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British Superstitions

Superstitions can be defined as, "irrational beliefs, especially with regard to the unknown"

Good Luck

Lucky to meet a black cat.
Lucky to touch wood.
Lucky to find a clover plant with four leaves.
White heather is lucky etc...

Bad Luck

Unlucky to walk underneath a ladder.
Seven years bad luck to break a mirror.
Unlucky to see one magpie.
Unlucky to spill salt.
Unlucky to open an umbrella in doors.
Unlucky to put new shoes on the table.
Unlucky to pass someone on the stairs.

Also there are Food Superstitions, Table Superstitions, Animal Superstitions and Wedding superstitions.

Traslation

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."




"Jo vaig plorar la pèrdua de milers de vides precioses, però ells no estan de festa amb la mort de ningú, ni tan sols amb la de un enemic. Tornar l'odi multiplica, encara més l'odi, afegint una foscor molt profunda en una nit sense estrelles. La foscor no pot expulsar a la foscor, només la llum pot fer-ho. L'odi no pot expulsar l'odi. només l'amor pot fer-ho".

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement.He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. King is often presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern American liberalism.

The story of Pompeii

The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, its sister city, Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days in 79 AD

Lighting

Volcano