Superstitions Online » wedding http://superstitionsonline.com Spells, charms, rituals, taboos; Searchable and entertaining, find your fears, wonders and worries here. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:15:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Red http://superstitionsonline.com/red/ http://superstitionsonline.com/red/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:14:03 +0000 Superstitions http://superstitionsonline.com/?p=590 In Taiwan, the color red means luck and happiness. For example, during the Chinese New Year period, we decorate everything in our house, using the red color. And, at a wedding, we also wear everything red. The bride needs to wear red shoes, and the bridegroom also needs to wear something red, such as a red tie or a red handkerchief.

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wood-ashes-00In 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 brings a good harvest.
  • Scattering human ashes to the wind helps crops.

Livestock:

  • Mixing ashes into the food of livestock makes animals strong and healthy.

Divination

Smooth out the ashes of the hearth on New Year’s Eve and in the morning look for shapes found there.

  • Image: Footprints leading toward the door = death in the family
  • Image: Footprints leading away from the door = a birth
  • Image: A ring = a wedding
  • Image: A coffin = a death
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