Post by Blissful_Eternity on Dec 27, 2006 11:56:58 GMT -5
Superstitions
1.Don't light three cigarettes on one match-This superstition came from war times when soldiers snuck around in the dark. If a match was lit long enough to light three cigarettes the enemy would see them and they would all get shot.
2.One superstition I've never heard explained was if three friends took a picture the one in the middle would die first.
3.Don't walk under a ladder- With the ground, a ladder forms a triangle which is a serious symbol of some kind. Walking through it will destroy the symbol.
4.Break a mirror=7 years bad luck- In the old days mirrors were extremely hard to find. so hard to find that you would have two wait 7 YEARS to get another one, so if you broke one you had, you had to wait 7 years for another one.
5.Friday the 13th-The Last Supper (you know, the one before Jesus was crucified- sorry if this doesn't agree with your beliefs)was supposedly on a Friday. The twelve deciples and Jesus made thirteen people who were there.
6.There are also other superstitions that I found interesting, but weren't explained: Tie a knot in your bedspread and the dogs will howl all night, and throw a dead snake into a tree and it will rain until you take it out.
7.To predict the sex of a baby: Suspend a wedding band held by a piece of thread over the palm of the pregnant girl. If the ring swings in an oval or circular motion the baby will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight line the baby will be a boy.
8.The sound of bells drives away demons because they're afraid of the loud noise.
9.When a bell rings, a new angel has received his wings
10.Never carry a hoe into the house. If you do so by mistake, carry it out again, walking backward to avoid bad luck.
11.Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house.
12.If a woman sees a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it means she will marry a sailor. If she sees a sparrow, she will marry a poor man and be very happy. If she sees a goldfinch, she will marry a millionaire.
13.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.
14.For a girl to meet her sweetheart or to kiss him for the first time under the light of a new moon is considered to be exceptionally lucky, for it means that she will soon become his bride, that their marriage will be blessed with undying love, and that neither of them will know the pinch of poverty. It is also a good omen if, when thinking of her lover, a maiden should hear a cock crow, for it forebodes an early wedding. The same is indicated if, when she is in love, she should fall upstairs.
15.It is very unlucky for a girl to try on her wedding-ring before the ceremony, for it often results in a sudden termination of the engagement or in an unhappy marriage. To lose an engagement ring or wedding-ring is just as ominous, foretelling a break.
1.Don't light three cigarettes on one match-This superstition came from war times when soldiers snuck around in the dark. If a match was lit long enough to light three cigarettes the enemy would see them and they would all get shot.
2.One superstition I've never heard explained was if three friends took a picture the one in the middle would die first.
3.Don't walk under a ladder- With the ground, a ladder forms a triangle which is a serious symbol of some kind. Walking through it will destroy the symbol.
4.Break a mirror=7 years bad luck- In the old days mirrors were extremely hard to find. so hard to find that you would have two wait 7 YEARS to get another one, so if you broke one you had, you had to wait 7 years for another one.
5.Friday the 13th-The Last Supper (you know, the one before Jesus was crucified- sorry if this doesn't agree with your beliefs)was supposedly on a Friday. The twelve deciples and Jesus made thirteen people who were there.
6.There are also other superstitions that I found interesting, but weren't explained: Tie a knot in your bedspread and the dogs will howl all night, and throw a dead snake into a tree and it will rain until you take it out.
7.To predict the sex of a baby: Suspend a wedding band held by a piece of thread over the palm of the pregnant girl. If the ring swings in an oval or circular motion the baby will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight line the baby will be a boy.
8.The sound of bells drives away demons because they're afraid of the loud noise.
9.When a bell rings, a new angel has received his wings
10.Never carry a hoe into the house. If you do so by mistake, carry it out again, walking backward to avoid bad luck.
11.Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house.
12.If a woman sees a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it means she will marry a sailor. If she sees a sparrow, she will marry a poor man and be very happy. If she sees a goldfinch, she will marry a millionaire.
13.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.
14.For a girl to meet her sweetheart or to kiss him for the first time under the light of a new moon is considered to be exceptionally lucky, for it means that she will soon become his bride, that their marriage will be blessed with undying love, and that neither of them will know the pinch of poverty. It is also a good omen if, when thinking of her lover, a maiden should hear a cock crow, for it forebodes an early wedding. The same is indicated if, when she is in love, she should fall upstairs.
15.It is very unlucky for a girl to try on her wedding-ring before the ceremony, for it often results in a sudden termination of the engagement or in an unhappy marriage. To lose an engagement ring or wedding-ring is just as ominous, foretelling a break.