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  • Oh!

  • What's the matter?

  • A penny!

  • Lucky!

  • If you see a penny, you should pick it up.

  • Because it's very good luck in England.

  • But!

  • Only if it's heads up.

  • If it's tails, you should put it back down.

  • So then the next person can have good luck.

  • And we have a little rhyme that goes.

  • Welcome to The Forking Tomatoes!

  • And today, let's talk about superstitions in different countries!

  • So, in Hungary, we have this weird superstition

  • that if you see a chimney sweep, on the street or from your window, on the roof, wherever

  • you have to touch a button on your clothes.

  • If you don't have one, too bad

  • and you're gonna have bad luck.

  • So, you might as well wear buttons on yourself all the time.

  • Another interesting one

  • is that if you put your clothes inside out for some reason,

  • there's only one good place you can possibly turn it around in the whole flat,

  • and that is in the doorway!

  • If you don't do that, it's bad luck,

  • but if you do it, it's good luck, for some reason.

  • And obviously we have a different version of touch wood,

  • why would it be the same as everywhere else?

  • So, if you say something and you don't want to jinx it,

  • you have to knock on a wooden surface three times

  • with the middle finger of your left hand, upwards.

  • And then it's good luck.

  • Finally, we're home!

  • Oh!!

  • I banged my elbow.

  • You've gotta be more careful!

  • I know. Oh look!

  • Someone left their umbrella.

  • You think it's big enough for two people?

  • WAIT!

  • [Mirror Breaks]

  • What?

  • That's a lot of bad luck!

  • Why?

  • Well!

  • Opening an umbrella indoors is bad luck in a lot of countries.

  • In the UK, in France, in Malaysia.

  • I didn't know that.

  • In the UK, it's just bad luck in general.

  • But, in France, it's an insult to the Sun God,

  • and in Malaysia, it's inviting evil spirits in.

  • So no matter where I am,

  • I did something horribly wrong.

  • Yeah!

  • And yeah, about the elbow banging.

  • I wasn't really happy, 'cause in Hungary,

  • if you bang your elbow, that means you are expecting someone unexpected to visit you in your home.

  • And hopefully, it's not someone you really don't like.

  • Yeah, and the mirror,

  • well, in England and Hungary,

  • that's 7 years of bad luck!

  • Yeah, so I'm not doing very well today, am I?

  • No...

  • So, in Malaysia, we celebrate Chinese New Year

  • according to the Lunar Calendar.

  • The Chinese in Malaysia believes that on Chinese New Year Day,

  • one should not sweep the floor,

  • because that symbolises sweeping away your good luck.

  • If one must sweep the floor,

  • Then we should always sweep inwards,

  • into the house,

  • and scoop them up.

  • That means you get to keep the treasures.

  • And in Malaysia,

  • well, especially for the Chinese,

  • we have a lot of superstitions surrounding numbers.

  • More specifically, the number four.

  • Four (si4), in Mandarin, sounds like Death (si3).

  • And therefore, in many housing areas and tall buildings,

  • you'll see that the number arrangements are as below.

  • 1, 2 ,3, 3A instead of 4.

  • 13A instead of 14,

  • and 23A instead of 24.

  • That's because most of us would like to avoid the number four, when we can.

  • Ashley, would you like a bit of salad?

  • Sure!

  • Oh, no! What are you doing?

  • What?

  • Just putting the bread... down.

  • Oh gosh...

  • Cheers!

  • Oo!

  • Sorry!

  • But, anyway, congratulations, Emma!

  • 'Cause, in Hungary,

  • we have this superstition that if somebody spills wine,

  • and it's flowing towards , for example Emma now,

  • that means that somebody in Emma's family is going to have a baby within a year!

  • And, in France,

  • we also have some food superstitions.

  • And for example,

  • if you bring the bread onto the table and put it upside down,

  • it's calling the devil.

  • This is why I was not very happy with Petra bringing the bread upside down to us.

  • But, in the UK, well, particularly Yorkshire,

  • if the bread does not rise,

  • it means there's a dead body in the vicinity.

  • However, this is not very well known.

  • On the other hand, a well-known superstition is

  • if you spill salt, this is bad luck.

  • But to counteract this bad luck,

  • you take a pinch and throw it over your shoulder.

  • And then, you won't have bad luck.

  • Oh my Gosh!

  • Guys, look!

  • I found a 4-leaf clover!

  • Okay, I'm only joking.

  • But, there you go!

  • In France, like in many other countries,

  • finding a lucky clover is a sign of good luck for the rest of the day.

  • So I guess I've got some bad luck.

  • Well, nevermind.

  • And, in terms of bad luck,

  • One sort of superstition that we have got in France

  • is, for example, if you have got a bird that comes through the window,

  • then that's a sign of nearing death.

  • Aw, isn't this a cute cat?

  • It is, isn't it?

  • But in France, if you've got a black cat

  • walking by night in the dark,

  • then you've definitely got bad luck.

  • You should look out for yourself.

  • Well at least, that is the belief, and I believe that this is the belief that is,

  • that is also shared with other people, at least in Europe.

  • In Malaysia, which is an Asian country,

  • we have much more superstitions related to evil spirits and ghosts compared to the European culture.

  • And, one of the most interesting ones is rules we have to obey when we stay overnight in a hotel.

  • Let me walk you through that!

  • First, one should knock on the door before entering.

  • This is to let whoever, or whatever, residing in the room know that you are entering the room.

  • Then, one should switch on all the lights in the room,

  • and flush the toilet.

  • This can not only let the spirits, if any, know that you are already in the room,

  • the light will dispel the 'yin' energy in the room,

  • and the flushing symbolises washing away any dark energy that could be present in the room.

  • Next, one must not allow their shoes to be arranged nicely after they remove them.

  • When arranged nicely, it is believed that spirits could wear them,

  • and allows them to haunt you.

  • If there are more beds than people staying the night,

  • one should mess up the empty bed to make it looks like it's occupied.

  • This is to make the spirits think that it's occupied,

  • and will not sleep in them.

  • So as long as you follow these rules,

  • then you should be okay the next time you're in a hotel.

  • That's what they believe, anyway.

  • Hi guys!

  • Thanks for watching our video.

  • We do hope you enjoyed it.

  • And don't forget to like and subscribe!

  • If you have any superstitions you would like to share with us,

  • you're free to comment below!

  • If you would like to watch our previous video, click here!

  • See you in our next video!

  • Bye!

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