Hat On The Table Bad Luck

Legend has it that placing your bed under a heavy ceiling beam can bring bad luck.

Hat on the table bad luck. Hatters used to use mercury to finish a hat. Never touch another mans hat. Sleeping on a table.

Avoid sitting at the corner of a table in Italy because it means you will not marry. I think a few of my friends may have done this one or 10 times after a pub crawl. It is perfectly acceptable to wear your hat as you cross the dining room towards the door but do not dilly dally or the hat must come off.

It is considered bad luck to wear a hat backwards. Shoes bad luck Shoes placed on a table are thought to be a bad omen and either a quarrel in the house or a storm of thunder and lightening will come. You managed to not sit down at a table of 13 people in Italy but beware if you are single you still need to think where you are going to sit to avoid bad luck.

Whatever you do in Italy dont spill any olive oil or salt. This is known as the heading-towards-the-door rule. Placing shoes on a table and a hat on a bed are bad luck.

It is bad luck if a beetle crawls out of your shoe. This custom comes from basic hygiene and being genuinely courteous. Again this makes sense as too much light can keep you from getting a good nights sleep.

I have been told that the belief that placing ones hat on a bed brings bad luck originated with gangsters of New York or possibly some other large city back in the twenties. To break break the run another person must pick the shoes up. Never set your hat down on the brim youll pour out your luck.