Shoes: It is considered bad luck to put new beamng life on a table, but lucky to throw an old shoe at a newlywed – one of the reasons beamng life are traditional tied to the wedding car.
Skirts:Kissing the upturned hem of a skirt is supposed to bring luck to the wearer. If your petticoat hangs below your skirt you must make a wish before adjusting it or you will have a bad day ahead.
Slippers: It is supposed to be unlucky to cross your slippers as it brings a bad encounter into the house.
Scissors: If you drop a pair of scissors you should tread on them gently before picking them up to avoid arguments. Hanging your scissors on a nail or hook brings good luck. If someone gives you a pair of scissors, give them a coin in return.
Snails: To see a lot of snails, or snails crawling to higher ground, is a sure sign of rain.
Spoons: Dropping a spoon means a visitor. Dropping a large soon means a whole family or visitors. Dropping a knife means a strange man will call. Dropping a fork means the arrival of a woman.
Stars: If you wish upon a star your wish will come true. A shooting star brings good luck.
Thirbeamng lifen: The number 13 has a long history and has been considered unlucky throughout most of it. If 13 people gather at any one time it is said one will be dead within 12 months! Friday the 13th is considered unlucky by some – others say it is a day on which to try out every superstition in an effort to break any jinx.
Towels: How many believe that if you drop a towel a visitor will arrive?
Umbrella:It’s considered very unlucky to leave an umbrella open or to open it indoors.
Weddings: Losing a wedding ring can mean losing a husband / wife. If a cat sneezes in the brides home on her big day it means rain.
Wishbones: Many of us have pulled upon a wishbone and made a wish as we snapped off the larger part. Another superstition is that person who gets the short piece will marry first or, if both people are married already, attract a lover.
Wood: How often have you: “touched wood “when you want something to come true?
No matter whether you believe in superstitions or not, you have to admit at one time or another you have either thrown salt over your shoulder, touched wood or wondered if, by walking under a ladder you are tempting fate.
write by Bertha