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

Three butterflies together mean good luck.

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 they stayed in immediately after they leave.

If the broom touched your feet you were required to spit on it for fear of having someone in your family sent to jail.

• 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.

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 was thought to be, turning your pockets inside out and you would be safe

If you open your front door and are greeted by a magpie and it looks at you. Then there is absolutely not thing you can do. This is a sure sign of death.

In Korea, if you see crows or ravens when you are leaving your house in order to go to school or to your company early in the morning, it means that you will be in trouble and have bad luck for one whole day.

Also, if you see magpies or listen to their calls when you go somewhere, especially early in the morning, you will have good luck for a day. Magpies mean really good luck in Korea.

Reference: http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/superstitions/korea.htm

A pretty good omen for 2012 if you ask me :0)

• 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 stomach too much may produce a spoiled child.
• A baby born with thick ears or an “inny” (concave navel) is a sign of future happiness and success.
• The first object a baby grabs signifies the child’s destiny.
• Rub a cooked chicken’s tongue on your baby’s lips to make your child a good talker.
• In China, it is said that a mother can affect the baby’s gender by eating the following 7 days before conception.

To have a boy eat the following: carrots lettuce mushroom tofu

To have a girl eat the following: fish meat pickles

To predict the sex of a baby:

• Suspend a wedding band or a needle held by a piece of thread over the palm of the pregnant girl. If the ring swings in an oval or circular motion the baby will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight line the baby will be a boy.
• America: If a mother’s feet are colder when she’s pregnant, it’s a boy; if her feet are warmer, it’s a girl.

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Pregnancy Myths:

Myth #1: Scratching Will Give You Stretchmarks

Stretchmarks are hereditary and nothing that you do or do not do can prevent you from getting them. Drinking plenty of fluids and eating foods that are high in good fats and Omega 3s can help as can rubbing natural plant-derived oils and lotions into your belly. If itching is unbearable, you should tell your doctor as it may be a sign of health problems.

Lotions that contain only natural ingredients can help diminish the appearance of stretchmarks and may also help relieve itching, but scratching cannot contribute to stretchmarks, so feel free to scratch away.

Myth #2: Telling You the Baby’s Gender

It is impossible to tell your baby’s gender from the way you are carrying, how often the baby kicks, how nauseous you are, what you are craving, your skin condition, or from the baby’s heart rate. While trying out the old Wive’s Tales may be fun, it’s not advised to paint the nursery based on any of the results.

Myth #3: Wearing a Necklace Will Choke the Baby

The vast majority of pregnant women wear a necklace during pregnancy and it has nothing to do with whether the baby will be born with or without a cord wrapped around its neck.

Myth #4: The Baby Will Die If It Is Born With a Cord Around Its Neck

It is an extremely common myth that a baby is in danger if it is born with the cord wrapped around its neck. Many babies, at least one in four, are born with the cord wrapped around their necks. It is simply unavoidable, inevitable, and is quite common. Occasionally, and it is rare, a baby may have the cord wrapped multiple times around the baby’s neck. While cord accidents do happen, they are very rare occurrence.

Myth #5: If You Have Heartburn Your Baby Will Have a Lot of Hair

Heartburn is caused by the baby pressing against the stomach and pushing stomach acids into the esophagus. It has nothing to do with how much hair the baby has.

Myth #6: Drano Mixed With Urine Will Determine the Sex of Your Baby

Drano mixed with urine will not tell you the sex of your baby. It is also extremely dangerous and should never, EVER, be tried by anyone, especially pregnant women. Mixing Drano with anything can result in severe burns or explosions.

Myth #7: Pregnant Women Should Not Take Baths

It is perfectly safe for a pregnant woman to take a bath so long as the water is not too hot. A pregnant woman’s body temperature should not be raised over 101 degrees Fahrenheit for prolonged periods of time. Bathing will also not cause a woman to get a vaginal infection. If, however, your water has broken, you should not sit in standing water without consulting your healthcare practitioner.

Myth #8: You Are Eating For Two

Pregnant women do not need to “eat for two.” When pregnant, a woman only needs to eat a few more calories each day than she normally would. Dieting is not a good idea during pregnancy, but you should also not be eating junk foods or more than you feel that you need. Pregnant women do not need to meet any daily requirement for calories. Just eat when you are hungry.

Myth #9: You Should Only Sleep on Your Left Side While Pregnant

Unless a woman has health problems or has been advised by her healthcare practitioner, it is perfectly safe to sleep in any position that you feel most comfortable.

Myth #10: You Can Safely Drink a Small Amount of Alcohol While Pregnant

While many people believe that a small amount of alcohol during pregnancy will not hurt their baby, the truth is that there are no studies that show alcohol as safe in ANY levels during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome can be caused by excessive drinking or by minimal drinking. It is not yet known if even one drink may have adverse effects on a developing fetus.

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• 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 onto the field between innings.
• Lending a bat to a fellow player is a serious jinx.
• Some players actually sleep with their bat to break out of a hitting slump or stay in a groove.
• If a pitcher is throwing a perfect game or a no-hitter, never speak of it while it’s going on.

Many baseball player’s superstitions have to do with what was happening the last time they played really well. If they wore a certain pair of underwear, socks, the facial hair a certain way, when they were winning, they need to keep that streak going as long as possible so they won’t change it while it’s still “working”.

]]> http://superstitionsonline.com/sports-baseball/feed/ 0 http://superstitionsonline.com/buckeye-nuts/ http://superstitionsonline.com/buckeye-nuts/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:44:10 +0000 Superstitions http://superstitionsonline.com/?p=735 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 the bearer’s sexual power. In the African-American tradition, a buckeye in the pocket is reputed to increase one’s supply of pocket money — and the buckeye forms the basis of a popular good luck charm for gamblers.

Over time, the “magical ability” of the buckeye became broadly interpreted as a general good luck charm often carried in pockets, purses or on key chains.

]]> http://superstitionsonline.com/buckeye-nuts/feed/ 0 http://superstitionsonline.com/bird-superstitions-crows/ http://superstitionsonline.com/bird-superstitions-crows/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:21:49 +0000 Superstitions http://superstitionsonline.com/2010/04/bird-superstitions-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 will hear of a death of someone I know. I remember this well, I was out on break at my job and a crow landed in front of my car and hawked at me. The same day, the vice president of my company died.

Submitted by,
Scott from New Bedford, MA

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