Superstitious, quirks, beliefs?

[Converse]

Do you have any superstitions? Do you know why you have them? Curious minds...

[katsarecool]

None for me.

[adorable]

Oh I was raised with several and even though I know it's nuts - I do or don't do the following...

-Never walk under a ladder
-Never open an umbrella in the house
-always am careful with mirrors (7 years bad luck if it breaks)
-don't put hats on the bed
-don't hand someone sicssors by the blade
-if I (or anyone) spills salt, I have to throw it over my shoulder
-Never laugh when I see a funeral procession, hearse or funeral happening
"Never laugh as a hearse goes by or you will be the next to die"
-if your palms itch you will come into money soon
-never kill ladybugs - it's bad luck
-never kill daddy long legs either - and if they crawl on you it means you are getting a sweater.....


LOL My grandmother raised me on all this and she takes it SO seriously. I don't take it as seriously, but am to scared to NOT take action. ha ha ha. So the spilled salt always goes over the shoulder - just in case there is truth to it. There are a couple I never agreed with her on though.
One is that she believed that cat's killed babies by sucking the breath out of them. So a newborn couldn't be left anywhere there were cats.
And the other is that if you don't keep a babies face covered all the time they will "catch the colic." lmao. My oldest daughter was born in AUGUST. omg and my grandmother was constantly putting a blanket over her face, freaking out that the wind was going to go into her mouth and give her "the colic."

[Tommi]

Oh I was raised with several and even though I know it's nuts - I do or don't do the following...

-Never walk under a ladder
-Never open an umbrella in the house
-always am careful with mirrors (7 years bad luck if it breaks)
-don't put hats on the bed
-don't hand someone sicssors by the blade
-if I (or anyone) spills salt, I have to throw it over my shoulder
-Never laugh when I see a funeral procession, hearse or funeral happening
"Never laugh as a hearse goes by or you will be the next to die"
-if your palms itch you will come into money soon
-never kill ladybugs - it's bad luck
-never kill daddy long legs either - and if they crawl on you it means you are getting a sweater.....


LOL My grandmother raised me on all this and she takes it SO seriously. I don't take it as seriously, but am to scared to NOT take action. ha ha ha. So the spilled salt always goes over the shoulder - just in case there is truth to it. There are a couple I never agreed with her on though.
One is that she believed that cat's killed babies by sucking the breath out of them. So a newborn couldn't be left anywhere there were cats.
And the other is that if you don't keep a babies face covered all the time they will "catch the colic." lmao. My oldest daughter was born in AUGUST. omg and my grandmother was constantly putting a blanket over her face, freaking out that the wind was going to go into her mouth and give her "the colic."

We must be related. . I had that same Gramma.

I still can't throw my cap on the bed***

Don't look into a mirror with anyone else. It will bring bad luck.

Wild bird in the house means a death.( Hmmm , now I wonder if she meant the bird?)

Dropping silverware meant different things too..

Knife , a man is coming to visit, Fork, a woman, Spoon a child

Itchy palm means money. Can't recall which one, because noone ever greased my palm..OH YEa

Put salt on your parakeets tail and it won't fly away. I lost my parakeet cuz I didn't do it when I was a wee one and she flew away. Maybe there was a truth in that one? :moonstars:

[Pixie]

Must be invited into a house, room, seat.
The salt must go over the shoulder if spilled or even used.
....these have become habits now.

[Soft*Silver]

L Left palm Lose money

R Right paln Receive money

[The_Lady_Snow]

Never set your purse on the floor

EVER

or one's mom will FREAK OUT:eatinghersheybar:

[katsarecool]

Instead of don't put hats on the bed I would add don't put scizzors on the bed as I have personal experience (as a kid) sitting on the scizzors mom accidentally left on the bed and had 11 stitches on my bum. :seeingstars:

[ravfem]

my house mate is a firm believer in the no hats on the bed thing, which i had never heard before her. So of course i'll put one of her baseball caps in the center of her bed and watch her dive for it....it's funny to watch.

When i was pregnant with my son, his paternal aunt absolutely hated that i had a kitten. She was convinced Tony was gonna look like the kitten because i held it too much.

When she saw the pictures taken during & right after the C-Section, she was convinced Tony was covered in "corn starch" because i didn't get enough during my pregnancy :|

Pixie, i am also a firm believer in the must be invited before entering a house, taking a seat etc... :)

[Scorp]

Never put shoes on the table.

