SUPERSTITION  

1- In the  Middle East it is said that if two persons ate salt together they establish a strong tie. For this reason salt is used in contract signatures   

2- In folklore, salt is a must to keep devils and witches away. In Brazil, a bath with coarse salt is popularly mentioned as a protection against an evil eye. 

3- Salt passed from hand to hand over the table brings bad luck. InUnited States there is a popular moto that says: ‘pass me salt, pass me suffering.’ 

4- A salt sachet hanging on the neck keeps evil spirits away. 

5- To spill salt brings bad luck, unless one throws a pinch over the left shoulder . 

6- Borrowing salt or pepper destroys friendship. It is better to give them or accept them as gifts. 

7- In Hawai a person coming back from a funeral pours salt on her body to avoid bringing in her house evil spirits from the dead. 

8- In Japan salt is spread on the stage before a performance to protect the actors.