Christmas Superstitions 🧙‍♀️ Since it's Christmas time, why don't we have some fun and check out these Christmas superstitions from different countries? Let's roll! ⤵️ 🪄 An old Appalachian myth tells us that if an unmarried woman visits a hog pen at midnight on Christmas Eve and hears an old hog grunting, she will marry an old man. However, if a young hog grunts first, her husband will be young and handsome. Are there only two options available in stock? 😂 🪄in Greece, old shoes are ritualistically burned at Christmas time. It is believed that the foul smell will drive the Christmas goblins away from your home. I guess not only goblins will be driven away like that... 🤔 🪄 In the Czech Republic a superstitious host might place a single scale from the fish beneath a guest’s plate, believing it will bring about prosperity and remind them of the generosity of the season 🐟 🪄In Portugal there's a tradition to set extra places at the dining table for deceased relatives during a Christmas feast 🍽 🪄In Spain it's a bad idea to wrap up gifts in the yellow-coloured paper, it's believed to bring bad luck 🟨❌ Vocabulary ⭐️A hog pen - загон для свиней ⭐️To grunt - хрюкать, ворчать ⭐️Foul smell - отвратительный запах ⭐️Prosperity - процветание ⭐️Generosity - щедрость ⭐️Deceased relatives - умершие родственники ⭐️Wrap up gifts - заворачивать подарки Did you know about these unusual Christmas superstitions? Hit 💯 if YES or 👍 if NO! #английский #интересныефакты #Christmas Learning about different cultures with #ABCDenis 🆒