Russian traditions and customs include many taboos which dates back to their origin and is practiced year after year. These taboos have become inseparable part of everyday life and they simply cannot be ignored. Here we mention you most shocking Russian culture and its taboos.
1. Breaking mirror is considered bad in Russian culture, as mirror is the reflection of your own self. If a mirror is broken by you, it is believed bad luck will be there upto seven years.
2. Cutting your nails, wearing a new dress or uniform or making your bed is considered as a bad sign to be done on examination day.
3. If your cheeks or ears are hot and red, than it is believed someone is thinking or talking about you somewhere.
4. While eating your food, if spoon or a folk falls down you should expect a female guest and if a knife falls down, expect a male guest.
5. Like the cat superstition in India, Russian culture considers hare as a bad luck. If a hare cross your path, then it is a bad luck for you.
6. If a Russian women sneezes while talking or saying something, it means she is telling the truth.
7. In Russian superstition if a couple sets a wedding date and doesn’t end up getting married on that date they cannot set another date and should not get married as their union will be cursed.
8. Returning home for forgotten things is a bad omen. So, it is always better to leave it behind. If at all it is necessary, than one should look in the mirror before leaving the house again. If not, your journey can be dangerous.
9. You are not allowed to talk about future success. Talking about future success is considered bad luck and you are not allowed to speak up your success until that day has arrived.
10. Before leaving for a long journey, travelers and all those who are seeing them off, must sit for a moment in silence before leaving the house. This will ensure their safe journey.
11. In Russian culture, it is not allowed to fill the beer glass if held in air and once the bottle is finished, putting bottle on your back is considered bad luck.
12. If your right eye itches, you’re going to be happy soon. If your left eye itches, you’ll be sad.
13. If it’s raining when you leave a place, it means you’ll return, and is considered a generally good omen. If it raining one someone’s wedding, the couple is considered to be wealthy.
14. If you find a bay leaf in your soup, than you will soon receive a mail from someone.
15. Eating with knife is not allowed in Russian culture and if you are eating with knife or just licking the remainders over it, it is considered that you will be angry like do.
so, what do you think about these taboos?