Ukrainain superstitions my sister has encountered

1. After your baby is born, she is vulnerable to someone giving her the Evil Eye. Christian baptism is the only sure protection against the Evil Eye, so until your baby is baptised you must take the temporary precautionary measure of tying a red string around one of her toes.
   
2. If you are carrying an empty bucket and pass an unmarried young woman, you must turn the bucket upside down; otherwise, the woman will become infertile.

Note: These supserstitions apply to Ukraine only. Please consult local officials if you plan on carrying an empty bucket in Poland or Moldova.