Never put money on the table when food is present and placed.

In my Italian upbringing (In my case anyway) we never believed in having a baby shower before the baby is born.

I don't believe in having any "bird" memorabilia in the house, as birds are bad luck.

I ask St. Anthony (The Patron of Lost Items) to help me find something I misplaced.

Then there's the Italian Malocchio which means (The Evil Eye). The definition is: Superstition holding that a glance can cause injury or death to those on whom it falls. The belief was found in ancient Greece and Rome as well as in folk cultures around the world, and it has persisted into modern times. Children and animals are believed to be particularly vulnerable. The evil eye is often thought to stem from envy and malice toward prosperity and beauty, and thus in many cultures unguarded praise of one's possessions or children is thought to invite misfortune. Safeguards include amulets, charms, and sacred texts.

The charms that we would wear are:

http://www.jewelryboom.com/uploads1/products/img3/226292_1189185343.jpg

http://images.bizrate.com/resize?sq=282&uid=959523894

[morningstar55]

when i was like 17 .. think it was........
a Native American guy ...... i dated a lil.... got a older kitten once.... and took some sissors and trimed the hair off the tip of its tail...
he said ..... if you do that they wont run away.....
Okk.... i know if you feed any cat they will never leave...... LOL
:byebye:

[always2late]

Never put shoes on the table.

Never put money on the table when food is present and placed.

In my Italian upbringing (In my case anyway) we never believed in having a baby shower before the baby is born.

I don't believe in having any "bird" memorabilia in the house, as birds are bad luck.

I ask St. Anthony (The Patron of Lost Items) to help me find something I misplaced.

Then there's the Italian Malocchio which means (The Evil Eye). The definition is: Superstition holding that a glance can cause injury or death to those on whom it falls. The belief was found in ancient Greece and Rome as well as in folk cultures around the world, and it has persisted into modern times. Children and animals are believed to be particularly vulnerable. The evil eye is often thought to stem from envy and malice toward prosperity and beauty, and thus in many cultures unguarded praise of one's possessions or children is thought to invite misfortune. Safeguards include amulets, charms, and sacred texts.

The charms that we would wear are:

http://www.jewelryboom.com/uploads1/products/img3/226292_1189185343.jpg

http://images.bizrate.com/resize?sq=282&uid=959523894

OMG....I am Italian too...and holy cow your list brought back a TON of memories!! Let me add one...One must cut their hair on March 1st and 15th, as well as the hair of everyone in the house...otherwise bad luck will ensue (I'm talking about a snip of hair, not a full on haircut). AND....if you think someone is going to put the malocchio on you...you need to have a piece of something red on your person (my mother routinely pinned red ribbons to our undershirts as kids). Also...if you are pregnant and see something that frightens you...in the words of my mother..."Grab your ass, never grab your face in fright because then the baby will have a birthmark on its face, but who cares about a birthmark on the ass?" LOL...thanks for the thread Con!

[Scorp]

I forgot about the "red ribbon"! My mom would tell me to pin a red piece of ribbon to my bra...LOL... Instead I have a piece of red ribbon in my glove compartment.

I never heard of the haircut superstition or grabbing your ass...

I also have one of those big ole red ginzo horns...This one to be exact:

http://www.luckymojo.com/cornocrown.gif

I keep this in the glove compartment too. I "joked" with my honey and told her I was going to hang it from my rear view mirror. :jester: LMFAO. There goes Guido going down the street! She forbid me. Heha..

Another superstitious I forgot to mention earlier is when I travel and fly I carry 2 medals with me. St. Christopher (Patron of Safe Travel) and a Praying Hands medal. I hate to fly, so I keep these in my pocket with me.


OMG....I am Italian too...and holy cow your list brought back a TON of memories!! Let me add one...One must cut their hair on March 1st and 15th, as well as the hair of everyone in the house...otherwise bad luck will ensue (I'm talking about a snip of hair, not a full on haircut). AND....if you think someone is going to put the malocchio on you...you need to have a piece of something red on your person (my mother routinely pinned red ribbons to our undershirts as kids). Also...if you are pregnant and see something that frightens you...in the words of my mother..."Grab your ass, never grab your face in fright because then the baby will have a birthmark on its face, but who cares about a birthmark on the ass?" LOL...thanks for the thread Con!

