Global Superstitions
In Spain, eating exactly 12 of these at midnight on New Year’s Eve is believed to bring good luck for each month ahead
What are Grapes?
In Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, you can attend a festival where people dress as cloves of this pungent plant and compete in breath-based challenges
What is Garlic?
This beeper like gadget was a must-have accessory for teens and professionals in the 90s
What is a Pager?
Known as “Chess on Ice,” this winter Olympic sport involves sliding heavy stones toward a target
What is Curling?
In Nigeria, it’s believed your soul can get trapped if this part of your body is photographed while you sleep
What are your Feet?
This hotel in Sweden is rebuilt every winter entirely out of ice, meaning your bed, walls, and even your drinking glass could melt if you snore too hot
What is the Icehotel?
Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe hung out at this New York City coffee shop
What is Central Perk?
This Triple Crown horse race is nicknamed “The Run for the Roses”
What is the Kentucky Derby?
In Lithuania, it’s considered bad luck to do this inside, because it invites snakes into the house
What is Whistling?
This U.S. city offers a walking tour of filming locations from The Walking Dead, where you can pretend to be chased by zombies while eating funnel cake
What is Atlanta?
This classic arcade game features a yellow character avoiding ghosts named Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde
What is Pac-Man?
This annual NHL event takes place outdoors on January 1st, and features one game between two popular teams
What is The Winter Classic?
In South Korea, sleeping in a closed room with one of these on is thought to cause death
What is an Electric Fan?
This town in England claims to be the birthplace of modern witchcraft and offers broomstick rentals, spell-casting workshops, and wizard-themed pubs
What is Glastonbury?
In "Back to the Future", Marty McFly traveled through time in this car
What is DeLorean?
This NBA team won a championship without a single draft lottery pick
Who are the Toronto Raptors?