We've all heard about it being unlucky to leave your decorations up after the Twelfth Night, but what about laundry. Well it seems there are a number of superstitions around doing your laundry on New Year's Day and none of them are good.
In fact, if such superstitions are to be believed, doing laundry on January 1 will wash away any good luck for the following year.
Some believe a member of the family could be washed away - or die - during the year too. READ MORE: Families are loving mum's easy idea for saving £780 a year READ MORE: Period pants will be cheaper as government scraps VAT Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a go. It's not known where the bizarre superstition originates, but many people do seem to observe it.
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