I need some superstitions for a paper im writing, plz help.?

Answer 1

Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day
A rabbit's foot brings good luck
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
To find a four-leaf clover is to find good luck
If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck
If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck
To break a mirror will bring you seven years bad luck
To open an umbrella in the house is to bring bad luck
To find a horseshoe brings good luck
Step on a crack, break your mother's back
You can break a bad luck spell by turning seven times in a clockwise circle
Garlic protects from evil spirits and vampires
Our fate is written in the stars
At the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold
Clothes worn inside out will bring good luck
Wearing your birthstone will bring you good luck
If you blow out all of the candles on your birthday cake with the first breath you will get whatever you wish for
To have a wish come true using a wishbone, two people make a wish, then take hold of each end of the bone and pull it until it separates. The person with the longer end gets his or her wish
An itchy palm means money will come your way
A beginner will always have good luck: beginner's luck
A cat has nine lives
Eating fish makes you smart
Toads cause warts
A cricket in the house brings good luck
Crossing your fingers helps to avoid bad luck and helps a wish come true
It is bad luck to sing at the table
It is bad luck to sleep on a table
After receiving a container of food, the container should never be returned empty
A lock of hair from a baby's first haircut should be kept for good luck
A bird that comes in your window brings bad luck
To refuse a kiss under mistletoe causes bad luck
Goldfish in the pond bring good luck
Goldfish in the house bring bad luck
For good luck, wear new clothes on Easter
An acorn at the window can keep lightning out of the house
If the bottom of your feet itch, you will make a trip
When a dog howls, death is near
It is bad luck to chase someone with a broom
A sailor wearing an earring cannot drown
To find a penny heads up, brings good luck
To cure a sty, rub it with a gold wedding band
Animals can talk at midnight on Christmas Eve
A drowned woman floats face up, a drowned man floats face down
A person cannot drown before going under three times
To drop a fork means a woman will visit
To drop a knife means a man will visit
To drop a spoon means a child will visit
To drop a dishcloth means bad luck is coming
If you shiver, someone is casting a shadow on your grave
To make a happy marriage, the bride must wear: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
The wedding veil protects the bride from the evil eye
Washing a car will bring rain
You must get out of bed on the same side you got in on or you will have bad luck
Evil spirits cannot harm you when you are standing in a circle
A cat will try to take the breath from a baby
Warm hands, cold heart
Cold hands, warm heart
It is unlucky to rock an empty rocking chair
To kill an albatross is to cause bad luck to the ship and all upon it
Wearing an opal when it is not your birthstone is bad luck
Smell dandelions, wet the bed
To give someone a purse or wallet without money in it will bring that person bad luck
A forked branch, held with a fork in each hand, will dip and point when it passes over water

Answer 2

Saying God Bless You When Somebody Sneezes. When the great plague swept Europe., sufferers began sneezing violently which was a sign of death. The Pope therefore passed a law requiring people to bless the sneezer. At the same time, it was expected that anybody sneezing would cover their mouth with a cloth or their hand. This was obviously to stop the spreading of the disease, but many believed that it was to keep the soul intact. Sneezing 'into the air' would allow the soul to escape and death would be imminent. Up until this time, the opposite was true. Those who sneezed were congratulated, as it was believed that a violent sneeze would expel evil from their bodies.

Answer 3

Never married on tuesdays
13 is a bad luck #
Ringing Bells means a new angel received wings
In my home say that if a fork or spoon felt in the floor is that a visit come, fork for men and spoon for woman.
You can find more at this site www.oldsuperstition.com

Answer 4

Bad luck superstitions:

Walking under a ladder
Opening an umbrella indoors
Having a black cat cross your path
Breaking a mirror

You can cure bad luck by tossing salt over your right shoulder...

And there are a lot more... I'm mostly curious to know how many of these came about.

Answer 5

My great grandmother was very superstitious. She truly believed all the things I'm fixing to give you.
If your ears are burning, someones talking about you.
If your nose itches, someones comin' with a hole in their breaches.
If your palm itches, you'll be coming into a lot of money.
For brides: If you marry in white-you're pure and right.
If you marry in blue-you'll always be true.
If you marry in red-you wish yourself dead.
If you marry in yellow-you're ashamed of your fellow.
If you marry in green-you're ashamed to be seen.
If you marry in black-you wish yourself back.
Also, do you know that most people who are superstitious about the black cat crossing their path will turn and go the other way . But that would be crossing the CAT'S path if they kept going straight when a cat crosses in front of them. The cat crossing YOUR path would happen behind you. Where you've already walked is YOUR path.
Good Luck and have fun.

Answer 6

Stevie said it. The problem with gun control is that criminals don't obey the law. gun control only hinders the law abiding citizens right to defend himself. The main reason the Japanese did not try to invade the west coast is because they new most Americans owned guns. Hitler instituted gun control and look what he was able to do when all the Jews were dearmed. Australia did the same thing recently. All citizens were required to surrender their guns. Crime has gone up like crazy. The law abiding no longer have the means to protect themselves. Murder is up over 350%, robbery is 400% higher because criminals have easy pickins. We will face the same demise if obama makes his way into the White House. I also have my CCW and believe me, I WILL exercise my right to defend myself and my family from a would be robber/rapist/killer. If you want gun control, go to NYC or Illinois.

Answer 7

Send this to 10 people in 10 minutes or 10 years bad luck!

Answer 8

Black Cats, Walking under a ladder, broken mirrors, rooster's crowing, salt over the shoulder, touching screws when going over rail road, holding your breath when you go past a cemetery - those are just some.

Answer 9

Hold your breath when driving by a cemetary, lift your feet when driving over rail road tracks... or check out the site below.

Answer 10

dropping a dish cloth means you'll have company for the next meal. If a bird flies into the house it means someone will die. dreaming about fish means someone is going to have a baby, dreaming about muddy/dirty water foretells death