‘W’ Articles

Do not walk over someone who is lying on the ground, it’s like walking over their grave. When you shiver for no reason, it means someone is walking over the ground where you will be buried. [Continue]

Knocking on wood is believed to be calling on spirits who can protect us from misfortune. These spirits are believed to live in the trees and by knocking on anything made of wood, we call on them. [Continue]

All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave. Amazon.com Widgets [Continue]

The keyword “marriage” is tagged in many superstitions on the site. Find those posts HERE Day of the Wedding and During the Ceremony: Good luck Ukrainian: If it rains on your wedding day you will grow wealthy. Happy is the bride that the sun shines on. A bride must step over the church sill with [Continue]

Ukrainians believe that if you whistle indoors you will bring bad luck to that place. A Russian superstition says you can’t whistle in the house or car, as they believe that you are whistling away your money. [Continue]

A dead wren in your pocket will keep you safe at sea. [Continue]

Expect a visitor if you hear a woodpecker picking on a tree in your neighborhood. [Continue]

Ancient people believed that evil spirts lived in trees. To scare them away they would hit the tree. This is where our custom of “knocking on wood” comes from – to hope that bad things won’t happen. You must knock on wood 3 times after mentioning good fortune or the evil spirits will ruin things [Continue]