Superstitions are part of most cultures and the
British are a really superstitious lot! Even
the most cynic will probably find themselves touching wood and avoiding
ladders!
A superstition is an irrational belief or
notion that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a
course of events influences its outcome.
Here are
just a few of the most common ones:
- -
It’s
unlucky to walk under a ladder. The
bad-luck can be avoided if you cross your fingers until you see a dog or lick
your finger or mark a cross on the toe of your shoe and not look at it until it
has dried.
- - It
is unlucky to open your umbrella in the house. It will bring misfortune to the
person that opened it or somebody in the household.
-
- It
is lucky to see a black cat.
-
- 7
years of bad luck if you break a mirror.
-
- Touching
wood is thought to bring good luck.
-
- Cross
your fingers for good luck
-
- New
shoes under no circumstance can be put on the table. It will bring bad luck!
-
- You
should not cross someone on the stairs.
-
- A
horseshoe over the door brings good luck.
-
- It
is unlucky to see one magpie, and lucky to see two.
-
- It
is unlucky to spill salt. If you do you must throw it over your shoulder.
-
- The
Bride and Groom must not meet the day of the wedding except at the alter.
- - For
good luck, brides should wear “something borrowed, something blue, something
old and something new”
-
- If
your right hand itches your will receive money and if your left hand does, get
prepared to pay out!
-
- If
your right ear burns, people are speaking about you.
-
- If
you a pick a penny, all day you will have good luck.
As it is Christmas, I would like to point out that it is also bad luck to avoid a kiss under the mistletoe, to blow a candle that is lit on Christmas Eve before Christmas day and to cut in to mince pies.
Merry Christmas!
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