Some interesting ideas from around the world.
• In many East Asian cultures, it’s believed that if you sneeze loudly, it is indicative of someone talking about you behind your back.
• In Poland, sneezing means your mother-in-law is talking about you — but not saying very nice things.
• An Italian superstition suggests that a cat sneezing brings good luck, especially when it comes to money.
• Europeans in the Middle Ages believed that sneezing would bring bad luck. They believed it was a sign that someone was going to die in the coming days because of the amount of breath lost during the sneeze.
• An old superstition claims that sneezing while you’re getting dressed for the day means bad luck will follow you around for the rest of the day.
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