Never greet, or shake hands with, anyone over the threshold of a house or room. Always invite them in first otherwise you will bring misfortune to yourself and your family.
Bay leaves inside a purse are said to bring good fortune in financial matters, and are thought to draw money to you.
Do not leave your handbag on the floor, if you do your wealth may slip away.
When going back home to retrieve something, sit down for a while. If you rush to your destination, you may receive bad luck that day. See the Polish saying: "Gdzie się człowiek spieszy, tam się diabeł cieszy” (literally: “where a person is in hurry, there a devil is pleased”).
If you feel a small bump on your tongue, it means that someone is talking about you.
When you have hiccups, someone is thinking about you. Don't try to get rid of them yourself or you may sour relations with them. Instead, start naming people, if the hiccups stop at a certain name, that person was thinking of you.
Never count pierogi if they are still boiling. If done so, half will end up stuck to the bottom or be split open.
Don't sit down while baking a cake or it will come out flat.
If you see a stork in its nest, you will be granted good luck. However if one is spotted on the ground, bad luck will soon follow.
If you break a dish, it is considered good luck.
Always set an extra spot at the table on Christmas Eve supper, in case you get a surprise visit from a guest.
Don't step over someone, whether they're lying down or sitting on a sofa with their legs outstretched. If you do, they will stop growing. To reverse this, step back over them and ask them to put their feet down.