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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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Breaking Mirrors
If you break a mirror you’ll have 7 years of bad luck. You can avoid the bad luck if you take the shards of glass and other pieces outside and bury them in moonlight. If an undisturbed mirror suddenly falls and breaks, there will soon be a death. … Read entire article »
New Year’s Superstitions
What you do the first hour of the New Year will be what you do most of the year. If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year. Changing your undershirt or underwear on New Year’s Day can cause boils. It is believed that babies born on New Year are extremely fortunate and lucky. It is said that babies born on the first day of the New Year will … 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 »
Mermaids
When a mermaid is captured and held captive, it results in a big flood. … Read entire article »
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Snakes
In Japan, if you put a piece of snake skin into your wallet, you are going to become rich or find money. Snakes are a symbol of money and wealth in Japan. Some people believe the snake is an animal of God, so they never kill snakes. People say if you kill a snake, you will lose your money. People say if someone finds a white snake, he will be lucky in life. It’s an event … Read entire article »
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Cigarettes and Matches
It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match. … Read entire article »
Changelings
In medieval Britain, parents sometimes believed that their child had been taken away by the fairy people and substituted with a changeling. There were a number of tests to find out. One was to put a shoe in a bowl of soup in front of the baby: if it laughed, showing it understood the joke, it was a fairy. Similarly, if you pretended to try to make a loaf of bread in an eggshell in … Read entire article »
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Ears
If your ear is burning (or tingling), then someone is talking about you. To determine whether what they are saying is good or bad, remember this rhyme, – Left for love, Right for spite! Russian Superstition Ringing: It’s an ill omen if your ears are ringing. When you happen to get “ringing” in your ears, you have an opportunity to determine whom you will marry. Ask someone for a number when you get ringing in your ears. Count through the … Read entire article »
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Sneezing
Saying God Bless You When Somebody Sneezes: When the great plague swept Europe., sufferers began sneezing violently which was a sign of death. The Pope therefore passed a law requiring people to bless the sneezer. At the same time, it was expected that anybody sneezing would cover their mouth with a cloth or their hand. This was obviously to stop the spreading of the disease, but many believed that it was to keep the soul intact. … Read entire article »
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