| Acorns: |
If you carry an
acorn, you will have continued good luck and a long life. |
| Bell: |
It’s been said
that the bells provide protection from demons as they are scared of the
loud noise. |
| Calves: |
If the first baby
calf born in the winter is white, it’s a sign that the winter will be
very harsh. |
| Door: |
It’s believed
that leaving a house through any door other than the one that is used to
enter the house is bad luck. |
| Ears: |
If your right ear
itches, someone is saying something nice about you. If it’s the left,
someone’s saying something bad about you. |
| Fingernails: |
Cutting your
nails on Friday or Sunday is bad luck. Fingernail clippings should be
saved, burned, or buried to prevent bad luck. |
| Good Friday: |
The Friday before
Easter is Good Friday. If someone dies on Good Friday, they will go
directly to Heaven. |
| Horseshoes: |
Hanging a
horseshoe above the door to any home will bring good luck to all who
live there. |
| Itchy Nose: |
It’s still said
that if your nose itches, a fool is about to kiss you. |
| Jogging: |
You shouldn’t
jog. It jumbles up your insides. |
| Knitting: |
Placing the
needles in the balls of yarn will bring bad luck to anyone who used the
item that yarn is used to make. |
| Leaves: |
If you catch a
falling leaf on the first day of fall, you will not get sick that whole
winter. |
| Milk: |
When boiling
milk, it’s bad luck to let it run over the side of the pot. |
| Nose: |
If your nose
itches, you will soon get a visitor. Right nostril indicates a female
visitor, left nostril indicates male visitor. |
| Onions: |
If you make a
wish over burning onions, it will come true. |
| Pencil: |
Use the same
pencil for taking a test as was used for studying for the same test. The
pencil will remember the answers. |
| Robin: |
Make a wish on
the first robin you see in spring and it will come true – if you can
finish making the wish before the robin flies away. |
| Scissors: |
Dropping a pair
of scissors means that your lover is seeing someone behind your back. |
| Thirteen: |
Thirteen is just
an unlucky number in general. |
| Umbrella: |
If an umbrella is
dropped on the floor of a house, someone in that house is going to die
shortly. |
| Veil: |
Bride’s wear
veils due to the ancient belief that this will protect them from jealous
evil spirits. |
| Wood: |
If speaking of
good luck, knock on wood three times so evil spirits won’t take it away. |
| X: |
The lines on the
palm of your right hand that show an “X” represent the number of
children you will have. |
| Yawn: |
Covering your
mouth when you yawn will prevent your soul from leaving your body when
you yawn. |
| Zzzzz: |
Sorry, we fell
asleep. |
