Walking under a ladder
This superstition is said to arise from early Christian teachings that an object with three points represents the Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit. A ladder leaning up against a building was seen as a triangle, and to pass through this triangle by walking under the ladder was seen as breaking the Trinity, putting you in league with Satan.
Of course it could simply be bad luck for you and the person at the top of the ladder if you accidentally knock it.
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