Superstitions Online » flowers http://superstitionsonline.com Spells, charms, rituals, taboos; Searchable and entertaining, find your fears, wonders and worries here. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:10:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Flower Petals http://superstitionsonline.com/flower-petals/ http://superstitionsonline.com/flower-petals/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:08:09 +0000 Superstitions http://superstitionsonline.com/?p=532 Young girls play a game where they pull the petals off of flowers using an alternate saying of “he loves me” and “he loves me not” with each petal pulled.
Many believe that the game originated specifically with daisies, which were believed to have grown where the Virgin Mary’s tears fell after the death of her son, Jesus. The original game of “he loves me” or “he loves me not,” therefore, was meant to determine if the woman in question had found favor with Christ.

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]]> http://superstitionsonline.com/flowers/feed/ 0 Aircraft, Airplanes and Flying http://superstitionsonline.com/aircraft/ http://superstitionsonline.com/aircraft/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:54:28 +0000 Superstitions http://superstitionsonline.com/?p=45 flyingBefore flying:

  • Touching wood is good luck as long as you touch a living tree and not something made from “dead” wood such as a chair, table or desk.
  • It’s unlucky to use the words “crash” or “prank”.

During flight:

  • It’s unlucky to carry real flowers on board.
  • Keep mean spirits calm by neatly crossing the seatbelts in vacant seats.

On landing:

  • Keep your good luck going by offering a personal sacrifice – empty your pockets on the ground after you’ve landed.
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