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Axe

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. Amazon.com Widgets [Continue]

Ashes

Ashes

See also FIRE In the home: Scattering ashes over the roof of a house protects it against thunder and lightning. Sweeping out ashes on Christmas is bad luck. Sweeping out ashes on a Friday is bad luck. Sweeping out ashes after four in the afternoon is bad luck. Crops: Spreading ashes on crops at Midsummer [Continue]

Foxes

Fish

When Sharks are following a ship, especially three sharks, it’s a death omen. Carp: Carrying a carp fish charm brings good luck, especially to lovers. Cod: Carrying the dried eye of a cod will bring good luck. Eel: Wearing an eelskin garter cures cramps. Rubbing a wart with eels’ blood makes it go away. A [Continue]

Donkeys

It’s good luck to see a donkey. When a pregnant woman sees a donkey, her child will grow up well behaved and wise. It’s good luck to find a dead donkey. (?!) A donkey that won’t stop braying and twitching it’s ears is an omen that rain is on the way. Cures: A child sitting [Continue]

Dolphins

If a dolphin changes color, death is near. Weather Omens: Dolphins playing in fine weather or near the shore means the weather will turn windy. Dolphins playing in the turbulent sea, or swimming to the north, means fine weather is coming. Dolphins swimming to the south means poor weather is coming. [Continue]

Dogs

Dogs

It’s bad luck to meet a barking dog early in the morning. It’s good luck to meet a Dalmation or a Greyhound with a white spot. Black poodles appear on the graves of clergymen who have broken their vows. It’s good luck for a strange dog to follow you home. When a strange dog enters [Continue]

Robin

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

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 [Continue]

Bed and Sleeping

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 [Continue]

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