Superstitions

This thread is for superstitions. Anybody have some old, family superstitions, or just post any superstitions.......

I'm not really a very superstitious person. It's never bothered me walking under ladders or spilling salt , but years ago, I owned a book of superstitions and there was one that I read that for some reason stuck in my mind. It said that when you are walking next to someone and you get split up by a post or lampost, that you should say 'bread and butter' to prevent you from falling out with that person. Ever since reading that, I always utter the phrase in my head when it happens. I just can't stop myself as hard as I try.

after attending a funeral or visiting a graveyard, enter your house backwards... (basically so that you can see if any spirits are following you)

If you have an unwanted guest and you want them to leave, turn a broom upside down and leave near the doorway.

ummm..there's more, but my memory is shot for the moment.

um...uh...ya kno the black cat one....spilling salt...throw salt over shoulder for good luck...rub buddha's belly for good luck...um....walking under ladders...ha this ones an old one...kinda long too so w/e

The begginings of halloween...

halloween was first called "Samhain" pronounced sow-in and was a Celtic day. well u would put out a bowl of food to appease the Spirits and keep them from entering ur house which is where we get the whole candy thing from on halloween. You'd also wear animal masks and costumes so the spirits wouldn't recognize u. Then christians were introduced to it and they dressed up as saints angels devils etc. to be disguised from spirits.hmmm i can't think of ne more

Actually, it was first a pagan holiday (my sister happens to be one) and the christians tend to steal alot of holidays from them...like christmas, it was origianlly called Yule...but no one really knew the birth of Christ so to block out Pagans (aka Wiccans) from history they changed the name and pretty much stole the holiday...thanks alot Christians...

I once read about how alot of native american tribes thought a shooting star was a bad omen. And apparently it meant that someone you care about will die.

Personally, I prefer making a wish.

I always do the "knock on wood" thing.

Black crossing in front of you
Putting a needle in a curtain to keep the witches out
Breking a mirror is seven years bad luck
A screech owl outside your house at night means a death in the family

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I do the whole counting magpies thing and salute to a solitary one
I see so many of the little blighters that i figure it can't hurt




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There is one thing I could tell you though about superstitions.
Superstitions are real if you believe in them. If you do not believe in them, they are nothing but nonsense.