 дней назад

Why were you showing people crocheting when you talked about knitting outside?

@Silvershadowfire 27 дней назад

I was taught growing up to never wear pearls to a wedding, since they represent tears.

@carlosvillanueva8530 27 дней назад

PUEO is the Hawaiian owl it is active during the day not at night.

@wolftitan 26 дней назад

This list just proves how absolutely ridiculous humanity still is.

@donnagray1988 27 дней назад

never whistle at the Northern Lights

@tommunyon2874 17 дней назад

Recommendation: I'm Mike [small break] with [ ] List 25. Otherwise it comes off like a single word, like Letsqeet (let's go eat).

@liwiathan 23 дня назад

Yellow roses mean friendship

@MiladyMacabre 27 дней назад

Ummm...your exampe of someone knitting is actually someone crocheting

@Richest23 27 дней назад

Smoke Weed EveryDay😎💨💨

@forrestdupre87 27 дней назад

Smoking is bad

@jasonpritchett3431 27 дней назад

Yes sir, the sunchip add before the video made me want white castle

@frankhooper7871 26 дней назад

Probably a good idea to make sure the video clips actually match the content - 14:40 - that's crochet, not knitting

@fredricclack7137 27 дней назад

UR SO 👍 👀 ing!

@tracesizemore6736 26 дней назад

That's it. I'm throwing my keys on all the tables. Does the same go for dudes too?

@tonyborelli. 15 дней назад

at hogwarts, owls are indeeed messengers for witches. Enjoy your butterbeer

@michaeldiogenesbest6127 27 дней назад

The Yo Yo was originally a weapon.....

@GredelsRage 27 дней назад

Still is in my hands. Lol

@doomkitty63 27 дней назад

Why are you showing crocheting when talking about knitting?

@jayduffy5532 27 дней назад

It's also bad luck to be a Lady on a boat or bring a lady on boat cause they also bring bad luck to the crew and the boat

@fredricclack7137 27 дней назад

Hara! 🇯🇵

@awake2late 27 дней назад

Someone get Chris Hanson for #1 lil

@akashicvizion 26 дней назад

You missed an opportunity at @7:20 to say "...and ring the bell for good luck..." (you had just talked about brides wearing/carrying bells... 😕 [need a better scriptwriter? I'm available!!] -- Blessed Be, & Peace! 🙏☮

@RNMom424 16 дней назад

That woman isn't knitting! She's crocheting! Knitting uses 2 or more pointy needles. Crochet uses one hook. I crochet, but couldn't knit somthing if my life depended on it! Well, I CAN make the knit & purl stitches, but don't count on my work looking like anything!! 😁🤣

@timothyweers8054 27 дней назад

Jeez, I can't whistle and I am poor as dirt. LOL #6, why are you showing crochet for the action instead of knitting like the picture behind you? Yes, there is a difference.

@monilangeKootenays 27 дней назад

Iceland isn't that cold

@lolakathleen2261 23 дня назад

The picture is of someone crocheting, not knitting … 😉

@lotgc 5 дней назад

The one about spiders is interesting because spiders are my lucky animal. Almost every time I cross paths with one or come face to face with one, something good happens, and I do really mean almost every time. It's actually spooky.

@user-ci2sh2ym5i 26 дней назад

Weel... Black dress at funerals, it is actually more involved than wearing black for respect at funerals. It goes much further than that, yes another ridiculous to us just another stupidstition: The actuaal or earlier reason to wear black was to prevent bad spirits to 'see' (how to see in the black, that is another question) to prevent bad spirits to find the target disceased wearing white. I know, silly, isn't it?

@karengrove6987 26 дней назад

Woman is crocheting not knitting!

@1jotun136 25 дней назад

Gesundheit

@GoodTrebleStudios 27 дней назад

I want to like this but it's at 666 and I feel like it's bad luck to change it

@user-db6wv4rd9m 27 дней назад

Who wishes on an eyelash

@monilangeKootenays 27 дней назад

, asks those of us who can't figure out the reason. What if we wished on a pubic hair 😅

@GredelsRage 27 дней назад

My wife and I always let her get the wish. Its so cute to see her close her eyes abd nake her wish.

@cajunquandary8792 27 дней назад

Spitting whiskey through every external door of the house outward three times every spring to ward off evil spirits Throwing salt over my left shoulder.. to ward off evil spirits Closing all the curtains and blinds at night to keep out evil Wearing a dime around my neck while traveling to ward off evil Never camping under a full moon

@tkdct488 27 дней назад

fun fact: seeing on a dog in korea means your not in korea

@list25 26 дней назад

What does this even mean? Was there a typo?

@fredricclack7137 27 дней назад

💩 & 💥🦵😅

@Hakelous 20 дней назад

still not a good time to travel to ukraine

@ross-carlson 27 дней назад

@0:59 It amazes me that any adult can believe such absurd things as souls, "god(s)", devils, spirits. I know one day humanity will finally leave all that behind, we're closer today than we ever have been before. Just sad to me that I won't live to see a world without the hate, discrimination and evil that is organized religion.

@tigerlord9302 27 дней назад

It amazes me that people any adult can hate on other peoples beliefs and blame religion for the actions of humans. You do realize atheists do the same thing right?