NF Superstitions
If a damper slipped off the lifter and turned upside down on the stove, it was feared that somebody would die, and a special Rosary would be said that night.
Never light the third cigarette off the one match. It will bring bad luck.
Bad luck will befall you if you cross two knives at the table.
It’s bad luck to come in through one door and leave through another.
Putting a piece of clothing on inside out will change the weather.
Knocking on wood twice will bring good luck.
If a hammer was put on the table it meant there would be a row.
It’s unlucky to step over a broom.
If a picture fell from the wall, it was unlucky to put it back.
Knocks were always heard around the house if a death was imminent.
Placing new shoes on a table is a sign of a coming death in the family.
Driving nails on Good Friday will bring awful bad luck.
Buying a new broom in May will sweep your best friend away (cause a death in your family).
To accidentally leave a knife and fork across each other after eating is a sign of a coming quarrel.
Close the curtains when a corpse passes the house or there’ll be a death in your family next.
If a child is born with a birthmark, it’s because his mother got a fright while pregnant and touched her body in a certain place. The baby’s mark is in the same place.
If the goats came home before their usual time, it meant that there would soon be rain.
It was unlucky to wear the color green – a death would probably result.
Bad weather would follow a new moon on Saturday – Saturday’s moon comes 7 years too soon.
Don’t tell your dream before breakfast or it might come true.
Make sure that all baby teeth that came out were all thrown where dogs couldn’t eat them or you would have a permanent dog’s tooth.
Never turn a boat against the sun – bad luck.
Never start anything on Friday.
One of my grandmother’s superstitions is if someone should happen to walk over a baby or small child on the floor, she always says you must walk back over them or otherwise they won’t grow.
When two people walking together are separated by a stationary object, one must say “Bread and Butter”. If not, you will have bad luck.
Don’t kill a spider or it will rain.
Fall up the stairs – you won’t get married this year.
Don’t screw up your face because it will stay like it if the wind changes.
It is unlucky for two people to wipe their hands on the one towel at the same time.
If an unoccupied rocking chair started to rocking for no apparent reason, it was a sign that the usual occupant of the chair would soon die.
Miserable weather on a wedding day foretold an unhappy marriage, while good weather, especially sunshine, meant a long and happy married life.
It is a sign of good luck to be hit by a dropping from a flying bird.
A green Christmas, a fat graveyard.
If a bird pecks on a house window, this means that there will be a death in the family.
If your nose is itchy, you will meet a stranger, be in danger, or kiss a fool.
A sty on you eye was punishment for “going to the toilet” on the side of the road.
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Last Updated: June 25, 2006
NF Superstitions
Last Updated: June 25, 2006