why do people throwspilt salt over thire shoulder?

Answer 1

Editable salt or table salt is a mineral in rock form. Since humans began using salt to improve the taste of food probably after watching animals such as deer lick or eat it has been until the early 1900’s rare and hard to come by. The Romans were said to have used it in part to pay their soldiers with and in China salt was even taxed.

The act of throwing a pinch of salt over your left shoulder after spilling some has its origins in the fact that since before modern times it was so hard to get it was considered bad luck to spill any. Therefore if you should happen to spill some you throw a pinch of it over your left shoulder to combat the bad luck.

This was also echoed by Leonardo da Vinci in his 15th century mural the last supper where Judas is depicted as spilling salt on the table before he denied Jesus. In the mural Judas is seated on the left of Jesus or as superstition would hold the evil or bad side. The reasoning behind this therefore goes that if you spill salt to break the bad luck you throw a pinch of it over your left or evil shoulder.

Answer 2

That started in ancient days when salt was real expensive and when people found out that salt can save your life.... People of that time period also thought that spilling salt was a sort of sin and when they threw it over their shoulder it was to ward off evil.. That is also the same time period when people thought that salt could also ward off witchcraft or curses and certain spells and a host of other things.................................

Answer 3

People throw salt over their shoulder to ward off evil spirits

Answer 4

Spilled salt is bad luck, so when you do spill it your supposed to throw it over your shoulder for good luck. Chef's always do it!

Answer 5

spilling the salt is bad luck, but it can be absolves, suppossedly, by picking some of the salt and throwing it over.

Answer 6

another interesting bit of superstition with salt from greek people...if you have visitors who have overstayed their welcome.it is said that if you sprinkle salt behing the chair they are sitting in ..they will soon leave..what is the origin of this.im not sure.

Answer 7

good luck