If superstition has its way to day, it will be a bad one for us all. The number 13 and Friday are both considered “bad luck,” and when they come together to create Friday the 13th, trouble is bound to find us. So we all know to avoid black cats, broken mirrors and walking under ladders, and to keep an eye out for horseshoes, four-leaf clovers and to make wishes on stars, but did you know that there are some food superstitions that have kept many of the world’s cultures in and out of luck for centuries?
Here are 13 food superstitions… if you’re into that sort of thing.
- The Chinese believe a single set of chopsticks lying across an empty rice bowl is a symbol of death.
- Americans believe snagging the long-end of a wishbone brings good luck.
- Greeks believe bread is a gift from God, and always mark a fresh loaf with a cross. They do not let bread go to waste, as it’s considered a sin. (more…)
