Do you believe in superstitions?
Some people believes in them and follow them seriously.. Others perceives them as nonsense passed down carelessly from one generation to another. There are some who just believe in them for the fun of it.
I came across a website that lists down superstitions known to man for generations. From the looks of it, i think they are more towards the european beliefs. But still, there are a few which i find intersting and some….a little spooky.
I’ll list a couple……
1. AMBULANCE :
Seeing an ambulance is very unlucky unless you pinch your nose or hold your breath until you see a black or a brown dog.
Touch your toes
Touch your nose
Never go in one of those
Until you see a dog.
so how the paramedics? ANd the staff working in A/E?
2. Apple
Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry, As you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off. You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off.
If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have
haha…take about playing fortune teller on your love life!
3. Bed
It’s bad luck to put a hat on a bed.
If you make a bedspread, or a quilt, be sure to finish it or marriage will never come to you
Placing a bed facing north and south brings misfortune. (hmm, i wonder which direction is my bed placed. will check with compass later. if i can find one that is)
You must get out of bed on the same side that you get in or you will have bad luck. (that won’t be a problem. now i know where the phrase getting off on the wrong side of the bed originated from)
When making the bed, don’t interrupt your work, or you will spend a restless night in it.
4. Birth
Monday’s child is fair of face;
Tuesday’s child is full of grace;
Wednesday’s child is full of woe;
Thursday’s child has far to go;
Friday’s child is loving and giving;
Saturday’s child works hard for a living.
But the child that is born on the Sabbath day
is fair and wise, good and gay
Birthday Cake: If you blow out all the candles on your birthday cake with the first puff you will get your wish.
i’ll keep that in mind when my 20th birthday arrives
Bridge: If you say good-bye to a friend on the bridge. you will never see them again
Broom: Do not lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits in the broom will cast a spell on the bed.
If you sweep trash out the door after dark, it will bring a stranger to visit.
If someone is sweeping the floor and sweeps over your feet, you’ll never get married.
Never take a broom along when you move. Throw it out and buy a new one.
To prevent an unwelcome guest from returning, sweep out the room they stayed in immediately after they leave
CANDLE
If a candle lighted as part of a ceremony blows out, it is a sign that evil spirits are nearby.
CAT
If a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune, but if it walks away, it takes the good luck with it. (see, black cats aren’t THAT dangerous)
Keep cats away from babies because they “suck the breath” of the child. (Ok, maybe they are -_-’)
CHILL
If you get a chill up your back or goosebumps, it means that someone is walking over your grave. (but i’m still alive. how can a person walk over my grave *puzzles*)
CLOCK
If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family.
CLOVER
It’s good luck to find a four-leaf clover.
Clover protects human beings and animals from the spell of magicians and the wiles of fairies, and brings good luck to those who keep it in the house.
COIN
It’s bad luck to pick up a coin if it’s tails side up. Good luck comes if it’s heads up.
COMB
To drop a comb while you are combing your hair is a sign of a coming disappointment.
CRACK
Don’t step on a crack on a sidewalk or walkway.
Step on a crack
Break your mother’s back
COUNTING CROWS
One’s bad,
Two’s luck,
Three’s health,
Four’s wealth,
Five’s sickness,
Six is death.
DOG
A dog howling at night when someone in the house is sick is a bad omen.
DOOR
It’s bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
ELEPHANT Pictures of an elephant bring luck, but only if they face a door.
EYE
If your right eye twitches there will soon be a birth in the family. If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family.
To cure a sty, stand at a crossroads and recite
Sty, sty, leave my eye
Take the next one coming by.
EYELASH
If an eyelash falls out, put it on the back of the hand, make a wish and throw it over your shoulder. If it flies off the hand the wish will be granted. (haha, i’ll always do that!)
FINGERNAILS
It is bad luck to cut your fingernails on Friday or Sunday.
Fingernail cuttings should be saved, burned, or buried.
FISH
A fish should always be eaten from the head toward the tail.
Dream of fish: someone you know is pregnant.
FISHING Throw back the first fish you catch then you’ll be lucky the whole day fishing.
If you count the number of fish you caught, you will catch no more that day.
It’s bad luck to say the word “pig” while fishing at sea (I wonder if MK knows about this…)
FORK
To drop a fork means a man is coming to visit.
FRIDAY
A bed changed on Friday will bring bad dreams.
Any ship that sails on Friday will have bad luck.
You should never start a trip on Friday or you will meet misfortune.
Never start to make a garment on Friday unless you can finish it the same day (so how the hell did TGIF came about?!)
HAIR Pulling out a gray or white hair will cause ten more to grow in its place
KNIFE
A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end.
A knife placed under the bed during childbirth will ease the pain of labor.
If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin, or your friendship will soon be broken.
It will cause a quarrel if knives are crossed at the table.
It is bad luck to close a pocket knife unless you were the one who opened it.
Knife falls, gentleman calls;
Fork falls, lady calls;
Spoon falls, baby calls.
Lettuce :
is believed to have magical and healing properties, including the power to arouse love and counteract the effects of wine.
Lettuce promotes child bearing if eaten by young women, and certain types of salad can bring on labor in pregnant women.
LIE
Cross my heart and hope to die,
Cut my throat if I tell a lie. (i’ll receite this the next time i tell a lie)
MIRROR
To break a mirror means 7 years bad luck.
It is unlucky to see your face in a mirror by candlelight.
A mirror should be covered during a thunderstorm because it attracts lightning.
If a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself, someone in the house will die soon
ONION
An onion cut in half and placed under the bed of a sick person will draw off fever and poisons.
