Superstitions

[hampster 0]

<H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> Superstitions </H2>ACORN - Carrying an acorn on your person will ensure good luck & longevity!

APPLE - You have to eat at least 1 apple every day to guard against ill health, an apple a day, keeps the doctor away! "

BED - You must never put a hat on a bed. Also you must get out of bed the same side you got in otherwise you bring bad luck upon yourself!

BEE - If a bee flies into your home then you will get a visitor, but if you kill the bee then the visitor will turn nasty!

BIRD - If a bird flies into your home then it is an omen of death!

BRIDGE - If you want to see a friend again, then don't ever say goodbye to them on a bridge!

BROOM - Never take a broom with you when moving house - buy a new one!

CAT - If a black cat walks towards you then it brings very good luck to you - but if it walks away from you, then it takes its good luck with it!

CHEEKS - If all of a sudden your cheeks feel as if they're burning, then someone, somewhere is flattering you!

CHIMNEY SWEEP - These are regarded as very lucky - so if you see one then shake his hand so that some of his good luck rubs off onto you!

CLOVER - To find a four-leaf clover means immense good luck, so keep it safe, if you lose it then you also lose the luck!

CROWS - To see a single crow is very unlucky! But 2 mean good luck! 3 mean healths, 4 means wealth, 5 is sickness & 6 mean death!

DOG - If a dog suddenly barks for no apparent reason in a house that has a sick person then it means that death is coming.

EARS - If your ear is burning, 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! "

EASTER - You must wear new clothes at Easter or you will have bad luck.

FINGER NAILS - Never cut your fingernails on a Friday or a Sunday as this is unlucky.

HAND - If the palm of your right hand is itchy, then it foretells that money is coming to you, but DON'T scratch it as that stops the money from coming! If it’s your left palm that is itchy, then scratch away, as that means that you'll soon be paying out money for something!

HORSESHOE - A horseshoe must be hung above a doorway turned upwards otherwise the luck will run out!

KNIFE - There will be an argument if knifes are crossed at a table. Also, if a lover gives you a knife as a present you will soon split up!

LADDER - Bad things will happen if you walk under a ladder!

MAGPIES - If you see these birds, remember this rhyme - " One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret, Never to be told. "

MIRROR - Breaking a mirror means 7 years of bad luck, unless you take the pieces outside & bury them in moonlight. Also, an undisturbed mirror in a house suddenly fall & smashes then it means that there will soon be a death!

NEW YEAR - How you start the year is how you will end it, so you must ensure that you are wearing new clothes & looking your best, have paid off all your debts & are with your partner ( to ensure that you are still with them at the next New year!). Also you must open a window to let the old year out & the new one in.

OPAL - Unless you were born in October, the wearing of an Opal will be ill fated!

PEPPER - If pepper is spilt, then you will have a serious argument with a friend.

SALT - If you sprinkle some salt on the doorway to a NEW house then no evil can enter it! Also, if you spill some salt then you must take a pinch of the spilt salt & throw it over your left shoulder as the devil waits there & by throwing the salt you are driving him away!

SCISSORS - Dropping a pair of scissors is said to warn that a lover is unfaithful.

SHOES - Never place shoes on a table as it means bad luck for the remainder of the day.

SNEEZE - Always say " Bless You " after someone sneezes to ensure that the devil hasn't entered their body!

SPARROW'S - These little birds are said to carry the souls of the deceased to the after-life. To kill one means that you will be cursed.

SWAN - A bride must sew a swan’s feather into her husband’s pillow to ensure fidelity!

UMBRELLA - It is extremely unlucky to open an umbrella inside a house.

WEDDING - If a groom drops the ring during the ceremony then the marriage is doomed to failure.

WOOD - You must knock on wood 3 times after mentioning good fortune or the evil spirits will ruin things for you.

[babybunny 2]

I dont belive in that dubage..

[Welshcookie 17]

wow....glad I am not superstitious

[gimygirl 0]

wow....glad I am not superstitious

me too!!!! phew!