People try to take the mane of the tail because it gives luck for one year long.

Getting the coin to stay on the rock gives the thrower 'good luck'.

Why did you have to give him luck?

May the Good Lord always give you luck, friend.

'But, after all, what is the good of, our having been given so much luck already if we don't go on using it?'

In the past, their use was to give confidence and luck to the athletes.

Williamson had given him better luck than might have been expected.

So we prayed to the spirit to ask her to give the couple good luck instead.

He had given me his name; would that he'd given me better luck with it.

This is done to cleanse the body from sin and give good luck for the following year.