[Gemme]

Never set your purse on the floor

EVER

or one's mom will FREAK OUT:eatinghersheybar:

I've been told this and I make an effort now to keep it off the floor when I can since I was told it means that I won't be able to keep money if I continue to do so. Besides being a superstition, it's just good sense. There are sooo many ick factors involved (on the floor) and well, keeping money is always good.



I do the salt thing. It must go over the LEFT shoulder.

[miss entycing]

pretty quirky, but I gotta sit with my back to the wall...
freaks me a bit to have my back to the crowd.
:blink:
my Syr puts me in big trouble if I set shoes or slippy's on the bed to run the carpet sweeper or something.
:|
and I won't leave my pocketbook on the floor either-
which I don't get... cuz I still can't keep money in it- so go figure!!
:seeingstars:

[Gemme]

pretty quirky, but I gotta sit with my back to the wall...
freaks me a bit to have my back to the crowd.
:blink:
my Syr puts me in big trouble if I set shoes or slippy's on the bed to run the carpet sweeper or something.
:|
and I won't leave my pocketbook on the floor either-
which I don't get... cuz I still can't keep money in it- so go figure!!
:seeingstars:


Those that I know that are or have been in the military tend to sit with the wall to their back. I don't care unless my undies are showing. :|

[katsarecool]

Some of these look like common sense advice coming from way way back.

[Outlaw]

Also...if you are pregnant and see something that frightens you...in the words of my mother..."Grab your ass, never grab your face in fright because then the baby will have a birthmark on its face, but who cares about a birthmark on the ass?" LOL...thanks for the thread Con!

Growing up I heard lots of tall tales like that! Your story really made me smile!

I also remember hearing that if a pregnant woman has a craving she was supposed to indulge in it right away and until she could, she should be careful not to touch her face, but to grab her ass instead..... because if not, the baby would be born with the shape and color of the food she craved ie: raspberries! These stories were always fruit centric...

I can be pretty superstitious, especially about bread...

We were cautioned against storing a loaf of bread upside down or seeing a loaf of bread that is upside down and not turning it right side up immediately...Bread always had to be right side up or it was a foreboding/ominous sign.

also...

Don't touch my feet with a sweeping broom

No hats or shoes on tables, beds or chairs.

It is OK however to leave your shoes on the floor at the end of your bed on the eve of la befana, because then a witch who had an opportunity to meet the baby jesus but declined the offer and instead told the three kings she had to clean her house, she then had a change of heart, got a late start after the kings but never did catch up...she now spends eternity searching for the baby jesus and leaving candy and gifts in the shoes of children as they sleep!

Nothing at all should ever stored on the stove

Don't speak certain things out loud because the maloch loves a boaster as much as one greedy or jealous!

If you think you're headache is the result of someone putting the maloch on you, put three drops of olive oil in a shallow dish of water, put it on your nightstand and go to bed immediately.

If you can't be sure that someone isn't going to put the maloch on you, stranger or not, you should never let them touch your hair and should especially never let them touch your pregnant belly.

Drafts are dangerous, (the consequences, many and most unmentional but especially to infants, as may take the child's breath away permanently, or the draft may "get trapped in their head" causing everything from low intelligence to migraines to infertility or hearing loss.

Cats are also dangerous to infants, they might drink the milk out of the mouth of a baby, slowly starving the child.

If you happen to complain about, speak unkindly of OR compliment a child, you should follow it with a "god bless him or her."

and for you're peace of mind...

Don't tell me about your dreams, I'll be forced to interpret them.

[Diva]

When I was performing regularly, it was very normal for me to have the bid "D" several hours before I hit the stage. Nerves. Then, I knew the performance would be ok.

When I didn't have that 'experience', more often than not, something would go wrong with my part of the performance (missed an entrance, forgot or screwed up lyrics, etc.).

Go figure. :eyebat:

[Tcountry]

My family: the head of the household should always be the last to go to sleep and the first awake
If you sleep in past 9am you get guff from grandpa "people die in bed"

Me: I always wear a ring I bought in Mexico when I was 17...aztec symbol for wisdom (always joked that maybe it will sink in...now it is a part of me)

[MsDemeanor]

Geez, people, don't you know it's bad luck to talk about these things!!!

