Good luck charms and symbols are widely used in cultures around the world. However, many are only prevalent in specific countries or areas, and they frequently have fascinating backstories.

The fact that birds in the sky can soar through the air makes them a symbol of freedom and liberty. So, generally, if a bird decides to relieve itself on you, it is a sign of good luck. RELATED: ...

The swastika symbol dates back 15,000 years, and to many represents good fortune and luck. But Hitler's Nazis turned it into a sign of hate and evil.

Vincent Georges, an archaeologist with INRAP and manager of the excavation, told Live Science that the key cosmological symbols were collectively a “very widespread sacred concept linked to this ...