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Beware the Ides of March
Months of the Roman calendar were arranged around three named days and these were reference points from which the other (unnamed) days were calculated: Kalends (1st day of the month). Nones (the 7th day in March, May, July, and October; the 5th in the other months). Ides (the 15th day in March, May, July, and October; the 13th in the other months). According to Plutarch, a seer … Read entire article »
Umbrella
It is unlucky to: It’s bad luck to open an umbrella indoors. Give or be given an umbrella Leave your umbrella at home Put an umbrella on the table Have a black umbrella on board a ship Dropping an umbrella on the floor means: That there will be a murder in the house. If it was done by a woman she will remain single. … Read entire article »
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