According to a recent survey of 2,000 American cat owners, only 21% believe that black cats bring bad luck, while twice as many (41%) associate them with good luck instead.

The most searched superstition nationally was throwing salt over your shoulder, which is believed to ward off bad luck. Friday the 13th: Here's why the day is so unlucky.

4. Hollow bread. Pixel-Shot | Shutterstock. It's disappointing to hear that some breads are off the list for New Year's, because one food that's considered bad luck on this occasion is hollow bread.

Bad luck seems to follow people who steal rocks from Petrified Forest—at least that’s what hundreds of regretful visitors believe. So after harboring filched rocks for weeks or years—sometimes decades ...

Sweeping out bad luck, ushering in fortune and prosperity: The Chinese tradition of cleaning for Lunar New Year . Jan. 13, 2023 at 10:00 am . By . JiaYing Grygiel. Special to At Home in the Northwest.