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    (xi que in Chinese) is a symbol of happiness in China. The character ‘xi’ means happiness in Chinese. Sometimes two magpies facing each other is used as a symbol of double happiness. It is believed when a magpie nesting in your house it means good luck is on the way to you. You will succeed in starting a new venture‚ finding a new job‚ finding a new love‚ getting children‚ getting rich‚ finding popularity‚ obtaining recovery from illness or getting promotion if you see the birds in your home or living

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    Good Luck Symbols Many of us believe in carrying good luck symbols or charms with us‚ so that we are successful in our task. The article enlists some of the popular symbols that are believed to bring good luck. Being lucky or unlucky is merely a mind game and the definition of luck may change from person to person. It is just a belief whether you consider a particular incidence to be a good fortune or bad. A good luck symbol is nothing but an event or object that is believed to bring good luck. It

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    of all‚ a good example of a Korean historical superstition is “If you hear a crow cry‚ you will get bad luck”. According to Korean folklore society (2008) the history of this superstition says that King Soji received a letter that was about conspiracy to kill him and because it was a crow who delivered this letter to him‚ crow started to be known as a bird that brings bad luck to people. On the other hand‚ there are some examples of superstitions from Korea with no historical

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    few weeks after the harvest finished and the party preparation stated‚ Esperanza accidently cut her thumb while picking a rose. She knew it meant bad luck‚ but she picked more flowers while waiting for her papa. She waited for a long time and decides to leave the garden to tell her mama about her cut. Mama reminds Esperanza that a rose cut is bad luck. Esperanza worries that something bad had happen to her papa. Esperanza and her mother know that bandits look for the wealthiest landowner and attack

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    It is bad luck to have some tears at the casket of the dead. It is good luck if we put certain money at the hand of the dead and then‚ get it and keep it once the start of the burial.  The rosary should be cut so that a family member will not be the next one to passed away.  If you want to change the attire of the dead‚ one must cut the attire at the back then put it in the dead. The dead has been stiff already and unlike the living‚ our body is flexible.  It is bad luck to take a shower

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    shirt and white slacks with red sash around his waist. B. Now that I have told you about the traditional clothing‚ let me tell you about the superstitions of marriage. 5. The bride and groom are never wished good luck on their wedding day‚ as it is considered bad luck. 6. If someone does

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    Unlucky Definition Essay

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    Luck can be defined as success apparently brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions. Being unlucky can be defined as lacking good fortune. In life‚ being lucky is a very common situation. Buy being unlucky is more common because life is not perfect and unluckiness is a rather common obstacle that we are forced to face throughout our lives. Although my experience of unluckiness is quite trivial compared to other times in the world’s antiquity‚ I‚ like most people will never fail to

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    " When people succeed‚ it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success". Do you agree or disagree with quotation above? Use specific reason and examples to support your opinion. Hard working is the main key to every step of success but luck has also some role to achieve those successes. So many people’s are there in this world who work very hard but still do not meet their basic need. They are below the line of poverty and are dying of starvation. From my everyday experience and

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    Figurative language and imagery help develop a selection’s mood‚ character and conflict. In this essay I will compare and discuss how figurative language and imagery help to develop the mood‚ character and conflict of all of the selections done in class. Figurative language and imagery affect mood. Two selections that show how figurative language and imagery affect mood are In Goya’s Greatest Scenes and Nelson Mandela’s Inauguration Speech. In Goya’s Greatest Scenes the author uses figurative

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    afford to pay off their debts before Tet‚ buy some small presents for the creditors instead of paying the debts and ask them for more time to pay the money. In addition‚ because Vietnamese people believe new things on Tet bring new opportunities and luck to the following year‚ they often decorate their houses with new curtains‚ new furniture‚ flowers and plants about ten days before New Year’s Eve. They usually choose bright colors for curtains and

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