superstition /ˌso͞opərˈstiSH(ə)n/
Date: 15th century
1: excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings.
2. a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief.

Look at this fun list of superstitions. See how you can switch the causes and effects around to make new ones. Find more superstitions at the link below.

  • ​If you suddenly shiver or shudder for no reason  ~   someone is walking where your grave will be. 
  • If you sing before seven   ~   you will cry before eleven. 
  • If you sneeze on Tuesday ~ you will kiss a stranger. 
  • If your right palm itches   ~   you will get money. 
  • Stumbling or tripping out the door is bad luck, and is caused by   ~   bad spirits that lurk in doorways. 
  • If you kiss over a gate  ~  you will have bad luck. 
  • Knock on wood  ~   for good luck. 
  • For your wish to come true  ~   leave the corner of a piece of pie on your plate, make a wish, eat the corner, and then walk out of the room backwards, holding your hands. 
  • To block the bad luck that comes from walking under a ladder ~ cross your fingers or spit three times between the rungs. 
  • A tattoo will ~ protect a sailor from drowning & the pox. 
  • If you wear dark-colored socks that have white toes   ~   an elf will not trip you. 
  • To cure asthma  ~   collect spider webs, roll them into a ball in the palms of your hands, then swallow the ball. 
  • To get rid of freckles   ~   wash your face with dew, seven times, while facing east, before dawn, on the first day of May. 
  • To cure a fever   ~  make tea from the dried droppings of wild male rabbits. Drink the tea every half hour until sweating starts. 
  • Be kind to sparrows because   ~   they carry the souls of the dead. 
  • To make sure she has a boy, a pregnant woman should  ~   sleep with a knife in the mattress. 
  • If you look through a silk scarf at the full moon   ~   you will see the face of your future spouse. 
  • Babies smile in their sleep because  ~   they are talking to angels. 
  • To cure hiccups   ~   close your eyes, put your right thumb in your mouth and blow as hard as you can while thinking of the ocean. 
  • Ancient Egyptians believed that the ring finger on the left hand   ~   had a vein that ran directly to the heart. 
  • If you want it to be a nice day tomorrow   ~   clean up all the food on the table today.