Learn American English: The Top 10 Superstitions and Beliefs #5 - Opening an Umbrella Inside and Four-Leaf Clovers
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| 0:00.0 | Opening an umbrella inside. |
| 0:07.0 | Did you know? |
| 0:10.0 | It's believed in the US that opening an umbrella while inside a building will bring bad luck. |
| 0:15.0 | This superstition most likely stems from pure pragmatism. |
| 0:19.0 | U.S. used to be larger and more unwieldy, so opening them inside tends to result in broken things and accidents. |
| 0:24.6 | Bringing an already opened umbrella inside, however, is totally fine. |
| 0:29.6 | Hey, wait till we're outside. Don't you know it's bad luck to open an umbrella indoors? |
| 0:36.6 | Four-leaf Clovers luck to open an umbrella indoors? |
| 0:41.3 | Four-leaf clovers In the US, it's believed that four-leaf clovers will bring good luck. |
| 0:46.3 | The more leaves, the better. |
| 0:48.3 | This superstition has its origins in pre-Christian Ireland, |
| 0:51.3 | where the druids believe that three-leaf and four-leaf clovers |
| 0:54.5 | help them see evil spirits approaching. |
| 0:57.6 | The chances of finding a four-leaf clover are 10,000 to one. |
| 1:01.0 | Did you enjoy this series on American Superstitions? |
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