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Enduring symbol of luck … a four-leaf clover tattooed on a boxer's back
Where: Ireland
The four-leaf clover is a well-known lucky charm, but many people fail to realise that it also forms part of a love ritual. In some parts of Ireland, it is still believed that if a woman consumes a four-leaf clover while thinking about a particular gentleman, he will eventually be hers.
And if that doesn’t work, why not soak him in Guinness and then pounce on him, anyway?
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