For people living in different countries around the world, various charms, talismans, and amulets have become symbols of good luck. While some of these charms are used throughout several countries ...

In Spain, the Philippines and Latin American countries, a grape must be eaten with each strike of the clock at midnight on Dec. 31. The 12 grapes are believed to bring a year of good luck.

After Hitler's Nazi Party chose the swastika as its official symbol in 1920, it slowly became identified with racial purity, extremism, and totalitarian terror, a long way from its roots as an emblem ...

After seven months here, I'm getting used to the ubiquity of this ancient good-luck symbol, but it always gives me a moment's pause. For someone from the West, the immediate association, of course ...

They’re deeply rooted in American culture as symbols of good fortune. In this video, we break down the origins, meanings, and surprising stories behind the most iconic U.S. good luck charms.