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Superstitions
CategoryWeddingSuperstitions
BridalShower-Thefirstgiftthebrideopensshouldbethefirstgiftsheuses.Everythingthebridesaysassheopenshergiftswillberepeatedonherweddingnight.Somoneshouldbeassignedtowritedownthesecommentsduringtheshower.
Thepersonwhogivesthethirdgifttobeopenedatabridalshowerwillsoonhaveababy.
Savetheribbonsfromthebridalshowergiftstomakeamockbouquettobeusedattheweddingrehearsal.
Certaindaysoftheweekarebetterthanothersforawedding:
Mondayforhealth,Tuesdayforwealth,Wednesdaybestofall,Thursdayforlosses,Fridayforcrosses,Saturdayfornoluckatall.
Certainmonthsarebetterthanothersforawedding:
Marriedwhentheyearisnew,he'llbeloving,kind&true,WhenFebruarybirdsdomate,Youwednordreadyourfate.IfyouwedwhenMarchwindsblow,joyandsorrowbothyou'llknow.MarryinAprilwhenyoucan,JoyforMaiden&forMan.MarryinthemonthofMay,andyou'llsurelyruetheday.MarrywhenJunerosesgrow,overlandandseayou'llgo.ThosewhoinJulydowed,mustlaborfortheirdailybred.WhoeverwedinAugustbe,manyachangeissuretosee.MarryinSeptember'sshrine,yourlivingwillberichandfine.IfinOctoberyoudomarry,lovewillcomebutrichestarry.IfyouwedinbleakNovember,onlyjoyswillcome,remember.WhenDecembersnowsfallfast,marryandtruelovewilllast.
ALuckyBride:
Somethingold,Somethingnew,Somethingborrowed,Somethingblue,AndaluckysixpenceInhershoe.
MarriedinWhite,youhavechosenright.MarriedinGrey,youwillgofaraway,MarriedinBlack,youwillwishyourselfback,MarriedinRed,youwillwishyourselfdead,MarriedinGreen,ashamedtobeseen,MarriedinBlue,youwillalwaysbetrue,MarriedinPearl,youwillliveinawhirl,MarriedinYellow,ashamedofyourfellow,MarriedinBrown,youwillliveinthetown,MarriedinPink,youspiritwillsink.
Goodomensonyourweddingday:
Seeingarainbow,havingthesunshine,meetingablackcat,meetingachimneysweep,
Badomensonyourweddingday:
apig,hare,orlizardrunningacrosstheroad,seeinganopengrave,meetinganunoramonkforetellbarrenness.
Ifthegroomdropstheweddingbandduringtheceremony,themarriageisdoomed.
Thenewbridemustenterherhomebythemaindoor,andmustnottriporfall.Thisisoriginofthecustomofcarryingthebrideoverthethreshold.
Thespousewhogoestosleepfirstontheweddingdaywillbethefirsttodie.
Ifasinglewomansleepswithapieceofweddingcakeunderherpillow,shewilldreamofherfuturehusband.
Takeapea-podwhichhas9peasandsuspenditoverthedoorwayusingawhitethread.Ifthenextpersonwhoentersbythesamedoorisnotamemberofthefamilyandisabachelororspinster,thenyourweddingwilltakeplaceinnotmorethanayear'stime.
TheCuckoo.-Whenyouhearacuckooforthefirsttimeintheyear,quotealoud:
Cuckoo,Cuckoo,answermetrueThisquestionthatI'maskingyou;Ibegthattrulyyou'lltellmeInhowmanyyearsI'llmarriedbe.Thenumberoftimeswhichthecuckoorepliesisdeclaredtorepresentthenumberofyearsthatwillelapsebeforeyoumarry.
Takeaphotographoftheoneyouloveandholdbeforeitaringontheendofathread.Becarefultokeepyourhandstill.Iftheringmovesinacircle,youwinmarrythepersoninthepicturesoonandwillleadalifeofbliss;iftheringmovestoandfro,itisunlikelyyouwillmarryhim.Shouldtheringnotmoveatall,youarelikelytoremainsingle.
OntheEveofSt.Agnes(onthenightbeforeJanuary21)takearowofpinsandpullthemout,oneaftertheother.Thenstickapininyoursleeveandyouwilldreamoftheoneyouwillmarry.
Ifyoufindafour-leafclover,putitinyourrightshoeandthenextbacheloryoumeetwillbecomeyourhusband.
TheNewMoon.-Thisceremonymustbepracticedonthefirstnightofthenewmoon.Openwidethewindowsofyourbedroomandsitdownonthewindowsill,gazingwithunblinkingeyesatthemoon,andatthesametimerepeatingsoftlyandslowlythefollowingincantation:
“Allhail,Selene,allhailtothee!
Iprithee,goodmoon,revealtomethisnighttowhomI'llweddedbe.”Duringthenightyouwilldreamofyourfuturehusband.
Wedding-cake.-Takeasmallpieceofwedding-cake,passitthreetimesthroughawedding-ringandthenlaythecakeunderyourpillow.Inyourdreamsthatnightyourfuturehusbandwillappeartoyou.Placeasmallpieceofwedding-cakeunderyourpillowandputaborrowedweddingringonthethirdfingerofyourlefthand.Beforeyouretiretobedarrangetheshoes,whichyouhavewornthatdayintheshapeofaT.Then,itissaid,yourfuturehusbandwillappeartoyouinyourdreams.
