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    In recent years, KitKat has been marketing itself as a bringer of good luck. Pronounced as "kittokatto" by the Japanese, the chocolate's name is similar to the phrase "kittokatsu," meaning "surely winning." This certainly makes KitKat a good symbol of good luck.

    In your all-night revision with microwave food and highlighter pens (荧光笔) before exams, you may have forgotten to take a shower. But South Korean students wouldn't worry about that. It's believed that washing your hair could wash all the knowledge out.

Around a month before exams start in Hong Kong, students in clubs, societies and classrooms will get together for "superpass," or gingguo (劲过，粤语俚语). "Superpass" is a lot of activities aimed at helping you pass your exams with a top score. The first part is the superpass dinner, which is usually held at a Chinese restaurant. It's important that students eat pork cubes with cashews (腰果肉丁), one of the main superpass dishes. The Chinese word for "cashews" sounds like the word for "wish to pass".