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Automobile
Good luck: Transferring “lucky” items from an old car to a new car. Buying the car of a wealthy person increases your chances of becoming wealthy too. Bad luck: Buying a car on the thirteenth of a month. Buying a car with 13 in the license plate. Changing a car that has been trouble free for a new one. Cleaning your car brings rain. Green cars. Talking about an accident just before starting a journey by car. … Read entire article »
Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights, is the name given to the colored lights in the sky observed in the extreme Northern Hemisphere. Seeing the aurora borealis means there will be war. Spirits cavorting in the heavens. … Read entire article »
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Ashes
See also FIRE In the home: Scattering ashes over the roof of a house protects it against thunder and lightning. Sweeping out ashes on Christmas is bad luck. Sweeping out ashes on a Friday is bad luck. Sweeping out ashes after four in the afternoon is bad luck. Crops: Spreading ashes on crops at Midsummer brings a good harvest. Scattering human ashes to the wind helps crops. Livestock: Mixing ashes into the food of livestock makes animals strong and healthy. Divination Smooth out the ashes of the hearth on New Year’s Eve and in the morning look for shapes found there. Image: Footprints leading toward the door = death in the family Image: Footprints leading away from the door = a birth Image: A ring = a wedding Image: A coffin = a death … Read entire article »
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Ascension Day
According to the Christian calendar, Ascension Day represents the day Christ ascended to heaven and occurs on the Thursday following the fifth Sunday after Easter. Working on Ascension Day is bad luck and brings about accidents. Weather Omens: Sun on Ascension Day foretells a long hot summer. Rain on Ascension Day means cattle will suffer disease and crops will fail. On Ascension Day clouds form the image of a lamb. Eggs: Eggs laid on Ascension Day will never go bad. Eggs laid on Ascension Day and placed on the roof will bring good luck for the whole year. Gifts: If you make a gift to the blind or poor you will be blessed with great wealth during the year. Cures: Biting into the bark of a peach tree at midnight on Ascension Day cures goiter. Rain collected on Ascension Day … Read entire article »
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Arrows
Wearing an arrowhead protects against the evil eye. Cattle suddenly coming down with illness have been “elf-shot” or pierced by fairy’s arrows. Drinking water into which a flint arrowhead has been dipped cures female ailments. … Read entire article »
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April Fool’s Day
April Fool’s Day is celebrated on the first day of April each year. It is common practice to play practical jokes on family and friends on this day. Playing practical jokes after 12 noon is bad luck. Failing to respond in a jovial manner to practical jokes is bad luck. Being fooled by an attractive girl may be a sign of a good relationship with her. Getting married on April Fool’s day predicts the groom will always be ruled by his bride. Children born on April Fool’s Day will have good luck in all things except gambling. … Read entire article »
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Aphrodisiacs
Ancient and modern aphrodisiacs: Aphrodisiacs are substances believed to increase sexual desire. Fruits and vegetables: Apples Artichoke Asparagus Cabbage Celery Leek Lettuce Parsnip Potatoes Tomatoes Turnips Seafood: Caviar Clams Oysters Animals: Bulls’ testicles Eggs Lizards Partridge Items of human origin: Human hearts Semen Urine … Read entire article »
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Frogs
A frog coming into the house is lucky – some say good luck, some say bad luck. Finding a frog outside is lucky. Touching a frog makes you infertile. Carrying the bones of a frog that has been ritually killed gives you magic abilities. Putting a frog tongue on a person while they sleep will make them reveal their secrets to you. Cures: Put a live frog in the patient’s mouth to cure thrush with the frog’s breath. Wear the body of a dried frog or powered frog livers around your neck in a silk bag to avoid epilepsy. Swallow live young frogs to cure weakness, consumption and cancer. Rub a live frog on warts and impale the frog on a tree to die to make warts go away. To cure whooping cough, eat frog soup. To treat eye problems a … Read entire article »
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Elephants
It’s good luck to see an elephant. Elephant hair bracelets are good luck. Ornaments or pictures of an elephant with it’s trunk raised will bring luck but only if placed to face a door to prevent damage to the house if they come to life. … Read entire article »
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