*shaking head*

[allininfl]

Do you have any superstitions? Do you know why you have them? Curious minds...

always walk backward out of the podiatrist's office so those in the waiting room won't think he/she hurt you.

[aldebaran]

Never set your purse on the floor

EVER

or one's mom will FREAK OUT:eatinghersheybar:

Oh absolutely, dated a latina some lives ago and that was a big one, some more she taught me from the latin culture.

don't pass a knife to someone,,,it will start a fight

no sea shells in the house,,,she never said what would happen, just that it would be catastrophic.

[Miss Scarlett]

Great thread...

I wear a red string with a Hamsa on my left wrist, short explanation: to ward off negativity/evil.

Does anyone else have a lucky bra (or other garment) or is it just me?

[tiggs]

What a neat thread, I'm not superstitious myself but have always found the lore behind superstitions really interesting. I love to hear where the different ones have come from and the relevance behind them, they usually have some practical application or some really neat origins. Thanks for sharing everyone!

[Gemme]

Superstitions in general remind me of a tale I once heard about a recipe for roast that had been passed down for several generations. It was a fantastic recipe and everyone always loved the results, so each generation was careful to follow each step to the letter. Part of the recipe called for cutting a chunk off the butt end of the roast and discarding or saving to use at some other time. For years and years, no one in the family could figure out why until someone found a diary belonging to the matriarch first believed to have devised the recipe. Here is a sample of her diary entry:

...had to cut the roast off on one side....my pan is not large enough to accomodate such a large piece of meat....

:|

[The_Lady_Snow]

If you drop a tortilla, that means you will have guests:|

Tuesday's are unlucky, NEVER ever start a journey on a Tuesday..:pirate-steer:

[Gemme]

Oh! Snow just reminded me....it's unlucky to restart a journey. It's better to leave something at home that you forgot than to go back and get it, in other words.

[Julie]

Never ever ever READ Superstitious THREADS!
(going to bed)

[The_Lady_Snow]

If you are pregnant, and there's an eclipse you must have a metal safety pin above your center *belly button* or your kid will be a sanguine.:tarot:

If you see an owl, it means someone will die.:candle:

[princessbelle]

My Dad's family believed a red bird in your yard was good luck.

My Mom's family believed a red bird in your yard was bad luck.

I just try and not look.


Here's an old one.....

When a funeral passes you on the road you must keep your feet off the floorboard of the car in the air or you will be next to go.

Now, down here where i live that isn't real easy....we have longggggggggg funeral processions and of course we pull over to the side of the road. Seems stickin my feet up is a little ummmmmmm, disrespectful. But, we all do it...right?:|

[JustBeingMe]

My late grandmother god rest her soul, was superstitious in that she was indian, and told us to NEVER cut our hair, cause it was part of your soul she said.

My mother is superstitiuos in that she won't walk or drive across the path of a full black cat.

I have heard of the grab your ass one, that is funny.
Salt should be tossed over the LEFT shoulder if you spill it.

I'll have to think of more later. TIred now. goodnight all and thanks for starting this thread.

[Glenn]

I have heard there use to be an old superstition among theater folks who performed on the stage to Never be mean to a cat before leaving to perform or you will make a mistake.

[AtLast]

A belief-



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[StillettoDoll]

Scissors, like a knife should never be given as a gift. Doing that will cut the relationship between giver and recipient
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[justpjhere]

Great thread...

I wear a red string with a Hamsa on my left wrist, short explanation: to ward off negativity/evil.

Does anyone else have a lucky bra (or other garment) or is it just me?



i have lucky socks...used to wear them for everyplayoff game

[Gemme]

Scissors, like a knife should never be given as a gift. Doing that will cut the relationship between giver and recipient
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But what if the recipient of the gift is a crafter or a chef?

<--has given both as gifts

[rlin]

the only ones i am semi fanatical about... because i mean... what if???



salt over ya shoulder when spilled
knocking on wood when ya say something you wanna jinx...
X-ing the windshield when a black cat crosses in front of me
saying it outloud so it wont come true... thoughts... dreams... whatever

[EnderD_503]

I'm one of those people who prefers to always sit with their back to a wall. In most any room I sit in I prefer to sit my back to a wall or in a position where I can see everything that's going on around me, unless it's unavoidable or doesn't make much difference (party or something like that). In classrooms I also need to sit in the back and preferably to the side so I'm not surrounded by people on both sides...a bit of claustrophobia/anxiety when it comes to situations like that.

