7 Wacky world traditions to bring your baby good luck

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Babies are beautiful blessed creatures that we all want to protect, right? Except for those among us going around giving babies the evil eye because we all know that some babies get mal de ojo from some envious meanies out there or at least that's what are abuelas told us. And our abuelas also shared good luck traditions with us to protect our babies. Well, it turns out that abuelas and abuelos all over the world have some pretty out there traditions to bring babies good luck.

Here are seven wacky world traditions to bring your baby good luck! I'm not suggesting you try them all, I'm just telling you about them, okay?

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Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, new babies are often gifted with a mano negra de azabache to wear; it is meant to ward off evil spirits.

China

In some parts of China, people will call newborns names like "stinky little pig" to prevent an early death. Somehow it confuses evil spirits into thinking the baby is actually a stinky little pig and not a baby.

Russia

In Russia a stranger is not supposed to look at a newborn until it is a certain age. Also, if you look at a baby, it is considered bad luck to compliment the child. Instead you are supposed to say that it is ugly.

India

Baby-tossing in India has been practiced for over 700 years, although nowadays it is a rare practice. A baby is dropped about 50 feet from a roof and caught by a group of men waiting below with an outstretched blanket. The procedure is supposed to insure good health and prosperity. It would give me a heart attack.

Greece

In Greece baby clothes are NOT to be washed or air dried at night because that could attract evil spirits.

Dominican Republic

In some parts of the Dominican Republic before baptism, babies are sprinkled with a mixture of mashed garlic clove and three grains of salt added to the Holy Water in order to ward off evil.