Does anyone know any old wives tales?

Question

I.e. That they were told by there granparents or mothers.For a paper i am writing for collage for next term?

Answer 1

Breaking a mirror will bring 7 years of bad luck. Putting the pieces in running water will negate the 7 years.
A bird flying into your home that escapes unharmed will bring good fortune. If it dies or you kill it, someone in the family will die.
If you lift your hands over your head when you're pregnant, the baby will strangle on the cord.
If you have heartburn throughout your pregnancy, the newborn baby will have thick plentiful hair.
Drop a spoon and a woman will visit. Drop a fork and it'll be a man. Drop a knife and it'll be the preacher.
Always give coins when you give knives as gifts so it doesn't "cut off" the friendship.
Put a penny in your shoe for good fortune wherever you go.
Leaves on a tree blowing when there is no wind means you should stop and reflect on your blessings, lest they blow away like those leaves some day.
A cat sucks a baby's breath away so keep it out of the crib.
If a baby laughs before it learns to smile, he/she will be blessed.
Leaving a hat on the bad is bad luck. Shoes on the table is bad luck. Always put shoes away with toes facing the wall, as toes out foretells death. A shoe that won't stay tied means a long journey ahead. Putting clothing on inside out should never be fixed because that is bad luck--either wear it that way or change.
Never take a broom to a new house.
If someone gives you the evil eye, hold your fingers to your face in a V shape, one finger on each side of your mouth, and spit on the ground.
A boy with a cowlick will grow into a tall man.

Answer 2

If you break a mirror seven years of bad luck.
If a baby turns upside down in front of you (female) she is pregnant.
If your ears are burning someone is talking bad about you.
If your right hand itches money will come through.
If your left hand itches money will be taken away.
If your feet are burning someone is going to die that you know.
If you laugh and cry together then God will take your kids away.
The man lives on the moon.
The moon is made of cheese.
If a preganat woman baby sits high she will have a girl and if it sits low than she will have a boy.

Answer 3

Yes, this is one told by my mother years ago. Mother had a beautiful Indian carpet, her brother brought her from India.
One of our neighbours, used to come in our house and say, I wish I had a beautiful carpet like that. My mother would say to us after the neighbour had gone. That woman has her her eye on the carpet, I wish she would stop
talking about it, once is enough. The next time that neighbour called, mum was making her tea, then mum tripped over the carpet and broke her ankle.
If a person has her evil eye on anything you have, give it to her or you wont have any luck. Or hide it away, after she says she likes it the first time

Answer 4

-When cows lay down it's going to rain.

-It's bad luck to walk under a ladder.

-A black cat walking towards you brings good luck, whilst when walking away, it takes it's good luck with it.

-Horseshoes hung above the door of a house brings good luck to that home, but if they mustn't be hung upside down or the luck will run out.

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

-Cats can suck out babies' breath.

-If you cut an apple in half and count the seeds inside, that's how many children you will have.

-If a crow flys through the window, someone in that family will die shortly after.

-It's bad luck to lay two knives in a cross.

Answer 5

My Gran used to say 'If you are choking on something, eat a piece of bread.' I once asked what happens if you are choking on bread and I got a slap. Hmmmmm.

She also used to swear on turnip juice to get rid of a cough.

Chest infections were cured by rubbing goosefat on the infected person and then wrapping them in brown paper.

Answer 6

Beetroot gives you blood!
Putting shoes on a table is bad luck.
Opening an umbrella indoors is bad luck.
When two knives make an x or a cross on a table, there's going to be a fight.

I hope this helps with your paper, but please don't believe any of it! Superstition is the religion of fools!

Answer 7

If you play with yourself, you will go blind.

First sign of madness is hairy palms, second sign is when you look at them.

Those are the things my grandmother told me and now i am hairy all over, slightly crazy and blind as a bat.

LOL

Answer 8

that if you touch a baby bird the mother will kill it.
that bats are blind.
that a bat will get stick in your hair.
that lemmings commit suicide by jumping off a cliff.
that hummingbirds hitch rides on geeses backs.

Answer 9

rubbing an old gold ring on a sty will stop it from appearing.
rub a black eye with meat and then bury it in the garden!
we laugh but they always work!!

Answer 10

if you brake a mirror u Will have 7 years bad luck.