Friday, November 19, 2004
Walking Under A Ladder
1: The site of a ladder leaning against a wall was once percieved to look like gallows. So walking under a ladder would mean you were acting out your own death which isn't a lucky thing to do. 2: The form of a ladder against wall and the ground forms a triangle which represents the Holy Trinity thus...
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Saturday, August 28, 2004
Wedding Superstitions
Well today since I am about to attend one of my best friend's weddings I thought I would share some Wedding Superstitions. In earlier times Weddings were considered to likely targets of evil spirits so many customs were developed to warn or protect against such things. A popular one was the groom...
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Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Breaking a Mirror is Seven Years Bad Luck.
The origin of this one dates back to even before mirrors came about when man associated their reflection in water to be their soul and should anything interefere with that image the soul would be damaged giving the person misfortune. When the mirror came about it was believed the reflection was of...
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Tuesday, August 17, 2004
God Bless You
Ever wonder what prompted people to start saying "God Bless You" or simply "Bless You" when a person sneezes. The exact reason this tradition started has been lost in history. One of the earliest accounts of blessing or saluting a person when they sneeze dates back to 77 A.D. in Pliny, Natural...
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Monday, August 16, 2004
Black Cats
Ok, I decided to take daisyface's advice and write a blog entirely dedicated to the origins of superstitions. My first subject can found here. Origin of Friday the 13th My subject was also brought up by Daisyface. Here is the origin of the Black Cat bad luck superstition. In ancient Eygpt, cats were...
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