some people believe that giving a gift of salt that is wrapped in paper can sever a friendship (paraty).

it is bad luck to ask to borrow salt from a neighbor on a friday.

if salt is borrowed on friday, the person borrowing should be the one who takes it out of the salt shaker (paraty).

some people say that it is always bad luck to borrow salt (macaé).

paying with money for borrowed salt is bad luck.