Bad luck signs are vast and varied in cultures around the world, from calling a baby cute to pointing out a pretty rainbow. Skip to main content. A Trusted Friend in a Complicated World.

Is a lunar eclipse, or Blood Moon, a sign of good luck or bad? It depends who you ask. The Inca believed a jaguar was ...

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.

So, breaking one was really bad luck. But people believed all sorts of things about mirrors, which would be a whole new article! Edited by Nicole Moraleda. Sign up for the YP Teachers Newsletter.

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.