In Italy, bagpipe drones are traditionally tied with red ribbon to ward off the devil. Some believe that you should only walk clockwise, never walk counter-clockwise while playing piobaireachd. Many people believe that you should never play Lord Lovat’s Lament at a wedding. This one has some historical basis to it. Simon Fraser kidnapped, raped and forced Full Article
If you accidentally find yourself wearing or doing something inside out or backwards, you’re in for a pleasant surprise! But you must not correct yourself. New Jersey children believe that if you wear your pajamas to bed inside out and backwards it’s sure to snow during the night. Full Article
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 Full Article
See also: Babies and Birth 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: Full Article
Beware of the man, be he friend or brother, Whose hair is one color and beard another. It’s bad luck to cut your beard. You’ll have a lucky life if your beard is bushy. Whistling makes your beard grow. Full Article
It’s bad luck for Baseball season to begin on a Friday. Fingers of a player’s glove must be left pointing to his team’s dugout when he goes to bat. It’s bad luck for a player to meet a member of the clergy on the way to the baseball ground. It’s bad luck to have a left handed pitcher Full Article
See also Pregnancy and Predicting the Sex of the Baby Birth is made easier if all the locks in the house are open and you keep an axe under the bed. A child born feet first or breech, will be lamed in an accident. A baby that is born feet first will have healing abilities. Firstborn children are protected Full Article
If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year. Three butterflies together mean good luck. Full Article
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 Full Article
If you say good-bye to a friend on a bridge, you will never see each other again. Full Article
