SUPERSTITIOUS: Do you toss some salt over your left shoulder if you spill it? Do you walk under ladders? Do you open an umbrella in the house?

These superstitions are common ones we’ve likely all heard of, or done, at some point in time. We found a list at extramile.thehartford.com to tell us about some lesser known superstitions.

“According to Mexican legend, putting two mirrors opposite each other creates a portal for the devil to enter your house. Might be something to keep in mind next time you’re thinking of redecorating.

“Nothing raises old, creepy superstitions from the dead like wandering around a cemetery. And if you’re attending a graveside service or standing near a funeral procession, you might want to take a few extra precautions. That’s according to the Japanese superstition of tucking your thumbs into your fist to protect your parents from death, since ‘oya yubi,’ in Japanese means ‘parent’ (oya) and ‘finger’ (yubi), hence the parental thumb.”

Would you sing at the dinner table? Turns out it’s not the best idea.

“Next time you feel like breaking out into song over the mashed potatoes, you may want to hold off until you leave the table. Otherwise, you could attract evil spirits, according to a Dutch superstition that’s also common in Bohemia and North Carolina.”

Surely whistling would be safe. Wrong again.

“In Turkey, there’s a superstition that whistling at night summons the devil. In Estonia and Latvia, the superstition takes a different twist. There they believe that whistling indoors can bring bad luck, causing the house to burst into flames. Some Russians believe that whistling can cause financial ruin.”