NULL SUPERSTITIONS, you might still believe. According to the 2022 Farmers’ Almanac, a cat is just a cat and having a black cat cross your path is not unlucky. In fact, in ancient Egypt all cats were considered sacred — so lucky in fact that if a cat was accidentally killed, its killer would have been put to death.

The superstition that a black cat crossing your path is unlucky seems to have originated during Europe’s Middle Ages. It was believed, during this time, that witches could take the form of a black cat therefore making black cats in the area highly undesirable.

How many of you have knocked on wood to avoid something bad from happening? There are several theories about how this ritual got started, but most individuals believe it began with the Celtic Druids. Their deep connection with nature led them to worship trees as gods, and knocking on them was considered a form of physical contact with their deities which brought them good fortune.

Beginner’s luck — is the idea that someone completely new to a sport or game will likely win on their first attempt. However, instead of luck it is much more feasible that someone new to a sport won because they weren’t stressed out about winning while playing. Too much anxiety, studies have shown, hamper a player’s performance.

It is almost instinctual when a sneeze is heard, to respond with “God bless you,” but why? How did this superstition originate? Well, according to Farmers’ Almanac, in the sixth century, it was a tradition to congratulate someone who sneezed as it meant they had expelled an evil spirit. Later, after a plague took hold over Europe, sneezing meant that person was close to impending death so blessing them was a needed prayer.