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Every country has their own culture and beliefs and they also have their own superstitions too. In the UK, there are plenty of common superstitions from avoiding walking under ladders, to broken mirrors being a sign of bad luck. Some of these may sound farfetched but some superstitions can be scientifically rationalised, such as the well-known saying; red sky at night Shepard\u2019s delight, red sky in the morning Shepard\u2019s warning. This is based on the reddish glow of the sky in the morning and evening caused by haze or clouds related to storms in the region.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, other superstitions are just plain weird, like the belief that sleeping with your pyjamas inside out and a spoon under your pillow will mean there\u2019ll be snow the next day. At The Solar Centre, we\u2019ve discovered the most bizarre superstitions from around the world that you probably didn\u2019t know about!<\/p>\n

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