Bagpipes
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 into marriage the Widow of the 10th Lord Lovat. During the attack, he had his piper play so that the music would cover up the screams and protests. The tune “Flowers of the Forest” holds many superstitions. This tune was written by Jean Elliot of Teviotdale as a lament for the defeat at Flodden Field in 1513. Thousands of Scots were killed including several nobles, and King James IV. This tune is often performed at funerals … Read entire article »
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Inside Out or Backwards
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. … Read entire article »
Beards
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. … Read entire article »
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Baseball
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 on your team. It’s bad luck for the batting team if a dog walks across the playing field. Bat: It’s bad luck to lend your bat to a teammate. A split bat is bad luck. A bat left lying crosswise in front of a dugout is bad luck. It’s good luck to leave a piece of chewing gum stuck to the top of a bat. It’s good luck to spit on your hands before picking up a bat. If a player changes bats … Read entire article »
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Babies and Birth
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 from witchcraft. Babies born at midnight can see ghosts. A baby born when the moon is rising will be a girl. Thursday has one lucky hour, just before sunrise, for birth. Babies born on Sunday cannot be harmed by evil spirits. Babies born at night will stay awake at night. A baby born from a red water sac is believed to have great powers and double sight. A baby born with big ears will be generous. A baby born with open hands and … Read entire article »
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Bridge
If you say good-bye to a friend on a bridge, you will never see each other again. … Read entire article »
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Birthday Cake
If you blow out all the candles on your birthday cake with the first puff you will get your wish. … Read entire article »
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Bell
The sound of bells drives away demons because they’re afraid of the loud noise. When a bell rings, a new angel has received his wings. A bell ringing for no reason is an ill omen, brings death and/or means a local crime has been committed. It could also mean you are in the presence of a saint. Two bells ringing in a house at the same time means someone will soon leave. A ringing bell scares away snakes and mice, causes flying witches to fall to the ground and eases childbirth. Drinking from an upturned bell cures children of stuttering. Church Bells: Ringing church bells during a storm will end bad weather. Grease from church bells can be used to cure ringworm. Ringing church bells drives evil spirits away. Death is coming if church bells ring heavily. Ringing church bells during harvest time … Read entire article »
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Bee
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. … Read entire article »
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Bed and Sleeping
Turning a feather bed on a Sunday gives the people who use it bad dreams for a week. Feather beds make it difficult for a dying person to die. Marriage If you make a bedspread, or a quilt, be sure to finish it or marriage will never come to you Make the foot of the bed before the head, or else my dear, you’ll never wed! Having an unfinished bedspread in the house prevents anyone in the house from being married. If a single woman sleeps with a piece of wedding cake under her pillow, she will dream of her future husband. You’ll have a restless night’s sleep: If a bed is placed facing north and south, it also brings misfortune. If a bed is placed across floorboards rather than with themt. When making the bed, don’t interrupt your … Read entire article »
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