This brings with you the bad luck of the past.4. Always enter the ring right foot first. *This is likely because centuries ago it was believed that the “left” somehow corresponded to evil. (The circus is over two thousand years old, after all!) However, according to the Smirkus Circus, it may be imperative to have this continuity from show to show; with the performers having their own routines and every show being different and everything.3. Never move the wardrobe trunk once it has been placed. *Moving it means the artist or the entire circus will leave. (I hear the Ringling clowns are very careful about this.) There's another idea to this and that is, a long time ago, some performers owned camelback trunks that didn't stack well. So the crooks would take every risk possible to leave those trunks behind (this might explain this bonus circus superstition that you shouldn't own a camel trunk). Never sit with your back to the ring. *The circus arena is something very sacred for the performers, so it seems more like a gesture of respect rather than a bad omen. Although I suppose there might be some adversity if something so honored were to be obtained so easily