lancuszki-i-wiadomosci: Jinx

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A jinx (also jynx), in popular superstition and folklore, is a curse or the attribute of attracting bad or negative luck.

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Sailors' superstitions are superstitions particular to sailors or mariners, and which traditionally have been common around the world. Some of these beliefs are popular superstitions, while others are better described as traditions, stories, folklore, tropes, myths, or legends. The origins of many of these superstitions are based in the inherent risks of sailing, and luck, either good or bad, as well as portents and omens that would be given associative meaning in relation to the life of a mariner, sailor, fisherman, or crew in general. Even in the 21st century, "fishers and related fishing workers" in the U.S. have the second-most dangerous occupation, trailing only loggers.

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Superstitions have been present in Great Britain throughout its history. Early modern Britain was a superstitious society, and the superstitions were documented at the time. The belief in witches, the devil, ghosts, apparitions, and magical healing was founded on superstitions. In modern Britain, according to a 2003 survey carried out during the National Science Week and a 2007 poll conducted by Ipsos and Ben Schott of Schott's Almanac, knocking on wood is the most popular superstition in Britain, with "crossing fingers for good luck" coming after it.

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“Damn Bad Luck Follows”. Abstract Following the trial, the reputation of Somers and Mackenzie were further damaged by the suicide on board the brig by the ship’s surgeon, the navy’s decision to no longer use it as a training ship, and by the post-mortem mistaken portrayal of Spencer as an anti-hero. Passionate disagreement by friends of Mackenzie and Spencer surfaced and dominated national attention through the rest of the nineteenth century. The affair also focuses attention on the troubled psychology of the Spencer family, and the post-mutiny later-life career of Philip’s brother Ambrose shows a troubling similarity to the behavior of his executed younger brother. “Damn bad luck” is a phr…

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The Cubs’ curse is over, but there’s an 80% chance another team will have the same bad luck

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A superstition is any belief or practice considered by non-practitioners to be irrational or supernatural. It is commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, fate, magic, amulets, astrology, fortune telling, spirits, and certain paranormal entities, particularly the belief that future events can be foretold by specific unrelated prior events. The word superstition is also used to refer to a religion not practiced by the majority of a given society regardless of whether the prevailing religion contains alleged superstitions or to all religions by the antireligious.