Good and Bad Luck Signs

Black Cats
Only in India and U.S people think cats are unlucky whereas in U.K, they are considered very lucky especially if they cross your path. In U.S ,white cat is very good luck ,while in U.K it is the opposite and in India both are bad omen.

Horseshoe
A horseshoe is a piece of metal fixed to a horse’s foot. Some people think if you find a horseshoe in an open space facing you, then it can bring good luck. People hang it above the doorway of their home to bring good luck. In many European countries, it is hung downwards so that the luck can flow out into their house. In Britain and Ireland it must be kept upright so as to bring good fortune always.

Mirrors
Broken mirrors should never be kept at home as they bring seven years’ bad luck. It is believed that your reflection in the mirror is an image of your soul, so in a broken mirror you see your distorted image which may bring bad luck.

Spilling Salt
Salt has been always been considered valuable and spilling it could cause bad luck until and unless the person would throw it from his left shoulder.

Ladders
A ladder leaning against a wall forms a triangle. Some people think it is disrespectful and unlucky underneath as the triangle symbolizes the Holy Trinity. If you are under it, the bad luck can be warded off by crossing the fingers or by making a wish

Magpies
These birds are considered unlucky This belief is said to come from The Bible ,as the magpie was the only bird that refused to enter Noah’s Ark. However, in China it is considered good and should never be killed.

Reference:Whitaker's World of facts

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Raining animals is a relatively common meteorological phenomenon, with occurrences reported from many countries throughout history. The animals drop from the sky in a rainfall like fish and frogs, with birds . Sometimes the animals survive the fall, especially fish. Several witnesses of raining frogs describe the animals as frightened, though healthy, and exhibiting normal behaviour just after the fall. However, in some cases, the animals are frozen to death or even completely enclosed in blocks of ice. These occurrences may be evidence for the transport of the victims to high altitudes, where the temperature is below zero, and they show how powerful meteorological forces can be. Most recent occurrences include the rain of frogs and toads in Serbia (2005) and London (1998), and rains of fish in India (2006) and Wales (2004). In Honduras, the Lluvia de Peces (Rain of Fishes) is a unique phenomenon that has been occurring for more than a century on a yearly basis in the country of Honduras. It occurs in the Departamento de Yoro, between the months of May and July. Witnesses of this phenomenon state that it begins with is a dark cloud in the sky followed by lightning, thunder, strong winds and heavy rain for 2 to 3 hours. Once the rain has stopped, hundreds of living fish are found on the ground. People take the fish home to cook and eat them. Although some experts have tried to explain the Rain of Fishes as a natural meteorological phenomenon , the fish are not sea water fish, but fresh water fish; they are not dead, but alive; they are not blind, they have eyes; they are not big fish, but small; and the type of fish is not found elsewhere in the area. There is no valid scientific explanation for this phenomenon. Many people believe this phenomenon occurs because of Father José Manuel Subirana, a Spanish catholic missionary and considered by many to be a Saint. He visited Honduras from 1856-1864, and upon encountering so many poor people, prayed for 3 days and 3 nights asking God for a miracle to help the poor people by providing food. The Rain of Fishes has occurred ever since.