Posts Tagged ‘animals’

If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year. Three butterflies together mean good luck. Amazon.com Widgets [Continue]

If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow. Amazon.com Widgets [Continue]

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 [Continue]

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. [Continue]

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 [Continue]

One of the most common superstitions about cats is that they have nine lives. If a cat follows you it means you will come into money. If you drown a cat, the devil will get you. If you kick a cat, you’ll get rheumatism. If a cat jumps over a corpse it will turn into [Continue]

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. [Continue]

The devil may take the form of a boar during the meetings of covens. [Continue]

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. [Continue]

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 [Continue]