This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knocking on wood, rabbit's feet, and breaking champagne bottles to christen ships, plus the role of superstitions in the Flying Dutchman tale.
This short examines the origins of several superstitions, including crossing one's fingers when lying and why opening an umbrella inside a building is bad luck. Several minutes are devoted to the legend of the Flying Dutchman sailing ship.—David Glagovsky <dglagovsky@prodigy.net>