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Getting Lucky: Beliefs Around the World
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ISBN13: 9798247617792
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 9 2026
Pages: 310
Weight: 2.20
Height: 0.81 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 9 2026
Pages: 310
Weight: 2.20
Height: 0.81 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Throughout human history, people have sought ways to invite fortune, protect themselves from misfortune, and create opportunities for success. From ancient rituals to everyday habits, luck has been at the heart of our hopes, dreams, and decisions. Across continents, cultures, and centuries, the desire to be lucky has inspired a fascinating variety of superstitions, charms, and rituals.
Why Do People Believe in Luck?
Belief in luck often arises from a need to make sense of uncertainty. Life is unpredictable, and many events, successes, failures, love, or wealth can feel beyond our control. By performing certain actions, carrying charms, or following auspicious traditions, people feel they can influence their fate. Luck provides a psychological sense of control and hope, even in challenging circumstances.
This book GETTING LUCKY - BELIEFS AROUND THE WORLD will show the common Themes Across Cultures
Despite cultural differences, many lucky beliefs share striking similarities worldwide:
Numbers: Specific numbers are considered lucky or unlucky.
Objects & Symbols: Coins, charms, horseshoes, and amulets appear in many cultures.
Animals: Birds, cats, elephants, and other animals symbolize fortune or warning.
Colors: Certain colors are associated with prosperity, health, or protection.
Rituals: Daily practices, prayers, or offerings are performed to invite blessings.
From Folk Traditions to Modern Life
Superstitions have evolved over time. While some practices are centuries old rooted in religion, folklore, or astrology others have adapted to modern life. People still carry lucky charms, consult calendars, or follow rituals just in case the belief will bring them success.
Why This Book?
This book explores in 47 countries the rich tapestry of beliefs about luck around the world. Each chapter dives into a specific country, detailing numbers, symbols, objects, rituals, and taboos that people follow to attract fortune. By studying these customs, we gain insight not only into human creativity and hope but also into how culture shapes our understanding of fate and opportunity.
A Journey Across the Globe
From Thailand's lucky elephants to Israel's red string charms, from Finland's Dala horses to Morocco's Hamsa amulets, the practices are diverse but connected by a universal human desire: to be fortunate, protected, and blessed.
As you turn these pages, you'll discover that luck is more than chance it is a belief, ritual, and imagination made tangible across generations and continents.
Belief in luck often arises from a need to make sense of uncertainty. Life is unpredictable, and many events, successes, failures, love, or wealth can feel beyond our control. By performing certain actions, carrying charms, or following auspicious traditions, people feel they can influence their fate. Luck provides a psychological sense of control and hope, even in challenging circumstances.
This book GETTING LUCKY - BELIEFS AROUND THE WORLD will show the common Themes Across Cultures
Despite cultural differences, many lucky beliefs share striking similarities worldwide:
Numbers: Specific numbers are considered lucky or unlucky.
Objects & Symbols: Coins, charms, horseshoes, and amulets appear in many cultures.
Animals: Birds, cats, elephants, and other animals symbolize fortune or warning.
Colors: Certain colors are associated with prosperity, health, or protection.
Rituals: Daily practices, prayers, or offerings are performed to invite blessings.
From Folk Traditions to Modern Life
Superstitions have evolved over time. While some practices are centuries old rooted in religion, folklore, or astrology others have adapted to modern life. People still carry lucky charms, consult calendars, or follow rituals just in case the belief will bring them success.
Why This Book?
This book explores in 47 countries the rich tapestry of beliefs about luck around the world. Each chapter dives into a specific country, detailing numbers, symbols, objects, rituals, and taboos that people follow to attract fortune. By studying these customs, we gain insight not only into human creativity and hope but also into how culture shapes our understanding of fate and opportunity.
A Journey Across the Globe
From Thailand's lucky elephants to Israel's red string charms, from Finland's Dala horses to Morocco's Hamsa amulets, the practices are diverse but connected by a universal human desire: to be fortunate, protected, and blessed.
As you turn these pages, you'll discover that luck is more than chance it is a belief, ritual, and imagination made tangible across generations and continents.
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