text: one of my teachers has this religion in which the first person of her family says a certain word, he/she will. have good luck the whole month. my teacher is not foreign so i don't know what the word is, i just heard other kids talking about it. i think the word is "pig" or something. is this sometype of tradition? there is a tradition in germany where before the new year people by lille plastic pigs to carry around in the their pockets. it's supposed to bring good luck.