A wish will come true if you make it while burning onions.
PENCIL
If you use the same pencil to take a test that you used for studying for the test, the pencil will remember the answers
(sometimes, i think this is quite true)
PHOTOGRAPH
If 3 people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first. (when i read this, i was like OMFG! Nab, Haz. we always that pics of three….)
ROCKING CHAIR
If you leave a rocking chair rocking when empty, it invites evil spirits to come into your house to sit in the rocking chair. (that is fucking creepy)
ROSEMARY
Rosemary planted by the doorstep will keep witches away.
SALT
Bad luck will follow the spilling of salt unless a pinch is thrown over the left shoulder into the face of the devil waiting there.
Put salt on the doorstep of a new house and no evil can enter.
Salty soup is a sign that the cook is in love.
SCISSORS
If you drop scissors, it means your lover is being unfaithful to you
SEVEN
To break a mirror brings seven years of bad luck. The cure: to bury the pieces, or run them in a stream.
The seventh son of a seventh son has magic powers, according to Irish folklore, but is a vampire in Romanian legend.
SHOES
Do not place shoes upon a table, for this will bring bad luck for the day, cause trouble with your mate and you might even lose your job as a result.
It’s bad luck to leave shoes upside down.
SINGING
If you sing before seven, you will cry before eleven
SLEEP
You sleep best with your head to the north and your feet to the south.
SNEEZE
Place a hand in front of your mouth when sneezing. Your soul may escape otherwise.
The devil can enter your body when you sneeze. Having someone say, “God bless you,” drives the devil away.
If you sneeze on a Monday, you sneeze for danger;
Sneeze on a Tuesday, kiss a stranger;
Sneeze on a Wednesday, sneeze for a letter;
Sneeze on a Thursday, something better;
Sneeze on a Friday, sneeze for sorrow;
Sneeze on a Saturday, see your sweetheart tomorrow.
Sneeze on a Sunday, and the devil will have domination over you all week.
One for sorrow
Two for joy
Three for a letter
Four for a boy.
Five for silver
Six for gold
Seven for a secret, never to be told
THIRTEEN
If 13 people sit down at a table to eat, one of them will die before the year is over.
TONGUE
If you bite your tongue while eating, it is because you have recently told a lie.
UMBRELLA
Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house.
It’s bad luck to open an umbrella inside the house, especially if you put it over your head.
VALENTINE’S DAY
If a woman sees a robin flying overhead on Valentine’s Day, it means she will marry a sailor. If she sees a sparrow, she will marry a poor man and be very happy. If she sees a goldfinch, she will marry a millionaire.
VEIL
A bride’s veil protects her from evil spirits who are jealous of happy people.
WATERMELON
A watermelon will grow in your stomach if you swallow a watermelon seed. (bullshit. you don’t grow a watermelon in ur stomach. you just shit the seed out)
WOOD
Knock three times on wood after mentioning good fortune so evil spirits won’t ruin it. (i though it was vice versa)
WINDOW
All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave.
WISH
If you make a wish while throwing a coin into a well or fountain, the wish will come true.
Wish I may,
Wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.
If you tell someone your wish, it won’t come true.
WISHBONE
Two people pull apart the dried breastbone of a chicken or turkey until it cracks and breaks, each one making a wish while doing so. The person who gets the long half of the wishbone will have his or her wish come true.
X
The number of Xs in the palm of your right hand is the number of children you will have.
YAWN
A yawn is a sign that danger is near.
Cover your mouth when you yawn, or your soul can go out of your body along with the yawn.
And below are superstitions relating to death:
| BIRD |
A bird in the house is a sign of a death. |
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If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow. |
| CANDLE |
Light candles on the night after November 1. One for each deceased relative should be placed in the window in the room where death occurred. |
| CEMETERY |
You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died. |
| CLOCK |
If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family. |
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You will have bad luck if you do not stop the clock in the room where someone dies. |
| CORPSE |
If a woman is buried in black, she will return to haunt the family. |
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If a dead person’s eyes are left open, he’ll find someone to take with him. |
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Mirrors in a house with a corpse should be covered or the person who sees himself will die next. |
| DOG |
Dogs howling in the dark of night,
Howl for death before daylight. |
| DREAMS |
If you dream of death it’s a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it’s a sign of death. |
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If you touch a loved one who has died, you won’t have dreams about them |
| DYING |
A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven. |
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A person who dies at midnight on Christmas Eve will go straight to heaven because the gates of heaven are open at that time. |
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All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave. |
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The soul of a dying person can’t escape the body and go to heaven if any locks are locked in the house. |
| EYE |
If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family. |
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If a dead person’s eyes are left open, he’ll find someone to take with him. |
| FUNERAL |
Funerals on Friday portend another death in the family during the year. |
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It’s bad luck to count the cars in a funeral cortege. |
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It’s bad luck to meet a funeral procession head on. |
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Thunder following a funeral means that the dead person’s soul has reached heaven. |
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Nothing new should be worn to a funeral, especially new shoes. |
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Pointing at a funeral procession will cause you to die within the month |
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Pregnant women should not attend funerals. |
| GRAVE |
If the person buried lived a good life, flowers will grow on the grave. If the person was evil, weeds will grow. |
| MIRROR |
If a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself, someone in the house will die soon. |
| MOTH |
A white moth inside the house or trying to enter the house means death. |
| PHOTOGRAPH |
If 3 people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first. |
| THIRTEEN |
If 13 people sit down at a table to eat, one of them will die before the year is over. |
| UMBRELLA |
Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house. |
So dear reader…..
which superstitions do you believe in?
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