A black cat
The black cat is a symbol for bad luck, especially if you see one cross the road in front of you. You then have to spit three times over your left shoulder.
As well, the black cat is a symbol for witches. If you choose to believe in it a black cat is actually a witch transformed during the day. Same here as with the horseshoe, I do not know if this is a typical Swedish superstition (the part with the witches).
Horseshoe
It is said that the one who finds a horseshoe gets lucky and protected against
accidents. You have to nail the horseshoe on a wall inside your home, preferably
over a door, with the ends pointing up so the luck does not fall out.
If this is a unique tradition for Sweden alone I do not know, but there is
a lot of lores about the horseshoe.
Horoscope
Horoscopes has its roots in astrology and is an interpretation of sun signs and stars that is said to affect us.
Four-leaf Clover
According to the tradition it is supposed to give luck to the one who find a clover with four-leaf.
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