Signs, Omens and Superstit Ions

166 Pages·2017·3.73 MB·English

by  Astra Cielo

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S I G N S O E N S
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S PE R S T I T I O N S
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CON TENTS
C H A PTER P A GE
3
“ I P opul a r S
t t
up ers 1 1o n s I
I I We d d i n S upe rst it i on s
- 7
g
.
M
Lucky P eri o ds fo r
arr1ages I I
m
B ri d al C ake —B id id
- r- es a s 1 2
a
S ho e s an d W e dd i gs
n
I 4
I I I R i ngs
I 7
. .
E ngagem ent an d W ed d i ng R i n gs é
o
U
I V Lucky an d nl ucky D ay s an d S eas on s
k
g 2 3
.
Y
N
e ar ’ s S up e rst it i on
w
29
e s
,
F
A p ri l o l ’ s D
3 1
o ay
A s cens i o n D
32
ay
E a ste r S up e rst i t i on s
33
S John ’ s E
t 3 5
ve
.
C an d le ma s D 6
3
ay
S Val ent i ne ’ s D 6
t
ay 3
.
H llow e’ en C u stom s 8
a 3
H a rve st S up erst iti n s
39
o
C h ri stm a s
4 0
V S i gn s o f Goo d B ad Luck 4
r
3
o
.
Th S i gn o f th e Cro s s 6
4
e
K no ck i ng o n Wo o d 8
4
U
VI Lu ky d nl cky Omen s
c an u 50
.
Chr i ste n i n g C u sto m s
5 1
B el i e f s C onc e n i n g C h i l d en
r
r 52
B e li e f s C on ce rn i n g E ggs
5
4
Ch arms an d A mul et s
59
M
ascot s 6
4
H rse sh o e Lo re 6
o
T 5
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up e rsti t i o n 6
P i S s
:
1 7
n
V
C H A P TER
M
V I I Th I nfluenc es f yth i cal B ei n gs
e o
.
W i tch e s
h
B
V I I I S i gns C onnecte d w i t th e ody
.
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S ne e i n g
S p i tti g
n
o
W
M
o l e s Te eth etc
t
ar s
, , , .
Y aw n i n g
.
T
ingl i n g an d I tch i ng
F
S tumbl i n g an d al l i ng
C utt i ng Na i l s an d H a i r
P e rsona l A p pe arance
C lothe s S up e r st i t i on s
O A ri s i n g
n
a
H
S qu i nt i n g C r ip ple d d unch back
'
n
, ,
P er s on s
D eath an d C o rp ses
Th E v i l E
e ye
H ou s eho l d B e l i e f s
Look i n g gl a s s Om en s
-
S pi l li n g f S alt
o
K n i fe S up e rst i ti on s
C an dl e S up e r s ti ti on s
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C nce rn i ng La dde r s
o
" Di vi nati o n
.
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Th y ste ry f N umbe rs
e o
U
Lotte ry N umbe rs an d s age s
P red i cti on f W eal th
s o
D iv i n t i on by Lette rs
a
D i vi nati o n by B o oks
P rec i o u s S tone s
C ol o r S up e st iti on s
r
CON TEN TS
G
C H A P TER P A E
" I P lant S up rs t i ti on s
e 1 1 5
.
" I I B i rd ( an d I nse ct ) S up rsti ti on s 6
e 1 1
.
In sect Omen
8
s 1 1
.
B ee s 8
1 1
.
" I I I A n i mal P orte t
n s 1 20
.
H o w l i ng f Do g
?
9
o s 1 22
M Bl k C at s
ac 1 2 3
M
" IV eteo ro l o gi c al B el i e fs
1 2 4
.
P
W eath e r S i gn s an d o rt ents
5
1 2
M
C o met s an d eteo r s 8
1 2
.
" V Vocat i onal S up e rsti ti on s
1 3 1
.
S up ersti t i o n s f K i n gs
o 1 3 1
C a rd—pl ayers’ S upe rs ti ti on
s 1 33
A cto rs’ S up e rsti ti on s
5
1 3
.
T heat re S up e rs ti ti on s 8
1 3
C omme rci al Travel le r s’ S upe rsti i ons
t
1 39
D res s mak rs’ an d S eamst re sse s ’ S
e
u
i i
t t
p e rs o n s 1 4 0
‘ S a i lo rs’ S u rsti ti on s
p e 1 4 1 M ‘
F i she r men’ S up erst i t i on s
s 1 4 4
"
m
T f ’ S up e rsti t i o n
s 1 4 5
u r en s
B a s bal l S upe rs ti t i ons
e 1 4 7
Wai te r s ’ S up erst i ti on s 8
1 4
l
M
" VI ( i sce ll an o u s ) P o tent s f E vi
5
1 0
e r o
.
.
B re k i n g F ri en dsh i p
1 50
a
.
Dri nk i n g To ast s
1 5 1
P i ous E j acu lati on s
5
1 2
d
x
" VI I S upe r s ti ti on f h Orth o o "
t w 1 55
s o e e
.

