Yes what is it, lot of bolony if you ask me. I don't believe in ***********! sorry, don't want to say it (that word)...might bring me bad luck.
I think many originate in observations of repeated things, and a simplistic 'law' has developed around them. Some seem to tie in closely with prime numbers and whole number mathematics. So that people's restless thinking, has created this predictive process. Some are happy some are sad, some full of doom. there was a superstition for just about anything at one time.
but it hasn't left us completely. you only need to see a group of it engineers hanging about a new installation and you will hear them stating superstitions all over again, as they worry about the outcome of their work.
I have been on holiday, and had to cross a railway at least twice a day. For four day, each time I approached the line, the gates came down. What does it mean?
I do keep 3 rabbits on my head,
You should be fine then, they'll stamp if there's a train coming. Providing of course that you didn't have a black cat cross your path first and frighten them away. If that did happen you could balance things by quickly seeking out some gypsies and purchasing so ridiculously expensive pegs.
Or just chose another route home.
My rabbits are in an Akubra, and very dead, but eyes do turn to look at me. Is that lucky, or just that I am odd.