https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_traditions_and_superstitions
>Americans in general
>Knocking on wood is practiced in Russia as in other countries. However Russians tend to add a symbolic three spits over one's left shoulder (or simply with the head turned to the left), and Russians will often knock three times as well. Traditionally one was spitting on the devil (who is always on the left).
>>61958212
Ivan please
> Many Russians consider giving gifts of sharp objects, like knives or scissors, to be taboo. This taboo may be avoided by the donor taking a symbolic payment, for example one Russian ruble, in exchange as if it is a trade, not a gift.
>>61958749
wtf
>>61958159
pagan practice remainders
>>61958819
After WWII Stalin received a sword as a gift from Churchill. Why was this allowed?
>>61958940
I mean never heard of such superstition.
>When you have alcohol, it must be drunk until it is gone.
wtf i love russia now
pretty funny since I know most of those supersitions from my grandmother which comes from a turkish farmer family
>>61959081
Not sure if this line is trolling or bad translation of something
>>61958749
Here it is bit of a honor to get puukko as a gift.
>>61959255
>comes from Turkish family
>flag
Welp, memes are real.
>>61958159
>One should not shake hands or give something through a threshold.
>through a threshold.
What does this mean
>>61960101
>Welp, memes are real.
what memes, you dumb fuck? there's almost 3 million roaches in Germany, it is no meme
>>61958159
Is that litte caprice?
>>61960360
yes
>>61960367
*otkopča hlače*
>>61959516
Why? They propably mean the glass or bottle you are drinking right now.
>>61960272
a doorway I guess
we have the same tradition in Poland
>>61960299
Calm down Karadjov, at least you got dubs.
>>61958436
The 'spitting' part is done symbolically, I mean the person would make a spitting sound but won't actually spit
>Bread should only be cut with a knife, not with your hands.
Is that a superstition or just good table manners?
>It is considered taboo to give something that is broken or has a defect as a gift.
very sensible.
>>61958940
he's not russian
>>61960272
>>61960481
Threshold in the metaphorical sense, I'd imagine: for example, shaking hands with someone who's about to head out on a journey. Or before going into a business meeting, or something like that.
>>61960699
More like common practice, because nobody can cut bread with their bare hands even in Russia
>>61961102
No, it literally means a doorway
>>61961175
I stand corrected, then.
>>61961102
But "a threshold" is literally "the bottom of a doorway."
You can go through the bottom of your doorway in Russia?
И чё этoмy пидopy нe нpaвитьcя, cyкa бля?
I think this list is just 'weird shit people do because their grandparents did it, probably to fuck with their grandchildren' and there's little particularly Russian about it. for example:
>One is to never lick food off a knife. Doing so will make you a cruel person.
>>61960360
Yep, and she isn't even Russian
I can confirm that at least 4/5 of things mentioned arr practiced by Russians I've met an knew.
>>61958159
I know a few of these. Knocking on wood is a common thing for warring off bad luck/ a jinx/ evil etc.
