Lucky Charms (disambiguation)
Lucky Charms is a breakfast cereal.
Lucky charms are items within cultures that are believed to bring luck and may refer to:
Lucky Charms in Western Culture
- Four-leaf clover, an uncommon variation of the common, three-leaved clover
- Rabbit's foot, carried as an amulet believed to bring good luck
- Horseshoe, a U-shaped item made of metal or of modern synthetic materials, nailed or glued to the hooves of horses and some other draught animals
- Charm bracelet, an item of jewelry worn around the wrist. It carries personal "charms": decorative pendants or trinkets which signify important things in the wearer's life
- Wishbone, a forked bone found in birds and thecodonts, formed by the fusion of the two clavicles. In birds, its function is the strengthening of the thoracic skeleton to withstand the rigors of flight
- Male Tortoiseshell Cat, describes a cat with a coat that is mottled, with patches of orange or cream and chocolate, black or blue.
Lucky Charms in Other Cultures
- Ashtamangala, a sacred suite of Eight Auspicious Signs endemic to a number of Dharmic Traditions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
Other Uses
See also
- Luck, good or bad fortune in life caused by accident or chance, and attributed by some to reasons of faith or superstition, which happens beyond a person's control
- Amulets, a close cousin of the talisman (Arabic: طلاسم / transliterated: tilasim), consists of any object intended to bring good luck and/or protection to its owner
- Touch pieces