Sit Down Before any Trip is an extremely common custom in Russia.
Do you know: The Russians believe that saying ‘goodbye’ over a threshold of a house is bad luck.
According to the Russian customs and traditions, a person leaving for a long journey must always say his goodbye inside the house, sit for a few minutes before leaving so as to remain calm and collected and make a mental list of the things he is to carry with him. Also, sitting and talking within the house is meant to ensure that the person leaving will return again.
