To tell the time, blow three times at the seed head of a dandelion. The number of seeds left is the hour. To find out how long you will live, blow the seeds off the head of a dandelion. You will live as many years as there are seeds left on the head. Make a wish Full Article
Never put shoes on the bed, it will bring about a death in your family. Don’t give your partner shoes as a gift, it will encourage them to walk out of the relationship. A Russian superstition says if you step on your spouse’s shoe by accident, you have to let the other person step on your shoe, Full Article
If you break a mirror you’ll have 7 years of bad luck. You can avoid the bad luck if you take the shards of glass and other pieces outside and bury them in moonlight. If an undisturbed mirror suddenly falls and breaks, there will soon be a death. Full Article
Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house. It’s bad luck to open an umbrella indoors. Full Article
All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave. Full Article
If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family. Full Article
Ukrainian: Never buy an even number of flowers for someone unless it’s for their funeral. Full Article
If a bird enters the house there will be a death in the family. A Robin flying into the house is good luck. Seeing a single crow is very unlucky. But 2 mean good luck! 3 means health, 4 means wealth, 5 is sickness & 6 mean death! Many people used to believe that owls swooped down to Full Article
A dead wren in your pocket will keep you safe at sea. Full Article
Bringing an ax into the home brings death. It’s bad luck to dream about an axe. Having cattle step over an axe when taken out of the pasture for the first time in spring protects them against evil magic. Full Article
