According to Polish beliefs and superstitions, black cats crossing one's path, walking under ladders, and breaking mirrors are all considered bad luck and will bring misfortune. Spilling salt must be removed by spilling it over the left arm three times. Dreams are also thought to have meanings - dreaming of losing teeth means finding love or illness/accidents for loved ones, while dreaming of coins means future wealth and prosperity.
2. Black cat
When a black cat crosses
your way, it is necessary to
spit three times over your left
shoulder and say touch the
wood, as it is believed to
help keeping the good luck.
Black cat symbolizes bad
luck.
3. Ladder
People believe that walking under
the ladder brings bad luck, and
marks seven years of misfortune.
4. Mirror
Breaking the mirror means seven years of
the misfortune. When you look in the
mirror and it will break, you will also
have the seven years of misfortune.
Broken mirror also symbolizes that
someone close to you, maybe your friend
or someone from your family, will die
soon.
5. Salt
When the salt is spilt it will bring bad luck to
anyone who spilt it. To remove the bad
charm you have to spill the salt over your left
arm three times in a row.
6. Dream
Superstitions are usually associated with
dreams. People believe that what we will
see in our dreams always have some
meaning.
7. Teeth
When you are dreaming about the
teeth falling out of your gums -
this means you will find love, or
our beloved one will be sick or
have an accident.
8. Coins
When the coins show up in
our dreams it means we will
be rich. Well be doing well
and wont have problems.