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  • What Do People Do to Have Good Luck?

  • People all over the world want to know how to become lucky.

  • They use different ways to have good luck and to keep away bad luck.

  • In the United States, a rabbit's foot is a symbol of good luck,

  • so many people will carry a man-made one with them in order to have good luck.

  • Also, when they don't want to have bad luck,

  • they will say, “Knock on wood,” and do the action at the same time.

  • They believe the wood spirits will keep them safe.

  • In Taiwan, the number 4 and the word for death sound similar.

  • That is why some people don't want to live on the fourth floor of an apartment building.

  • What's more, most Taiwanese people think

  • it's important to tidy up their houses before the Chinese New Year.

  • They believe they can keep bad luck away all year round by doing so.

  • Some people like to do the above things

  • because they make them feel safe.

  • However, does good luck come from what they do,

  • or does it come from what they believe in?

What Do People Do to Have Good Luck?

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