In brazilian pop culture some superstitions such as the idea that eating mango with milk will kill you have lost their credibility yet still remain a fact of life among older generations from itchy left hands to white butterflies we explore the quirks of brazilian superstitions that many locals.
Superstitiou abour hangbag on floor.
This is an old superstition which says that we shouldn t keep our handbags on the floor if we want to have money coming in.
Owing to the fact that brazil has a deep rooted religious history superstitions are rife.
But where did this superstition come from.
He raced up the stairs grabbed my purse rushed over to me and since my hands were full he set it down on the floor and walked away.
I think the problem is that purses have gotten so big we even call them bags now as in may i get your bags said by the bell boy.
Leaving a purse unattended on the floor is akin to letting prosperity get away from you.
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We have all heard that placing your purse on the floor is bad luck and also hurts your finances not to mention adds tons of disgusting germs to it.
But it happened so fast.
With your handbag the problem is that you are both physically and symbolically putting your money on the dirty floor down by your feet which can be interpret as you are disrespecting your wealth.
When purses were small we could sit them on the table at restaurants and they.
As many apartment dwellers know most buildings skip the 13th and sometimes fourth and 44th floor in fact a whopping 80 of high rises omit the unlucky ordinal just on tradition alone.
I couldn t believe i was now pushing my superstitions on my kid.
A cambodian friend of mine once told me that if a purse was on the floor all the money would fall out of it and she meant it in a figurative sense of losing all of one s money.
In many cultures laying something on the floor is a sign of disrespect for that object.
You wouldn t think of putting your bag of gold on the floor would you.
They are practically as big as an overnight suitcase.
In japan as in other asian countries there is a superstition about putting purses and other bags directly on the floor.
As soon as that clock strikes 12 o clock you better get your bags and go outside.
24 outrageous superstitions only mexicans will understand.
Don t place your bag on the floor or you ll run.