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Lucky Four-Leaf Clover Charms Some legends attribute them to faith, hope, love, and luck, while others say they'll bring fame, wealth, health, and faithful love. There are many variations of clover that always have four leaves, but the lucky ones come from the white clover plant, Trifolium repens.
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Learn More »If you don't have a favorite lucky symbol already, maybe it's time to find one that inspires you. Here are some popular lucky charms from around the world. Lucky charms: Some people swear by them while others think they're silly. But regardless of whether a rabbit's foot or a favorite number really attracts Lady Luck, lucky charms can be fun and make you feel more optimistic. When you have fun and feel more positive, that attitude makes you luckier, too! 01 of 15 Lucky Four-Leaf Clover Charms Tomaz Sedonja/Getty Images Four-leaf clovers are an ancient Irish symbol of luck. Among the Celtic, it was a common belief that a four-leaf clover could help people see fairies and avoid their mischief, a common source of bad luck. The four leaves were rumored to have mystical powers representing positive attributes. Some legends attribute them to faith, hope, love, and luck, while others say they'll bring fame, wealth, health, and faithful love. There are many variations of clover that always have four leaves, but the lucky ones come from the white clover plant, Trifolium repens. "Trifolium" literally means three-leaved; four-leaved plants are a genetic mutation. True four-leaf clovers are rare, with only about one in 10,000 plants carrying the lucky leaves. However, you can improve your odds of finding lucky clovers. This Scientific American video shows you how: How Science Can Help You Find a 4-Leaf Clover. To know you've found a true four-leaf clover, look for one leaflet that's smaller than the others. If all four leaflets are the same size, you are probably looking at the wrong variety of clover. If you'd like to have a four-leafed lucky charm, you don't have to spend a lot of time trekking through fields of clover. There are a lot of fun crafts that let you make them yourself. 02 of 15 Lucky Horseshoe Charms Brian T. Evans/Getty Images Horseshoes are one of the oldest lucky superstitions, with various legends from different cultures attributing lucky powers to them. One legend says that horseshoes are lucky because they are made of iron. Mischievous fairies couldn't stand the touch of iron, so they shied away from houses that had horseshoes on them. Another legend attributes lucky horseshoes to Saint Dunstan. According to the legend, the devil commanded Dunstan, who was a blacksmith, to shoe his horse. Instead, Dunstan nailed a horseshoe to the devil's foot. He only agreed to remove it and ease the devil's pain when he received a guarantee that the devil would stay away from any house with a horseshoe on the door. After that, any house with a horseshoe was guaranteed to be lucky. Whatever the legend's background, horseshoes make a fun lucky symbol to hang on the door of your home or computer room. Just make sure that the points face up so that the horseshoe can fill with luck. 03 of 15 Lucky Dice (Fuzzy or Otherwise) Charms Fuzzy dice are a popular lucky charm. Image (c) Thomas Winz / Getty Images Many games of chance are played with dice, so it's no surprise that they became a symbol of luck. You might be surprised to know that, unlike many of the lucky charms on this list, fuzzy dice are a relatively recent invention. During World War II, fighter pilots would fly missions with terrible odds of coming home again. They'd bring lucky charms with them in the hopes of tipping the odds in their favor. Gambling items like cards and dice were popular charms to bring aboard the fighter planes. Knowing the WWII tradition, Deccofelt Corp started marketing fuzzy dice to hang on the rearview mirrors of cars in 1959, and a fad was born. Lucky dice have a fun retro charm that you might enjoy. You can find them on t-shirts, buy plush dice for your rearview mirror, or get stickers to put on your laptop or monitor. 04 of 15 Ladybugs as Good Luck Charms Westend61/Getty Images Ladybugs are popular insects worldwide, and many cultures believe they bring good luck. In German-speaking countries, they are literally called lucky bugs: "Glückskäfer" How can a ladybug make you luckier? Some cultures say that if a ladybug lands on you and you don't brush it off, your luck will improve. Others say that they're a sign of impending love. For example, if a man and a woman see a ladybug at the same time, they'll fall in love. In Belgium, a ladybug crawling across a maiden's hand was a sign that she would soon be married. And that's not the only way ladybugs bring luck. Farmers believed a large number of ladybugs in the spring was a harbinger of a good harvest that year. Be careful, however, around these cheerful-looking insects. Killing a ladybug can bring you misfortune. When you pick your lucky charm, keep in mind that all ladybugs are not created equal in the luck department; The deeper red their color and the more spots they have, the luckier you'll be! Some ideas for ladybug charms include creating a cute ladybug pot for your windowsill and painting ladybug rocks for your desk.
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Learn More »05 of 15 Lucky Number Seven Charms MirageC/Getty Images Growing up, you may have heard that seven was the luckiest number, but did anyone tell you why? The number seven is connected with luck, perfection, and knowledge in many cultures. One reason might be that the number seven has special mathematical properties. The ancient Greeks called 7 "the perfect number," the sum of 3 (triangle) and 4 (square), which are perfect forms. Seven is an important number in other ways, too: There are 7 days of the week.
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Learn More »12 of 15 Dreamcatcher Luck Charms Jessica Mitchell Photography/Getty Images Dreamcatchers come from Native American lore. Looking like a web or net stretched over a loop and decorated with bright beads and feathers, they catch bad dreams as they enter a household. By capturing the disturbing dreams, they make the owner happier, more balanced, and luckier. Plus, they look cool, too. To use dreamcatchers as lucky charms, hang one inside your office window to keep bad luck away. Or buy a pair of dreamcatcher earrings or a dreamcatcher necklace to bring luck with you wherever you go. 13 of 15 Evil Eyes to Ward Off Bad Luck Burak Karademir / Getty Images While you may give someone the evil eye when they annoy you, people used to take malevolent looks much more seriously. Usually triggered by jealousy, giving someone an evil eye was supposed to cause all manner of suffering from mental illness to physical maladies. For thousands of years, people have been using evil eye talismans, or nazur, to ward off the bad luck caused by these curses. The evil eye lucky charm takes several different forms. Some cultures use a hand with an eye in its center for protection. Others use simple blue or green beads. But some of the most popular and beautiful evil eye talismans come from Turkey. They use glass beads with alternating blue and white circles to bring themselves more luck. To create your own evil eye charm, you can either buy jewelry containing the evil eye pattern or DIY your own nazur by painting rocks or creating an evil eye amulet out of clay. 14 of 15 Acorns as Lucky Symbols Acorns are cute and accessible symbols of luck. Image (c) Alicia Llop / Getty Images Because of its association with the Norse god Odin, the lowly acorn is also considered a symbol of luck. Odin hung himself from an oak tree to gain knowledge, so the acorn has come to symbolize wisdom. The Norse also believed that acorns could bring divine protection and placed them in the windows of their homes to ward off lightning. During the Norse Invasion, Englishmen would carry acorns in their pockets, perhaps hoping that they'd make their conquerers more sympathetic. As the saying, "great oaks from little acorns grow " indicates, acorns also signify fertility, youth, and prosperity. Acorns make fun lucky symbols to keep with you because they are so common in the fall. They are fun to gather and decorate. Spray paint them gold and silver, or simply use acrylic paints to give them a gorgeous color.
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