... use other colors in their funeral rites. In Egypt and Burma yellow is worn, while in Japan and China white is the color of mourning. In South Africa mourners wear red and in Ethiopia they wear light brown. Mourners in Syria and Armenia wear violet, while those in Iran bear light blue. In early American culture, it was customary to wear ... good luck and protection involves the rabbit's foot. Supposedly, these animals have a special magic because they are born with their eyes open, which invests them with power over the "evil eye." Breaking a mirror was thought to bring about bad luck be...

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