ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS ? SOME SUPERSTITIONS THAT GREEK PEOPLE STILL BELIEVE Spitting to bring good fortune Spitting, or rather the spitting sound ( ftou ftou ftou , always three times to represent the Holy Trinity) is believed to protect against the curse of the evil eye. It is not rare to also hear someone say ‘ ftou ftou ftou ’ when they hear about someone’s misery or misfortune to protect themselves or their loved ones from it. But the most common occurrence is with babies, where people make the spiting sound to protect the child from any harm. Never hand someone a knife Greeks believe people should never hand a knife directly into another person’s hand if they want to stay friends. Instead, they tend to place the knife on the table and let the other pick it up themselves. Never give perfume as a gift Greece has a weird taboo against giving someone perfume as it is thought to ruin any kind of relationship. To counter this, the recipient of the gift hands the g