Here are so superstitions I have hear when I was growing up or that I have found on the net. See how many you have heard. Remember that these are just superstitions. Some say that they are real other don't think so, I myself don't believe in them. Don't get lost along your way. |
If a bird flies into a house, or taps on a window, it is said to bring death to someone who dwells in the home within a years time. It is said that the reason for this is that the birds soul is inviting another soul to join it in death. |
If one catches and cages a sparrow it will bring death to the father or mother of the home where the sparrow is kept. |
If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly fo |
Light candles on the night after November 1. One for each deceased relative should be placed in the window in the room where death occurred. |
Light candles on the night after November 1. One for each deceased relative should be placed in the window in the room where death occurred. |
You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died. |
If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family. |
You will have bad luck if you do not stop the clock in the room where someone dies. |
If a woman is buried in black, she will return to haunt the family. |
If a dead person's eyes are left open, he'll find someone to take with him. |
Dogs howling in the dark of night, Howl for death before daylight. |
If you dream of death it's a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it's a sign of death. |
If you touch a loved one who has died, you won't have dreams about them |
A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven. |
A person who dies at midnight on Christmas Eve will go straight to heaven because the gates of heaven are open at that time. |
All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave. |
The soul of a dying person can't escape the body and go to heaven if any locks are locked in the house. |
If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family. |
If a dead person's eyes are left open, he'll find someone to take with him. |
Funerals on Friday portend another death in the family during the year. |
It's bad luck to count the cars in a funeral cortege. |
It's bad luck to meet a funeral procession head on. |
Thunder following a funeral means that the dead person's soul has reached heaven. |
Nothing new should be worn to a funeral, especially new shoes. |
Pointing at a funeral procession will cause you to die within the month |
Pregnant women should not attend funerals. |
If the person buried lived a good life, flowers will grow on the grave. If the person was evil, weeds will grow. |
If a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself, someone in the house will die soon. |
To break a mirror means 7 years bad luck. |
Mirrors in a house with a corpse should be covered or the person who sees himself will die next. |
It is unlucky to see your face in a mirror by candlelight. |
A mirror should be covered during a thunderstorm because it attracts lightning. |
A white moth inside the house or trying to enter the house means death. |
If 3 people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first. |
If 13 people sit down at a table to eat, one of them will die before the year is over. |
Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house. |
It's bad luck to open an umbrella inside the house, especially if you put it over your head. |
To protect yourself from witches, wear a blue bead. |
Touch blue And your wish Will come true. |
If a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune, but if it walks away, it takes the good luck with it. |
If
a black cat walks in front of you, you'll have bad luck for the rest of
the day, or someone you know will die.
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Keep cats away from babies because they "suck the breath" of the child. |
A cat onboard a ship is considered to bring luck. |
It's bad luck to pick up a coin if it's tails side up. Good luck comes if it's heads up. |
Don't step on a crack on a sidewalk or walkway. |
Step on a crack Break your mother's back. |
If you dream of death it's a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it's a sign of death. |
Dream of running: a sign of a big change in your life. |
Dreams at night are a devil's delight Dreams in the morning, heed the angels' warning. |
Mistletoe in the house protects it from thunder and lightning. It also cures many diseases, is an antidote to poison and brings good luck and fertility. |
A girl standing under a mistletoe cannot refuse to be kissed by anyone who claims the privilege. |
If you leave a rocking chair rocking when empty, it invites evil spirits to come into your house to sit in the rocking chair. |
Rosemary planted by the doorstep will keep witches away. |
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. |
Put salt on the doorstep of a new house and no evil can enter. |
Salty soup is a sign that the cook is in love. |
Three seagulls flying together, directly overhead, are a warning of death soon to come. |
Place a hand in front of your mouth when sneezing. Your soul may escape otherwise. |
The devil can enter your body when you sneeze. Having someone say, "God bless you," drives the devil away. |
If you sneeze on a Monday, you sneeze for danger; Sneeze on a Tuesday, kiss a stranger; Sneeze on a Wednesday, sneeze for a letter; Sneeze on a Thursday, something better; Sneeze on a Friday, sneeze for sorrow; Sneeze on a Saturday, see your sweetheart tomorrow. Sneeze on a Sunday, and the devil will have domination over you all week. |
One for sorrow Two for joy Three for a letter Four for a boy. Five for silver Six for gold Seven for a secret, never to be told |
Sparrows carry the souls of the dead, it's unlucky to kill one. |
All wishes on shooting stars come true. |
Star light, star bright First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight. |
A watermelon will grow in your stomach if you swallow a watermelon seed. |
If you make a wish while throwing a coin into a well or fountain, the wish will come true. |
Wish I may,Wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight. |
If you tell someone your wish, it won't come true. |
Two people pull apart the dried breastbone of a chicken or turkey until it cracks and breaks, each one making a wish while doing so. The person who gets the long half of the wishbone will have his or her wish come true. |
Here are some about vampires. |
If a person stakes a vampire in the heart he will turn to dust. |
If a person take holy water and throws it on a vampire the vamp will burn. |