Clothing Superstitions
Explore traditional beliefs about clothing and accessories. Many cultures see garments as carriers of luck or omens.
Baseball Cap
Wearing a baseball cap backward is believed to confuse evil spirits or reverse bad luck.
Giving away a cap can pass along your fortune.
Buttons
Losing a button could mean someone is talking behind your back.
A button found on the ground brings luck if picked up and kept.
Clothing
Wearing clothes inside out by mistake is considered lucky and may protect from evil spirits.
Old clothes are often burned rather than thrown away to avoid bad luck.
Coat
Wearing someone else's coat may transfer their burdens or bad energy.
Don't wear a coat indoors-it invites misfortune.
Dirty Clothes
Wearing dirty clothes is said to block luck and attract negativity.
Washing clothes during a full moon brings clarity and renewal.
Earrings
Losing an earring could mean betrayal.
If an earring falls out, it's believed someone is gossiping about you.
Hairpin
Losing a hairpin could cause confusion or forgetfulness.
Giving someone a hairpin as a gift is considered unlucky.
Handbags
Placing a handbag on the floor invites poverty.
A red handbag is thought to bring financial luck.
Hat
Putting a hat on a bed is thought to bring bad luck or even death.
Wearing someone else's hat could transfer their fate or misfortune.
If a hat falls off your head unexpectedly, someone is cursing or talking about you.
Inheriting Clothes
Wearing clothes of the deceased is believed to bring their spirit closer.
Inherited clothes can bring both blessings and burdens.
Necklace
A broken necklace means the end of a relationship.
Wearing a heart-shaped pendant brings luck in love.
Pant Legs
If one pant leg keeps rolling up, it may mean a journey is coming.
Stepping on your own pant leg while walking is a sign of hesitation or a warning.
Pants
Putting on pants inside out accidentally is a sign that something unexpected will happen that day.
Torn pants bring embarrassment and bad luck.
Pockets
Empty pockets symbolize emptiness in life.
Keeping a coin in a coat pocket is said to attract wealth.
Ring
Wearing a ring on the left hand invites love; on the right, protection.
Dropping a wedding ring is a bad omen before marriage.
Scarves
Tying a scarf tightly is believed to protect the throat from both illness and curses.
Dropping a scarf might indicate someone is thinking of you romantically.
Scarves and Women's Hats Wearing a scarf gifted by a stranger is thought to transfer hidden intentions.
A dropped scarf means someone is missing you.
Sewing
Sewing clothes while wearing them brings bad luck.
Sewing at night is believed to "sew in" sorrow.
Shape/Design Wearing clothes with certain patterns-like eyes or triangles-is believed to protect against evil.
Shirt
A backward shirt suggests that you will receive a surprise.
A tear near the collar could mean an argument with a loved one.
Shoe
Placing shoes upside down is said to bring arguments.
New shoes on a table are a strong omen of death.
Skirt
A skirt flipping up from wind may mean someone is thinking of you.
Long skirts protect modesty and are thought to block negative energy.
Socks
Wearing mismatched socks unintentionally is seen as a sign of luck or that someone is thinking of you.
Finding a hole in a sock may mean money troubles.
Tie
A crooked tie may suggest deceit or lies around you.
Giving a tie as a gift can tie someone's fate to yours-either good or bad.
Towel
Using a torn towel is believed to bring hardship.
Never share a towel-it transfers not just germs, but personal energy.
Undergarments
Wearing red underwear is said to attract passion or good luck, especially on New Year's Eve.