Ifawomanshouldeatasaltedherringjustbeforeshegoestobed,herfuturehusbandwillappeartoherinadream,carryingacupofwaterwithwhichtoquenchherthirst.
Juneisthebestmonthtogetmarried.RomansbelievedthatJuno,theirgoddessofwoman,blessedmarriagesthattookplaceinhermonth.
Intheoldendays,whenawifewasconsideredapossession,aweddingringwasasignthatthewomanhadbeenpurchasedbythegroom.
Marryontheupswingoftheclock,basicallyonthehalf-hour,like2:
30insteadof2,or3,becausethatwaythehandsoftheclockareontheirwayup,notdown
CategoryParsleySuperstitions
Accordingtoanoldwives'taleonlythewickedcangrowit.
Itisveryunluckytogiveparsley.
Parsleyplantsmustnotbegiven.
Parsleyshouldnotbetransplanted;itmeansadeathinthefamilyorbadluck.
Ifastrangerplantsparsleyinagarden,greattroublewillbefalltheowner.
Whereparsleygrowsinthegarden,themissusisthemaster.
Wherethemistressisthemaster,theparsleygrowsthefaster.
Parsleyflourishesbesteitherwhensownbythehousewiferatherthanbyherhusband,oringardensofhomeswheresheismaster.
Ifayoungwomansowsparsley-seedshewillhaveachild.
Parsleyisbelievedtopreventapregnancy,andissometimeseatenasasaladbyyoungmarriedwomenwhodonotdesiretohaveafamily.
Ifyouwanttobringonyourperiodputasprigofparsleyinsideyourvaginafor12hours-yourperiodshouldstart24hourslater.
Inthe1600'sand1700'sinEngland,childrenweretoldthatlittlegirlscamefromtheparsleybed.
CategoryMiningSuperstitions
Bullhorns(snails)insidethemineswerepropitiatedwithabitoftallowtakenfromtheminer'scandle.
Childrenwerewarnedtospeakupclearlywhenseeingamineronthewaytoworklestthislightincivilitysendthemantoworkwithapoorheartthinkingofthedreadedillwisher.
Theoldalluvialtinstreamershadmanytaboosaboutusingthenamesofanimalsandbirdswhichtheymightmeetwithinthemines;andsoreferredtotheowlasthebracedfarcer,thefoxasthelongtail,thecatasarooker,andtheratasapeep.
TheappearanceofablackdogandthewhitehareatWhealVorminenearBreagewasalwayssaidtopresagesomefataldisaster.
CategoryMovingintoanewhomeSuperstitions
Alllocksinahouseareunlockedatbirthingtoensureaneasydelivery.
ScatterSolomon'ssealonthefloortobanishserpentsandvenomouscreaturesfromtheroom.
Toprotectyourhousefromlightning,gatherhazeltreebranchesonPalmSundayandkeeptheminwater.
Addcarawayseedstochickenfeedtokeeppoultryfromwandering.Feedtheseedstohomingpigeonstohelpthemfindtheirwayback.
Stufffennelinyourkeyholeorhangitoveryourdoortoprotectagainstwitches.
Nevercarryahoeintothehouse.Ifyoudosobymistake,carryitoutagain,walkingbackwardtoavoidbadluck.
Neverwalkunderaladder,whichisSatan'sterritory.Ifyoumustdoit,crossyourfingersormakethesignofthefig(closedfist,withthumbbetweenindexandmiddlefingers).
Ifyougiveasteelbladetoafriend,maketherecipientpayyouapennytoavoidcuttingthefriendship.
Nevergiveaknifeasahousewarmingpresent,oryournewneighborwillbecomeanenemy.
Neverpoundanailaftersundown,oryouwillwakethetreegods.
Nailanevergreenbranchtonewrafterstobringgoodluck.Anemptyhornets'nest,hunghigh,alsowillbringgoodlucktoanyagehouse.
Whenyoumovetoanewhouse,alwaysenterfirstwithaloafofbreadandanewbroom.Neverbringanoldbroomintothehouse.
CategoryNewYearsSuperstitions
EmptypocketsoremptycupboardsonNewYearsEveportendayearofpoverty
IfthefirstpersontocrossthethresholdofahouseaftermidnightonNewYearsisadark-hairdmanandhecarriesashovelfullofcoal,thenayearofgoodluckwillfollow.
ItsbadlucktoletafiregooutonNewYear'sEve.
YoucouldensureyourselfgoodfortunebydrainingthelastdregsfromabottleofdrinkonNewYears!
TheWeather:
Ifthewindblowsfromthesouth,therewillbefineweatherandprosperoustimesintheyearahead.Ifitcomesfromthenorth,itwillbeayearofbadweather.Thewindblowingfromtheeastbringsfamineandcalamities.Ifthewindblowsfromthewest,theyearwillwitnessplentifulsuppliesofmilkandfishbutwillalsoseethedeathofaveryimportantperson.Ifthere'snowindatall,ajoyfulandprosperousyearmaybeexpectedbyall.
LoudNoise:
Makeasmuchnoiseaspossibleatmidnighttoscareawayevilspirits.
LettingtheOldYearOut:
Atmidnight,allthedoorsofahousemustbeopenedtolettheoldyearescapeunimpeded.HemustleavebeforetheNewYearcancomein,sayspopularwisdom,sodoorsareflungopen
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