SUPERSTITIONS

APPLE :
- Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry,
- As you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off.
- You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off.
- If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have.

BED :
- It's bad luck to put a hat on a bed.
- If you make a bedspread, or a quilt, be sure to finish it or marriage will never come to you
- Placing a bed facing north and south brings misfortune
- You must get out of bed on the same side that you get in or you will have bad luck.
- When making the bed, don't interrupt your work, or you will spend a restless night in it.

BIRTH :
- Monday's child is fair of face;
- Tuesday's child is full of grace;
- Wednesday's child is full of woe;
- Thursday's child has far to go;
- Friday's child is loving and giving;
- Saturday's child works hard for a living.
- But the child that is born on the Sabbath day is fair and wise, good and gay.

BRIDGE :
- If you say good-bye to a friend on a bridge, you will never see each other again.

BROOM :
- Do not lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits in the broom will cast a spell on the bed.
- If you sweep trash out the door after dark, it will bring a stranger to visit.
- If someone is sweeping the floor and sweeps over your feet, you'll never get married.
- Never take a broom along when you move. Throw it out and buy a new one.
- To prevent an unwelcome guest from returning, sweep out the room they stayed in immediately after they leave.

BUTTERFLY :
- If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year.
- Three butterflies together mean good luck.

CANDLE :
- If a candle lighted as part of a ceremony blows out, it is a sign that evil spirits are nearby.

CAT :
- If a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune, but if it walks away, it takes the good luck with it.
- A cat onboard a ship is considered to bring luck.

CEMETERY :
- You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died.

CLOVER :
- It's good luck to find a four-leaf clover.
- Clover protects human beings and animals from the spell of magicians and the wiles of fairies, and brings good luck to those who keep it in the house.

COIN
- It's bad luck to pick up a coin if it's tails side up. Good luck comes if it's heads up.

DREAMS:
- If you dream of death it's a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it's a sign of death.
- If you touch a loved one who has died, you won't have dreams about them

EYELASH :
- If an eyelash falls out, put it on the back of the hand, make a wish and throw it over your shoulder. If it flies off the hand the wish will be granted.

FOOT :
- If the bottom of your right foot itches, you are going to take a trip.

FORK
- To drop a fork means a man is coming to visit.

FUNERAL:
- Funerals on Friday portend another death in the family during the year.
- It's bad luck to count the cars in a funeral cortege.
- It's bad luck to meet a funeral procession head on.
- Thunder following a funeral means that the dead person's soul has reached heaven.
- Nothing new should be worn to a funeral, especially new shoes.
- Pointing at a funeral procession will cause you to die within the month
- Pregnant women should not attend funerals.

HAND :
- If the palm of your right hand itches it means you will soon be getting money.
- If the palm of your left hand itches it means you will soon be paying out money.

MIRROR :
- To break a mirror means 7 years bad luck.
- It is unlucky to see your face in a mirror by candlelight.
- If a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself, someone in the house will die soon.
OPAL :
- Unless you were born in October, it's unlucky to wear opals.

PHOTOGRAPH :
- If 3 people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first

ROCKING CHAIR :
- If you leave a rocking chair rocking when empty, it invites evil spirits to come into your house to sit in the rocking chair.

SALT :
- Bad luck will follow the spilling of salt unless a pinch is thrown over the left shoulder into the face of the devil waiting there.
- Put salt on the doorstep of a new house and no evil can enter.
- Salty soup is a sign that the cook is in love.

SHOES :
- Do not place shoes upon a table, for this will bring bad luck for the day, cause trouble with your mate and you might even lose your job as a result.
- It's bad luck to leave shoes upside down.

SPARROW :
- Sparrows carry the souls of the dead, it's unlucky to kill one.

TONGUE :
- If you bite your tongue while eating, it is because you have recently told a lie.

UMBRELLA :
- Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house.
- It's bad luck to open an umbrella inside the house, especially if you put it over your head.

WEDDING DAY :
- Certain days of the week, and certain months of the year are better than others for a wedding.
- Monday for health,
- Tuesday for wealth,
- Wednesday best of all,
- Thursday for losses,
- Friday for crosses,
- Saturday for no luck at all

- Married when the year is new, he'll be loving, kind & true,
- When February birds do mate, You wed nor dread your fate.
- If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you'll know.
- Marry in April when you can, Joy for Maiden & for Man.
- Marry in the month of May, and you'll surely rue the day.
- Marry when June roses grow, over land and sea you'll go.
- Those who in July do wed, must labour for their daily bred.
- Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see
- Marry in September's shrine, your living will be rich and fine.
- If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry.
- If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember.
- When December snows fall fast, marry and true love will last.

FOR A LUCKY BRIDE :
- Something old, Something new,
- Something borrowed, Something blue,
- And a lucky sixpence In her shoe.

- Married in White, you have chosen right
- Married in Grey, you will go far away,
- Married in Black, you will wish yourself back,
- Married in Red, you will wish yourself dead,
- Married in Green, ashamed to be seen,
- Married in Blue, you will always be true,
- Married in Pearl, you will live in a whirl,
- Married in Yellow, ashamed of your fellow,
- Married in Brown, you will live in the town,
- Married in Pink, you spirit will sink.

WOOD :
- Knock three times on wood after mentioning good fortune so evil spirits won't ruin it.

WINDOW :
- All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave.