Superstitions Beliefs based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck: beliefs that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck 1 Match the sentences to make superstitions: 2 What superstitions do people have in your country? Ifa black cat sneezes, If you shave your head on a Saturday, If you throw a stone into water, If you don't cover your bald head, If you wish “good luck” to an actor before a performance, Good luck will follow a ship, You'll “cut off” fortune, it will have the opposite effect. It's safer to tell an actor heading for the stage to, “break a leg”! it will bring bad luck to the person looking in. if you use scissors on New Year's Day you will always be in debt. it will start raining. it will bring bad luck into a house. if there are dolphins swimming nearby or there is a naked woman on board!