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12 Oct, 2011

Fish and Fishing

Good luck omens: Putting a coin on a float. Throw back the first fish you catch then you’ll be lucky the whole day fishing. A fish should always be eaten from the head toward...

27 Oct, 2009

Hiccups

Ukrainians believe that if you have the hiccups, someone is thinking of you. If you are having hiccups, your true love is thinking of you. Reader Submitted by Bonny F. Ottawa, IL Cures: Take...

24 Oct, 2009

According to the Christian calendar, Ascension Day represents the day Christ ascended to heaven and occurs on the Thursday following the fifth Sunday after Easter. Working on Ascension Day is bad luck and brings...

24 Oct, 2009

Frogs

A frog coming into the house is lucky – some say good luck, some say bad luck. Finding a frog outside is lucky. Touching a frog makes you infertile. Carrying the bones of a...

24 Oct, 2009

Foxes

24 Oct, 2009

Donkeys

It’s good luck to see a donkey. When a pregnant woman sees a donkey, her child will grow up well behaved and wise. It’s good luck to find a dead donkey. (?!) A donkey...

23 Oct, 2009

Dogs

It’s bad luck to meet a barking dog early in the morning. It’s good luck to meet a Dalmation or a Greyhound with a white spot. Black poodles appear on the graves of clergymen...

23 Oct, 2009

Deer

Venison, or deer flesh, can be poisonous because during the summer deer eat snakes. Deers cry when fatally wounded or over the loss of their horns. Wear a piece of deer hoof in a ring...

23 Oct, 2009

Crocodiles

Crocodiles “weep” tears when they have eaten all but the head of their victim; these tears turn to jewels to lure further human prey. Cures: Crocodile blood cures eye problems and snakebites. Fried crocodile...

22 Oct, 2009

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...

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