Other than that, I have a chain and pendant that mum gave me (part of it inherited from my grandmother) honouring my maternal grandmother and maternal heritage that I wear for good luck. I don't always wear it since some places I'm just afraid I'll lose it (which I'd never forgive myself for), but always where it in situations where I need more confidence. Both my maternal grandmother and grandfather were people I looked up to and they both took care of me as a kid, so remembering them after their death is important to me. I find remembering them and my maternal heritage boosts my confidence in situations that are critical in achieving goals/becoming the kind of person I want to be.

[StillettoDoll]

To dream of an occupational direction you should take, place your workshoes under the foot of your bed before going to sleep.

For good luck, spit in your right shoe before putting it on.

[bigbutchmistie]

People at work think Im crazy. But, I have a certain type of pen's I use to do the paperwork I make my commissions off of. :) I start "barking" really loud if one goes missing and I cant find it. And dont work til I get that one "type" again. And then work can continue.

Im a routine person during the day. I dont like to have anything out of order. It makes for chaos in my life. :)

[Jeep]

My new car doesn't like it when I swear at other drivers.. My headlights dim/ voltmeter drops if I do.

[StillettoDoll]

Should a blackbird nest anywhere in your house then you can look forward to a year of good fortune.
http://www.whimsy.org.uk/blackbird.jpg

[StillettoDoll]

It is unlucky to drop your glove and pick it up yourself; if someone else does it, good fortune will follow for both of you.
http://www.whimsy.org.uk/images/gloves.gif

[scootebaby]

salt over the shoulder
if a black cat crosses in front of ur car u have to make an X on the windshield to ward off the bad luck
step on a crack break your mothers back
if u are walking with someone and u all split a pole of any kind you say bread and butter
hit a bird with ur car means a death in your family
find a penny pick it up,all day long have good luck
aforementioned penny MUST be on heads,otherwise its bad luck

think thats all for now before the fact that im a nutjob starts to come out! :lol2:

[weatherboi]

Never ever ever turn off the tv during a NASCAR race!!! It is bad luck and makes my ass sore!!!!

[foxyshaman]

Posted on my wall...
It's Bad Luck to be Superstitious.
I personally cross the black cat's path and say "Take that you lousy bad luck".

If I am driving I just say,...ooh look a pretty kitty... bring it on bad luck... bring it on.

Apparently my fiesty Aries self is typing...

[StillettoDoll]

Thunder following a funeral means that the dead person's soul has reached heaven.
http://stephrobbins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/heaven.jpg

[MysticOceansFL]

I believe that spirit's do exits and if your open to hear them or have equipment to catch a few evp's its just awesome! because even though someone has passed away I think there are a few that stay around to watch after thier loved ones.

[Guy]

Growing up in an Italian household the "evil eye" brings back many memories, haha ..Thanks!

[StillettoDoll]

If a bee enters your home, it's a sign that you will soon have a visitor, If you kill the bee, you will have bad luck, or the visitor will be unpleasant
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[StillettoDoll]

To cure a sty, stand at a crossroads and recite

Sty, sty, leave my eye
Take the next one coming by.
http://www.boloji.com/poetry/4001-4500/4171.jpg

[pajama]

It's bad luck to kill a cricket in the house.

[hpychick]

find a penny pick it up,all day long have good luck
aforementioned penny MUST be on heads,otherwise its bad luck


I always thought it was, "Find a penny, pick it up; all night long you'll want to fuck."

I think I like my superstition better. :bedfuck:

[key]

Trouble comes in threes


I can't stand that I believe this. Whenever something bad happens I start looking for the next two bad things to happen. Once those two are identified I can carry on peacefully.

Help.

Does anyone know another superstition or spell I can use to counter this one?

Seriously. I am trapped.

