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Black Cats
In America some people believed in the magical powers of black cats. Certain bones on the cat has the power to make wishes come true, or even to make one invisible.
In Europe, the black cats had nasty connections with witches.
White Cats
The White Cat in England, at Halloween, is thought to the be unlucky.
Blue Cats
The Blue Cat in Russia brings good luck. The "Blue" is often viewed as a "gray" cat.
Snails
Some believe if you catch a snail on Halloween night and lock it into a flat dish, then in the morning you will see the first letter of your sweetheart written in the snail's slime.
Owls
Many people used to believe that owls swooped down to to eat the souls of the dying. If they heard an owl hooting, they would become frightened. A common remedy was thought to be, turning your pockets inside out and you would be safe.
Bats
In ancient November Samhain festivals, bats would swoop over blazing fires to eat the mosquitoes.
No Talking at the dinner table
'The Dumb Supper' was brought to America by the Africans. This an eerie Hallowmas meal - where nobody is allowed to speak, not even whisper. It encourages spirits to come to the table.
Nutcracker Night
In Britain, people believed that the Devil was a nut-gatherer. At Halloween, nuts were used as magic charms.
Husband Finding
If a girl puts a sprig of rosemary herb and a silver sixpence under her pillow on Halloween night, she will see her future husband in a dream.
wedding and love superstitions
For a girl to meet her sweetheart or to kiss him for the first time under the light of a new moon is considered to be exceptionally lucky, for it means that she will soon become his bride, that their marriage will be blessed with undying love, and that neither of them will know the pinch of poverty. It is also a good omen if, when thinking of her lover, a maiden should hear a cock crow, for it forebodes an early wedding. The same is indicated if, when she is in love, she should fall upstairs.
If it, is possible, the meeting-place of lovers should be upon a hillside, especially where there is heather, near a stream or river, on the seashore, or in the heart of a wood, for then, it is said, neither will deceive the other but will for ever remain constant. Poplar trees, however, should always be avoided.
When writing a letter to a sweetheart it is lucky to complete it just as the clock strikes the hour of midnight, and to post the missive while the full moon is shedding its soft light over the housetops. When you are walking with the one you love, it is said to be particularly fortunate if you meet either a black cat or a white home or pony.
The best time for an offer of marriage to be made is on a Friday evening, and the engagement should be announced on the Saturday. Blue is notably the best colour for lovers, and the turquoise is their lucky stone. At one time a broken sixpence, of which the man and the girl each kept a piece, was said to ensure that they would never part; and the possession of a lock of the other's hair, tied to form a lovers' knot, was also an assurance of lasting affection.
The superstition has arisen that betrothed persons should not be photographed together, else they will soon be doomed to part, or their marriage will be an unhappy one. Quarrels and inconstancy are near at hand if sweethearts should look together through glass at the new moon. It is unlucky for the banks of canals or ponds, for bridges, valleys or, worst of all, cross-roads to be used as trysting-places, for in such circumstances love and respect are liable to turn to hate and bitter scorn.
Those who wish their love affairs to run smoothly should avoid meeting each other on the stairs, and should on no account kiss or embrace there. Discord is predicted, too, if sweethearts write love letters in ink of any colour other than blue, or in pencil. Should kisses, in the form of crosses, be made at the end of the letter, their number should not be four, seven, or thirteen; three is the luckiest number, and this modest amount is just as sure a sign of love and affection as the swarm of crosses that some people seem to find necessary.
It is unlucky for love letters to be posted either on Christmas Day or on February 29, which occurs once in four years. Great care should be taken not to drop a letter to your sweetheart when you are taking it to the post, for, if you do, the next time you meet you will quarrel. Remember that it is unlucky to receive a pair of gloves as a gift from your lover, for it means a parting; the same applies to a brooch or a knife, but it is said that the ill luck may be warded off if a small coin is given in exchange.
It is very unlucky for a girl to try on her wedding-ring before the ceremony, for it often results in a sudden termination of the engagement or in an unhappy marriage. To lose an engagement ring or wedding-ring is just as ominous, foretelling a break.
The following is the language of rings, and applies both to a man and a woman.
Ring on the first finger of the left hand means I want to be married.
Ring on the second finger of the left hand means I prefer platonic friendship.
Ring on the third finger of the left hand means I am engaged or married.
Ring on the fourth, or little finger of the left hand means I never intend to marry.
black cat superstitions
A strange black cat on your porch brings prosperity. - Scottish superstition
A cat sneezing is a good omen for everyone who hears it. - Italian superstition
It is bad luck to see a white cat at night. - American superstition
Dreaming of white cat means good luck. - American superstition
In the Netherlands, cats were not allowed in rooms where private family discussions were going on.
The Dutch believed that cats would definitely spread gossips around the town.
In Egypt, it was once believed that the life-giving rays of the
sun were kept in a cat's eyes at night for safekeeping.
To kill a cat brings seventeen years of bad luck -Irish
superstition
death superstitions
BIRD
A bird in the house is a sign of a death.
If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow.
CANDLE
Light candles on the night after November 1. One for each deceased relative should be placed in the window in the room where death occurred.
CEMETERY
You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died.
CLOCK
If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family.
You will have bad luck if you do not stop the clock in the room where someone dies.
CORPSE
If a woman is buried in black, she will return to haunt the family.
If a dead person's eyes are left open, he'll find someone to take with him.
Mirrors in a house with a corpse should be covered or the person who sees himself will die next.
DOG
Dogs howling in the dark of night,
Howl for death before daylight.
DREAMS
If you dream of death it's a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it's a sign of death.
If you touch a loved one who has died, you won't have dreams about them
DYING
A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven.
A person who dies at midnight on Christmas Eve will go straight to heaven because the gates of heaven are open at that time.
All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave.
The soul of a dying person can't escape the body and go to heaven if any locks are locked in the house.
EYE
If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family.
If a dead person's eyes are left open, he'll find someone to take with him.
FUNERAL
Funerals on Friday portend another death in the family during the year.
It's bad luck to count the cars in a funeral cortege.
It's bad luck to meet a funeral procession head on.
Thunder following a funeral means that the dead person's soul has reached heaven.
Nothing new should be worn to a funeral, especially new shoes.
Pointing at a funeral procession will cause you to die within the month
Pregnant women should not attend funerals.
GRAVE
If the person buried lived a good life, flowers will grow on the grave. If the person was evil, weeds will grow.
MIRROR
If a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself, someone in the house will die soon.
MOTH
A white moth inside the house or trying to enter the house means death.
PHOTOGRAPH
If 3 people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first.
THIRTEEN
If 13 people sit down at a table to eat, one of them will die before the year is over.
UMBRELLA
Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house.
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