 Wacky but scary repetitions that make you feel uncomfortable. In Philippines, parents taught the kids to jump high as they can, believing they will be taller as high as they jump. In my experience, it seems like it didn't work. According to ancient myth, washing your clothing on these days could lead to washing a lavanda away and could also bring bad fortune, as doing laundry or dishes around the new year will wash away all your good luck. According to Turkish religion, when a person chews gum at night, that gum is actually the flesh of the dead. A German superstition claims that sharing with water means that you are actually wishing deaths upon the people you are drinking with. The US military actually forbids it, with naval folklore claiming that toss with water will lead to death by drowning. In Philippines, when you appear headless in the photograph in which your face or head appear to be missing, it means you are about to die. These pictures shows two men captured headless in the photograph. It was not edited, just so happened that the camera messed up suddenly. This man responded to his headless picture and right away, burned his clothes. He wore the day. This one is so creepy, but I didn't find any source about what happened to this man now. In some Asian countries, it's believed that taking a photo of three people together will result in the person in the middle, dying first. In Chinese culture, the expression giving a clock has the same pronunciations as attending a funeral. Thus, it's a tradition to never give a clock to someone you love. In Japanese folklore, it's believed that whistling at night will summon snakes, which refers to supernatural monsters, criminals, and yeah, actual snakes. In ancient Japan, thieves use whistle sounds to communicate with each other. That's why a careless whistle in the middle of the night could get you unwanted visits. If you make the mistake of pointing a rainbow in Jabai Indonesia, tradition dictates that you should punch your finger into a buffalo dung. Point the rainbow and your finger will suffer the consequences. It might become bent or paralyzed, followed by the rat or swine. In Spain, it's considered bad luck to walk into a room with your left foot. It is always better to enter with your right. In Brazil, putting your purse or wallet on the floor means you'll end up in poverty. In Turkey, jumping over a child will curse them to stay short for the rest of their life. In the Netherlands, cats are apparently believed to be gaspy creatures who will happily blab all your deepest darkest secrets. For that reason, people try not to have important or private conversations while a cat's in the room, just in case it's listening. Dropping spoons or fork is a sign that you will have a visitor. A spoon drop means a female visitor will come. A fork, a male visitor. In Britain and North America, it's believed that saying rabbit, rabbit, rabbit on the first day of a new month brings luck for the rest of it. So don't forget to say, rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, rabbit.