Taiwanese & American superstitons

The sounds usually means its mean. Like 4 sounds like death.

There are some story about the superstitons.

Taiwanese superstitons1.

White is not a good color to wear - or is it a good color to wear at funerals (as opposed to the usual Western black)

2.

Red is a very lucky color, ex the red envelope - heng bao.

3.

When giving money in a red envelope, do not give an odd amount - only even amounts.

4.4 is a very unlucky number.

5.Do not point to the God when in a temple.

American superstitons1.

Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

2. To find a four leaf clover is to find good luck.

3. Evil spirits can not hurt you when you are standing in a circle.

4. Rabbit‘s foot brings good luck

5. In order to break a mirror. It will bring you seven years of bad luck

American superstitons The Number -- 13 In America

The number 13 is considered to be an unlucky number in some countries. The end of the Mayan calendar's 13th is superstitiously feared as a harbinger of the apocalyptic 2012 phenomenon.

American superstitons The Number -- 13 In America

• Hotels and tall buildings usually don’t have the thirteenth floor. It's also unlucky to have thirteen guests at a table.

• Friday the 13th has been considered the unluckiest day of the month.

Alex Rodriguez – The player in New York Yankees.

American superstitonsFriday the 13th

Friday the 13th occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday, which superstition holds to

be a day of bad luck.

American superstitonsFriday the 13th

• The Andes Plane Crash of 1972 occurred on Friday, October 13, 1972.

• Hurricane Charley made landfall in south Florida on Friday, August 13, 2004.

• The "Friday the 13th Storm" struck Buffalo, New York on Friday, October 13, 2006.

Taiwanese superstitons The Number -- 4 In Taiwan

The sound of 4= Death

In China, Korean, Vietnam and Japan.

Taiwanese superstitons The Number -- 4 In Taiwan

• People in Taiwan can hardly see this number. For example, you will find out that there won’t be a bed with the number four in the hospital in Taiwan.

Taiwanese superstitons The Number -- 8 In Taiwan

• One of the Chinese lucky numbers that is most

auspicious is 8, and this is partly because it sounds like the word for wealth.

One man spent 3.58 million dollars in

the license plate --- 8888-88 in Taiwan!!

8 = a lot of money = wealth

Taiwanese superstitons The Number -- 8 In Taiwan

• The Beijing Summer Olympic Committee set the opening of the games on 08/08/08 at eight minutes and eight seconds after 8:00 pm!

Double anything = Perfect.

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