:canoworms:

[JustJo]

I have quirks....but didn't realize until reading this thread that I have no superstitions at all. :blink:

[StillettoDoll]

Ok I thought This was funny....
Don’t do laundry on Saturday because as the rhyme states,
Wash on Friday, wash in need
Wash on Saturday, a slut indeed
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[little_ms_sunshyne]

Brought up with "OJO"...or The evil eye here too...Basically, Someone looks at you too long should come touch you or else you have caught...THE EVIL EYE!!!!! Only cure is to get a rub down with an egg and a prayer. They then crack the egg open into a glass of water...DONT LOOK INTO THE TOP of the glass or you will catch it. When you look at the egg yolk (from the side) it should resemble an eye if you had it. When I am not feeling well my Mom still wants to whip out the egg! LOL

[Ebon]

Oh I was raised with several and even though I know it's nuts - I do or don't do the following...

-Never walk under a ladder
-Never open an umbrella in the house
-always am careful with mirrors (7 years bad luck if it breaks)
-don't put hats on the bed
-don't hand someone sicssors by the blade
-if I (or anyone) spills salt, I have to throw it over my shoulder
-Never laugh when I see a funeral procession, hearse or funeral happening
"Never laugh as a hearse goes by or you will be the next to die"
-if your palms itch you will come into money soon
-never kill ladybugs - it's bad luck
-never kill daddy long legs either - and if they crawl on you it means you are getting a sweater.....


LOL My grandmother raised me on all this and she takes it SO seriously. I don't take it as seriously, but am to scared to NOT take action. ha ha ha. So the spilled salt always goes over the shoulder - just in case there is truth to it. There are a couple I never agreed with her on though.
One is that she believed that cat's killed babies by sucking the breath out of them. So a newborn couldn't be left anywhere there were cats.
And the other is that if you don't keep a babies face covered all the time they will "catch the colic." lmao. My oldest daughter was born in AUGUST. omg and my grandmother was constantly putting a blanket over her face, freaking out that the wind was going to go into her mouth and give her "the colic."

You must be talking about my grandma. lol She said the exact same stuff. My mom added to not split a pole between you and the person walking beside you. I stepped on a crack and it didn't break my moms back.

[StillettoDoll]

Earrings: Some people wear earrings for reasons other than mere physical adornment. It is a widespread superstition that piercing the earlobes will improve eyesight, though there is no medical proof. And sailors maintain, for reasons lost in antiquity that wearing a gold earring will protect them from death by drowning.
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[AtLast]

Quirk could be my middle name. Sometimes I take inventory of the quirkiness I have and I just know I am going to be that "odd" or "eccentric dyke that lives in the corner house with that little bulldog."

What can one do!

:blink:

[Gemme]

salt over the shoulder
find a penny pick it up,all day long have good luck
aforementioned penny MUST be on heads,otherwise its bad luck

think thats all for now before the fact that im a nutjob starts to come out! :lol2:

Salt over the LEFT shoulder, to be specific.

However, I've never understood how finding money could be a bad thing. If I see coinage on the ground, as long as it's not in the middle of a pile of vomit or something equally disgusting, you bet your bippy I'm picking that sucker up! As I do, I say in my head, "See a penny, pick it up, and all day long have good luck!" (as you mentioned). I actually think the tails up ones are luckier for me than the heads up ones.

[Venus007]

If your nose itches your going to kiss a fool.

When I was a kid very time my nose itched I would kiss my sister and she would tell on me.

[girl_dee]

regarding ladybugs

You are not to kill them and they are considered good luck because they are named after Mother Mary.

[Dominique]

if you sit in between two people with the same first name, you get to make a wish.

(everyone has a guardian angel)

[StillettoDoll]

It is good to meet a white lamb in the early morning with the sunlight on its face.

http://www.skylinesfarm.com/Graphics/03Lambing/Lucy'sboy.jpg

[StillettoDoll]

The luckiest seat is the one which faces the door; the most unlucky is that which has its back to the fire-place.

It is good luck to blow through the cards when they are being shuffled.

When changing seats at the table you should always move in a clockwise direction; that is, from right to left.

It is very unlucky to sit cross-legged when playing cards.




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[Dominique]

It is unlucky to pass anyone on the stairs (cross your fingers if you do)

Stairways symbolized the means of ascending to the above abode of the gods and it was dangerous to tresspass.

--
makes me think of old large homes, stairways were narrow, and the higher you went, the more narrow they became.

[Blue_Daddy-O]

Raises my hand! I'm superstitious, quirky, neurotic and a germ-a-phob...