C HA P T E R I
L
P OP U A R S UP E R S T I T I ON S
I
i s an i nte re sti n g qu e sti o n a s to h the m any
t w
o
s up e r st i ti o u s bel i e f s an d p racti ce s ha d the i r begi n
n i ng Th o ri gi n f mo st f th em i no d oubt
o
e o s
.
t o be foun d i n man’ s e ffo rt s t o exp lai th e phe
n
m
m m
o e a o f atu re a nd i n an atte p t t o p rop i ti at e
n n
,
angry de i ty an d to i nv i t e a bett e r f o rt n e
n
a u
.
F ro m th e se so u rc s c ome m ny o f th e absur d
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,
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h a s eve r fo un d i t d i ffic ul t to un de r st an d
an
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a
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.
m
f natur e w a s th e w o rk f a sp i ri t
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M
U T
S I GN S O ENS AND S P ERS TI I ONS
2
,
they w e re th e w o rk i ng o f sp i te f u l p o we r s t o b
s
‘ e
p rop i t i ate d Wh e re i gno rance an d f ea r are
sur
.
ro un de d by d ange r th ey ll al w ay s grop e f
w
1 o r a
w ay f e s cap e Thu s sup e r sti t i o n i s bo rn A b
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l i e f i th e e i ste nce f sp i ri t s antago n i sti c
t
n o o an
r
gave ri se t o m o s t f th e ld supe sti ti o n s
o o
.
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o r a
,
d wh i ch d o e s n ot re co gn i z e cu sto m s r i te s
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van c e
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m
u sa ge s an d be l i e f s wh i ch h av e th e i r o r g n
1 i
sup e r sti t i o n Th B i bl e sp eak s f such p racti ce
e o s
. ,
a s ha d f o un d th e i r w ay f rom p agan s o u rce s i t
n o
th e mo n othe i sti c be l i e f s o f th e I s rael i t e s c all s th em
,
”
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an
, .
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,
o f S amue l ’ s sp i rit A ll th e p rophet s sp ok e
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s ren u
.
l a ai n st th e ex i st i n g i mm o ral and u i
t
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t i o u s r i te s an d Ju d ai sm p ro bably th e fi r st rel i
w
as
,
gi o n th at attempte d t o f re e i tse l f f ro m th e i
r
sh ackl e s I E gypt Gre e ce a n d Ro me i
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t i on gave b i rth m th o l o gy w i th i t s p aga n ri te
y
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an d ce rem on i e s D u ri n g th e Da rk an d i d dl e A ge s
.
wh e p e o pl e w e re f o r th e mo st p art i l l i te rate
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n
,
sup e r stit i on fl ou ri sh e d w i th unp rece dente d vi o r
g
.
Th
Eve ry rel i gi o u s s ect gav e ri s e t o new bel i e f s
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.
M
U
S I GN S O ENS A N D S P E RS TI TI ON S
'
3
,
C r sa de s ha d the e ff ect f bri ngi n g to E u rop e
u
o
m any o ri ent al p ract i ce s an d i dea s th at i n the
c ou rs e f t i me became gra fte d the rel i gi ou s
o o n
habi t s o f th e p e opl e an d not a f ew o f the m hav e
,
been h an d ed do w n to ou r o wn ti m e s
.
I i s i n f act a d ifficu lt matte r at ti me s to d raw
t
, ,
h
th e l i n e betw een sup e rsti ti o n an d rel i gi on f or w at
'
,
ap p ear s a s a s ac re d ri te t o on e c re e d m ay app ea r
a s rank f o ll y t o the a dh e rent o f anoth e r Th
e
.
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e
, ,
i s a s i g o f Go d ’ s an ge r an d h e fal l s fl at h i s
n o n
,
f ac e an d mutte r s an i nvo cat i o n to app e ase the
de i ty T an e nl i ghten e d E u rop ean th i s be come s
o
.
m
a sup e r sti t i o n yet th i s sa e E u ropean may we a r
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an amul et o r ch a rm w ard ff s c ne s s o r bad
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luck an d the F i j i I slan de r mi ght be m ove d to
"
,
l aughte r at th e i de a
.
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n
,
i n on e s ect try i ng t o opp o s e th e t e net s o f anothe r
sect A gai n many sup e rs i ti on s w e re cre ate d by a
t
.
l i te a l o fte n a fal s e' i nte rp retati on f the B i bl e
r o r o
.
F i n stance am ong th e Je w s i t wa s con s i de re d
o r
m
l ucky b ' a j o u rn ey Tue s day becau se i
t
o eg o n n
,
de scri bi n g th e th i rd day f C re at i on i t i s s i d
o a :
,
G d th at i t w a s goo d O the o th e r h an d
w
o sa n
. ,
i t wa s ho ught un lucky c o mmence anyth i ng
t t
o o n