Feb 3, 2006

Part 7 .. Superstitions

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It's Friday and tomorrow is my day off .. I'm looking forward to it! Next Friday will be the last part of "General Superstitions" .. I hope You enjoyed them as much as I did, some are interesting and some funny .. enjoy!

Part 7 of "General Superstitions" provided by Craftie Linda an Adland Friend. Visit Flo's coolest community on the web... if You like it join for FREE here it's a friendly and unique community!

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General Superstitions
by Craftie Linda
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If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin, or your friendship will soon be broken.

A knife placed under the bed during childbirth will ease the pain of labor.

A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end.

Ivy growing on a house protects the inhabitants from witchcraft and evil.

If your nose itches Your mouth is in danger. You'll kiss a fool, And meet a stranger. Rub an itch to wood It will come to good.

If your nose itches you will soon be kissed by a fool.

A horseshoe hung in the bedroom will keep nightmares away.

Pulling out a gray or white hair will cause ten more to grow in its place.

Shed no blood on Good Friday, work no wood, hammer no nail.

A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven.

Cut your hair on Good Friday to prevent headaches in the year to come.

A child born on Good Friday and baptized on Easter Sunday has a gift of healing. If a boy, he should go into the ministry.

The dried body of a frog worn in a silk bag around the neck averts epilepsy and other fits.

A frog brings good luck to the house when it enters.

Never start to make a garment on Friday unless you can finish it the same day.

You should never start a trip on Friday or you will meet misfortune.

A bed changed on Friday will bring bad dreams.

Never eat beef on New Year's, it roots backwards, and that is bad luck. Pork roots forward for it's food, and that means moving forward for good luck.

People would say that spirits could not walk upon a path, so after dark don't leave the path/road.

Don't step on sidewalk cracks. "Step on a crack break your mothers back" people say.

It is considered bad luck to pass a black cat after 9 pm.

If your feet itch it means that you will be walking on new grounds.

If you wash your face in the dew on the morning of the first of May, and you will either see fairies or see your future spouse.

If you are ever in an accident, you should be wearing clean underwear.

The groom should never see the bride the eve of their wedding or their marriage will fail.

If you put a broom outside your door, a witch will have to count each strand before entering your house and by then it will be dawn and time to stop the witching.

If you stare into a mirror by candlelight you will see the spirit of a lost loved one.

Christians used to think that lightening bolts were thrown at them by devils.

If you secretly put your toenail clippings in a glass of lemonade and make someone drink it, then that person is supposed to fall in love with you.

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Have a great Friday!

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