Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Luck" in English language version.
Luck (by definition) is a matter of eventuations due to pure chance [...].
[...] perhaps attitude plays a role in how we define luck. After all, luck, whether good or bad, is a matter of how we interpret the chance occurrences of our lives.
There are dozens of definitions of this burdened little word. [...] Dictionaries are only of limited help in this quandary. Each dictionary definition can be argued with [...]. [...] I've looked for a definition that everyone can accept – one that simply states the facts and leaves the explanations and analyses behind. And so: Luck: events that influence your life and are seemingly beyond your control.
Hoodoo conjuring allows people to access their supernatural powers to improve their lives [...].
Ketua[:] God of fortune. Ngbandi [Zaire, central Africa]. One of seven deities invoked at daybreak. He controls both luck and ill fortune.
Superstitious beliefs are either cultural or personal that are invoked to bring good luck or fend off bad luck [...].
Many European cultures have specific superstitions related to birth and death. For example, it was considered unlucky to cut a baby's hair before their first birthday [...].
John Frum Village, located on Tanna Island, is a unique cultural destination. [...] The villagers believe that a figure named John Frum, who they see as a spirit or deity, will return to bring prosperity and goods to the island.
Once upon a time Sani, or Saturn, the god of bad luck, and Lakshmi, the goddess of good luck, fell out with each other in heaven.
I've always thought that one of the worst things that can happen to new poker players is for them to run really good right out of the gate. If they rack up a number of big wins early on, a couple of bad things can happen.
Superstitious beliefs are either cultural or personal that are invoked to bring good luck or fend off bad luck [...].
[...] when establishing the price of products, Chinese marketers tend to choose prices that end with the lucky number 8 and avoid endings with the unlucky number 4. Other studies have evaluated the effects of Feng Shui on preferences for houses [...].
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link){{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)[...] when establishing the price of products, Chinese marketers tend to choose prices that end with the lucky number 8 and avoid endings with the unlucky number 4. Other studies have evaluated the effects of Feng Shui on preferences for houses [...].