Theme: Everyday life * Umbrellas
Best known superstition: Opening an umbrella inside the house means bad luck.
 
 
 
Did you know that if you open an umbrella indoors it means bad luck? In the old days 
umbrellas were used just as a sunshade, but today we mostly use them when it rains. 
Because of the connection with the sun, and because the umbrella has the circular shape 
of the sun it became very important not to open the umbrella in a dark/shaded area, as 
for example inside the house.  

One must remember not to give an umbrella as a gift or place it on the top of a table or 
on top of a bed. One should also try to avoid dropping it on the floor - all this would bring 
bad luck. 
 

 

 
 

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