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Light three on a match #1 (permalink) Fri Apr 06, 2007 13:03 pm   Light three on a match		  
Hi, everybody !

Could you explain to me this superstition:
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Light three on a match

What does three refer to? What is it all about?

Many thanks in advance !
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Light three on a match #2 (permalink) Fri Apr 06, 2007 13:19 pm   Light three on a match		  
Hi LS

This Wikipedia article has an explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_on_a_Match_(superstition)
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