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Robin
If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow. … Read entire article »
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Bell
The sound of bells drives away demons because they’re afraid of the loud noise. When a bell rings, a new angel has received his wings. A bell ringing for no reason is an ill omen, brings death and/or means a local crime has been committed. It could also mean you are in the presence of a saint. Two bells ringing in a house at the same time means someone will soon leave. A ringing bell scares away snakes and mice, causes flying witches to fall to the ground and eases childbirth. Drinking from an upturned bell cures children of stuttering. Church Bells: Ringing church bells during a storm will end bad weather. Grease from church bells can be used to cure ringworm. Ringing church bells drives evil spirits away. Death is coming if church bells ring heavily. Ringing church bells during harvest time … Read entire article »
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Bee
If a bee enters your home, it’s a sign that you will soon have a visitor. If you kill the bee, you will have bad luck, or the visitor will be unpleasant. A swarm of bees settling on a roof is an omen that the house will burn down. … Read entire article »
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Bed and Sleeping
Turning a feather bed on a Sunday gives the people who use it bad dreams for a week. Feather beds make it difficult for a dying person to die. Marriage If you make a bedspread, or a quilt, be sure to finish it or marriage will never come to you Make the foot of the bed before the head, or else my dear, you’ll never wed! Having an unfinished bedspread in the house prevents anyone in the house from being married. If a single woman sleeps with a piece of wedding cake under her pillow, she will dream of her future husband. You’ll have a restless night’s sleep: If a bed is placed facing north and south, it also brings misfortune. If a bed is placed across floorboards rather than with themt. When making the bed, don’t interrupt your … Read entire article »
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Cattle, Cows and Oxen
Scattering primroses on the ground and hanging a piece of mountain ash or rowan to the door protects cattle from witches. Tarring cows behind the ears and at the root of the tail prevents witches from stealing their milk. You’ll have bad luck in your dealings if you see a woman before a man while driving cattle to market. It’s bad luck to strike cattle with your hand instead of a stick. It’s bad luck to make an offer for an animal that isn’t for sale. On Christmas Eve cattle acquire human speech. You should tell cattle about deaths in your family. If a cow breaks into the garden there will be a death in your family. Giving a piece of mistletoe tot he first cow who gives birth after New Year brings good luck to the whole … Read entire article »
Bulls
Bulls are immune from being struck by lightning. Keeping a bull’s heart stuck with pins in the chimney will keep witches away. Bull’s testes were once thought to be aphrodisiacs. … Read entire article »
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Boars
The devil may take the form of a boar during the meetings of covens. … Read entire article »
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Beavers
If you see a beaver storing food logs, short lengths of aspen or birch with the bark still on, there will be an icy winter. … Read entire article »
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Bears
Breeding: Bears breed only once in seven years and when they do they bring bad luck to all other breeding animals. Bears lick their newborn cubs into bear shape. Food: Bears gain their sustenance by licking their paws. Health cures: Bears teeth can be worn as charms against toothache. Sleeping on bearskin cures backache. Use bear fat to protect garden tools and vegetables from mildew or to ease aches and pains and cure baldness. Boiled bears’ fur wrapped around the feet cures fits. Eating a bear’s heart endows you with courage. If a child rides on a bear’s back he will never catch whooping cough. … Read entire article »
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Bats
Indoors: It’s luck if a bat falls on you. It’s an unlucky sign of a death in the family to bring a bat into the house. If a bat flies into a house it is a sign that ghosts are about and maybe the ghost let the bat in. It’s a bad omen if a bat appears during a wedding ceremony Flying: A bat flying 3 times around a house is a death omen. Bats flying around in the early evening is … Read entire article »
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