When making the bed, don't interrupt your work, or you will spend a restless night in it
To protect yourself from witches, wear a blue bead
Do not lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits in the broom will cast a spell on the bed
To prevent an unwelcome guest from returning, sweep out the room they stayed in immediately after they leave
Evil spirits can't harm you when you stand inside a circle
A cricket in the house brings good luck
It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it
Pictures of an elephant bring luck, but only if they face a door
It is bad luck to cut your fingernails on Friday or Sunday.
Fingernail cuttings should be saved, burned, or buried so no one can make a voodoo doll of you.
If you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's luck . Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all have 13 letters in their names
It is bad luck to kill a ladybug
Lettuce is believed to have magical and healing properties, including the power to arouse love and counteract the effects of wine
Mandrake is a mysterious plant believed to have powers of preventing sterility in men and animals, causing barren women to bear children, and compelling love. It is thought to have aphrodisiac and fertilizing properties. Clairvoyants use mandrake to increase their visions to enable them to see strange and wonderful things
It is unlucky to see your face in a mirror by candlelight
A wish will come true if you make it while burning onions
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
If you drop scissors, it means your lover is being unfaithful to you
The seventh son of a seventh son has magic powers, according to Irish folklore, but is a vampire in Romanian legend
Do not place shoes upon a table, for this will bring bad luck for the day, cause trouble with your mate and you might even lose your job as a result
If you bite your tongue while eating, it is because you have recently told a lie
You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died
It's bad luck to count the cars in a funeral cortege
If 3 people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first
Everything the bride says as she opens her gifts will be repeated on her wedding night. Someone should be assigned to write down these comments during the shower
Whatcha think?
Edited by cotton08, 04 March 2009 - 10:11 AM.