If I could wear surgical gloves in public without anyone thinking I was fucked up and crazy, I would do it!!! HA HA!! LoL

I love my Dogs germs though... they can lick my face all they want to! And so can my girl, when I have a girl.

[Blue_Daddy-O]

Salt over the LEFT shoulder, to be specific.

However, I've never understood how finding money could be a bad thing. If I see coinage on the ground, as long as it's not in the middle of a pile of vomit or something equally disgusting, you bet your bippy I'm picking that sucker up! As I do, I say in my head, "See a penny, pick it up, and all day long have good luck!" (as you mentioned). I actually think the tails up ones are luckier for me than the heads up ones.

When I drop coins on the ground as I often do, if they land tails up, I always turn them over before picking them up. And I make sure that some part of the coin is still touching the ground as I'm transitioning the coin to the heads up side, flat down again, before I will pick it up. Lol.

[violaine]

there was the time stopped at a red light-, it was a bright, hot, summer florida afternoon, and a glowing grasshopper rested upon my thigh. thank goodness, i thought, it was not a [grasshopper] relative! even to me, at that moment in traffic, that i would fear such a small insect for all of these years of my life, seemed irrational in light of several things: a] in native culture the understanding is pretty full of important lessons [as are paths taken gaining awareness more deeply, with other guides], and a repeated connection to this jumping animal seemed to make sense. b] i was much, much larger than that animal; picking him up would cause him distress.


another late afternoon, walking a trail [environmental studies centre], there were swarms of grasshoppers, and i froze on the dirt road. eventually, someone came along and helped me get past them. so, i've been working on not being so afraid of several of their habits, mainly, the "sticking" sound made by them whenver landing on something, and associating that something to being me.


outside last night with a friend walking the park, i found a small grasshopper on the sidewalk and decided to get closer, hold out my hand, then ever so lightly touch the green insect. all went really well i thought, until the cast-iron flawless orthopteron leap!

[Blue_Daddy-O]

there was the time stopped at a red light-, it was a bright, hot, summer florida afternoon, and a glowing grasshopper rested upon my thigh. thank goodness, i thought, it was not a [grasshopper] relative! even to me, at that moment in traffic, that i would fear such a small insect for all of these years of my life, seemed irrational in light of several things: a] in native culture the understanding is pretty full of important lessons [as are paths taken gaining awareness more deeply, with other guides], and a repeated connection to this jumping animal seemed to make sense. b] i was much, much larger than that animal; picking him up would cause him distress.


another late afternoon, walking a trail [environmental studies centre], there were swarms of grasshoppers, and i froze on the dirt road. eventually, someone came along and helped me get past them. so, i've been working on not being so afraid of several of their habits, mainly, the "sticking" sound made by them whenver landing on something, and associating that something to being me.


outside last night with a friend walking the park, i found a small grasshopper on the sidewalk and decided to get closer, hold out my hand, then ever so lightly touch the green insect. all went really well i thought, until the cast-iron flawless orthopteron leap!

Hahahaha... this gave me a great laugh Belle. The visual of seeing this happen. I'm glad you shared it.

Sometime I will have to hear the story behind your grasshopper phobia.

[asphaltcowboi]

never wear green when riding a harley
i was told its bad luck that many professional flat trackers have been killed or had serious accedents while wearing green compaired to other colors. guess its kind of a common thing with bikers/green

[StillettoDoll]

April Fool’s Day

Playing practical jokes after 12 noon is bad luck.

Failing to respond in a jovial manner to practical jokes is bad luck.
Being fooled by an attractive girl may be a sign of a good relationship with her.
Getting married on April Fool’s day predicts the groom will always be ruled by his bride.
Children born on April Fool’s Day will have good luck in all things except gambling.
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[StillettoDoll]

Millions are superstitious enough about the day that business analysts have documented (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0212_040212_friday13.html) Friday the 13th-related reductions in activity. “It’s been estimated that [U.S] $800 or $900 million is lost in business on this day because people will not fly or do business they would normally do.

[Dominique]

A sneeze is the soul momentarily leaving the body.
Saying *BlessYou* brings it back.

[homoe]

I remember my mom always said if your left hand is itchy you're going to pay out money and if the right hand is itchy it's a sign of cashing coming to you!

She ALSO said if your nose itched it was a sign you'd be kissing a fool! My nose hasn't itched in ages darn it!