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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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Badgers
Keeping a badger’s tooth about your person brings good luck and makes you unbeatable at gambling games. … Read entire article »
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Ambulance
When you see one, protect yourself from bad luck by pinching your nose or holding your breath until you see a black or brown dog. “Touch your toes, touch your nose, Never go in one of those. Hold your collar, do not swallow, until you see a dog.” … Read entire article »
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