Bees
If a bee enters your home, it’s a sign that you will soon have a visitor. If you kill the bee, you will have bad luck, or the visitor will be unpleasant. A swarm of bees settling on a roof is an omen that the house will burn down. “If bees stay at home, rain will soon come. If they flay away, fine will be the day.” – Folklore/Proverb … Read entire article »
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Butterflies
If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year. Three butterflies together mean good luck. … Read entire article »
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Brooms
Do not lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits in the broom will cast a spell on the bed. If you sweep trash out the door after dark, it will bring a stranger to visit. If someone is sweeping the floor and sweeps over your feet, you’ll never get married. Never take a broom along when you move. Throw it out and buy a new one. To prevent an unwelcome guest from returning, sweep out the room … Read entire article »
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Bread
To cut bread in an uneven manner is a sign that you have been telling lies. Before slicing a new loaf of bread, make the sign of the cross on it. A loaf of bread should never be turned upside down after a slice has been cut from it. … Read entire article »
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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 swooped down to to eat the souls of the dying. If they heard an owl hooting, they would become frightened. A common remedy … Read entire article »
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Hawks
The hawk is considered a messenger, protector and visionary. Keen vision is one of its greatest gifts. Hawks see things others miss. The hawk comes to you indicating that you are now awakening to your soul purpose, your reason for being here. It can teach you how to fly high while keeping yourself connected to the ground. Its message for you is to be open to hope and new ideas, to extend the vision of … Read entire article »
Pregnancy & Predicting the Sex of the Baby
See also: Babies and Birth Superstitions Malaysia: When in labor, neither mother or father should sit at the top of the stairs, as blocking any passage prolongs delivery. If you are pregnant, wear perfume if you go out at night because it keeps bad spirits away. (Gannett) If you’re pregnant, you don’t want to be caught following a hearse. Aztec: A pregnant woman who saw an eclipse would have a baby with a harelip. China: An expecting mom that rubs her … Read entire article »
Sports: Baseball
Spitting into your hand before picking up the bat is said to bring good luck. A wad of gum stuck on a player’s hat brings good luck. It is bad luck if a dog walks across the diamond before the first pitch. Some players believe it is good luck to step on one of the bases before running off the field at the end of an inning. It is bad luck to touch the baselines while running off and … Read entire article »
Buckeye Nuts
In the eastern & southern United States Buckeyes were traditionally thought to be a sure preventive of rheumatism, arthritis, or headache. Identical beliefs were recorded in Germany and the Netherlands during the early 19th century, but there the preventive power was attributed to the buckeye’s European relative, the horse-chestnut. It is probable that European immigrants transferred the horse-chestnut’s magical ability to the buckeye when they settled in America. Missouri, lore holds that a buckeye increases … Read entire article »
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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! 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 best friend’s father died around the same time.I’ve been seeing single black crows for some time now. I was told when this happens, I … Read entire article »
