Why is clover with 4 leafs associated with luck?
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Like most cultural things it’s arbitrary, however I believe that the prevalence and longevity of this superstition is due to a couple of factors;
1.) They’re rare, but not so rare that you can’t find one if you look for it for a little bit.
2.) Clovers are all over the place, and so it isn’t very limited geographically, additionally they’re free, so the ‘lucky 4 leaf clover” wasn’t limited by class or geographically.
3.) It gives something for kids to do, and to get excited about. Which is invaluable as a parent, kids love rare, lucky things to search for, it makes any field a potential treasure hunt for children!
All of these factors combined makes the 4 leaf clover a perfect superstition to spread globally.
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