Editor's note: You are mistaken if you think that Westerners do not believe in superstitions. The superstitions might be different, but pretty much every country around the world has them.We compiled a list of some of the common superstitions followed in the West to help you get a better insight into their cultures and customs. 1.Friday the 13th is a bad day. 13号星期五不吉利（黑色星期五） The reason that Friday 13th in particular is unlucky is due to the massacre of the Knights Templar by Phillip IV ofFranceon Friday the 13th. 2. Bird pooing on you is goodluck. 鸟粪掉身上是走运的象征 One theory of this is the sort of karma logic that assumes, if something bad happens to you, then something good must happen to balance out the karma. 3. A black cat crossing yourpath is considered bad luck. 路遇黑猫意味不详 In the old, superstitious days, witches could transform themselves into black cats. If one crossed your path, it meant a witch was watching you. 4. Atchoo (bless you) 有人打喷嚏（要对他说上帝保佑你） This comes from a plague that was spreading in 590 A.D.Italywhere most people who sneezed would die. The pope urged others to bless such people and pray for them that they might become better. 5. Crossing your fingers to wishfor good luck 交叉手指期盼好运 One theory of this is that during the Hundred Years War betweenFranceandEngland, archers would cross their fingers before pulling the bow string in order to grant them good luck. Beforethat, it was also a secret sign between members of Christianity (when it was illegal). 6. Never take the third lightfrom a match, it's bad luck. 不能用同一根火柴点3次火 In World War I, snipers sometimes operated at night. Their technique involved waiting for someone to strike a match to light a cigarette; on spotting thelight they'd train a scope on them. On the second light, the sniper would focus his shot, zooming in ready for the kill, on the third light, he would fire,killing the person who lit the match. 7. Walking underneath a ladderis widely held to be bad luck. 从梯子下走不吉利 'Walking under a ladder' came about inEnglanda few centuries ago when people drank more ale at lunch than ate food. Drunken sign painters were likely to dump a bucket of paint if you walked by or under their ladder and handymen would drop tools. 8. Broken mirror will result inseven years bad luck. 破碎的镜子意味着之后7年的厄运 Breaking a mirror is bad luck because at one time mirrors were very expensive. If a palace maid broke a mirror she was sentenced to 7 years in prison. 9. Carrots help you see in the dark. 胡萝卜有助于提高夜视能力 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/19245b4459eef8c75fbfb3a5.html