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Bird Superstitions: Crows

Bird Superstitions: Crows

Seeing a single crow is very unlucky. Two crows mean good luck! Three  means health, Four means wealth, Five is sickness & Six mean death!   Reader Submitted   If you see three black crows together that means someone in your family will die. I saw three when my sister died a while back. My [Continue]

Dandelion

Dandelion

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 [Continue]

Shoes

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 [Continue]

Mirrors

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. [Continue]

Umbrella

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. [Continue]

Windows

All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave. [Continue]

Clocks

If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family. [Continue]

Flowers

Ukrainian: Never buy an even number of flowers for someone unless it’s for their funeral. [Continue]

Birds in General

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 [Continue]

Wren

A dead wren in your pocket will keep you safe at sea. [Continue]

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