Before leaving for a long journey, travelers, and all those who are seeing them off, must sit for a moment in silence before leaving the house. It is often seen as a time to sit and think of anything one may have forgotten. Another version of the superstition states that the traveler must sit for a moment on or beside their suitcase. An example in Russian: Присядем на дорожку., romanized: prisyadem na dorozhku, lit. 'let's sit on the path')[1]
Returning home for forgotten items is considered a bad omen. It is considered better to leave it behind, but if returning is necessary, one should look in the mirror before leaving the house again. Otherwise, the journey will go poorly.
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