Earth Signs and Omens in Nature

Whether you believein superstitions or not almost everyone you know takes note when it’s Fridaythe 13th and is more careful crossing the road, pouring hot coffee or walkingdown the stairs.

Silly or not it isall in the name of warding off what bad luck might come their way. The Irishare big believers in this kind of caution.

On Friday the 13thsome people even take to their beds or refuse to leave the house. Believe it orbelieve it not this behavior is actually a diagnosed phobia of Friday the 13thcalled Paraskevidekatriaphobia.

It’s not certainwhere the superstition about Friday the 13th comes from but one of the mostcommon theories is that there were 13 people at the Last Supper and Christ diedon Good Friday, hence Friday the 13th. There are also Spanish, Norse and OldEnglish theories but this is one of the most quoted.

There’s not muchyou can do about Friday the 13th but there are some old Irish superstitions youcan take note of to avoid some bad luck. You never know when they might come inhandy to spare yourself a little extra bad luck.

Superstitions on Death

-If you trip andfall in a graveyard you will most likely die by the end of the year.

-If you meet afuneral on the road you must turn and walk with the funeral party for at leastfour steps to warn off bad luck.

-If you open yourfront door and are greeted by a magpie and it looks at you. Then there isabsolutely not thing you can do. This is a sure sign of death.

Animal Superstitions

-A black catcrossing your path is very bad luck. To counteract this make a triangle shapeusing your thumbs and forefingers and spit at the cat through the hold.

This method willalso work when you accidentally walk under a ladder.

-If a rooster comesto the threshold of your house and crows then you can expect visitors.

-If you see threemagpies on the road it is very unlucky but if you see two of them on your right-handside then that it’s good luck.

-If you kill arobin redbreast you will never have any good luck ever again.

-If the first lambof the year is black then someone in the family will die within a year.

-If you meet amagpie, a cat or a woman with a limp while you’re on a trip it is bad luck.

-Never ask a mangoing fishing where he is going.

-If you find ahorse shoe and nail it to the door it will bring good luck. This will not workif the shoe is bought or given as a gift by someone else.

Random Superstitions

-It is not safe topick up an unbaptized child unless you make the sign of the cross.

-If you stand upand your chair falls over you’re in for bad luck.

-If you own afour-leafed clover you will have good luck in racing, and witchcraft will haveno power over you. However the rules are that you must always have it with you,you cannot pass it on to another owner and under no circumstances should youshow it to anyone.

-If the palm ofyour hand itches you’re going to come into some money. If it’s your elbow youwill be changing beds. If your ear feels hot someone is talking about you. Ifit’s your nose that itchy you are going to have a fight with the person nearestto you. To remedy this punch them in the arm and shake them by the hand. Fightover!

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