Bad Luck Superstitions

A bat flying into the house.

Breaking a glass while proposing a toast.

Putting a shirt on inside out.

Hearing a rooster crow at night.

Cutting your nails on a Friday.

Getting out of bed left foot first.

A picture falling.

Giving away a wedding present.

Opening an umbrella indoors.

You must wear new clothes at Easter or you will have bad luck.

If pepper is spilt, then you will have a serious argument with a friend.

An undisturbed mirror in a house suddenly fall and smashes then it means that there will soon be a death.

Breaking a mirror means 7 years of bad luck, unless you take the pieces outside & bury them in moonlight.

Sparrows are said to carry the souls of the deceased to the after-life. To kill one means that you will be cursed.

If a groom drops the ring during the ceremony then the marriage is doomed to failure.

Never mend a garment while you are wearing it, or misfortune will follow.

Stepping on board a ship with your left foot.

It is unlucky to sit on a table unless one foot is touching the ground.

If you fasten a button into the wrong buttonhole.

Crossing two table-knives by accident portends bad luck.

To put on the left shoe before the right, and it is worse still to put the right shoe on the left foot, or vice versa.

To encounter a gravedigger coming towards you. Usually this means there will be a severe illness.

Parsley should not be transplanted; it means a death in the family or bad luck.

Black Cats - In ancient Egypt, the Goddess Bast was a black, female cat. Christians, wanting to rid society of all traces of other religions, convinced the ignorant that black cats were demons in disguise and should thus be destroyed. In the process, they also destroyed the kindly ladies who cared for the cats, believing them to be witches. Being demons, a black cat crossing your path would create a barrier of evil, cutting you off from God and blocking the entrance to heaven.

To see the new moon for the first time through glass. Upon seeing the new moon you should turn whatever silver you have in your pockets or handbag, and thus ensure prosperity for a month.

If a person stumbles when leaving his house at the beginning of a journey, or trips or stumbles more than once during the course of the journey, it is advisable to postpone it.

Friday the Thirteenth - The Scandinavian's believed that the number 13 was unlucky due to the mythological 12 demigods being joined by a 13th, an evil one, who brought misfortune upon humans. It was also said that Christ was crucified on Friday and the number of guests at the party of the Last Supper was 13, with the 13th guest being Judas, the traitor.

Walking under a ladder - A leaning ladder forms a triangle with the wall and ground. Triangles represent the Holy Trinity, and violating the Trinity by breaking it (walking through it) would put you in league with the devil himself, unless you cross your fingers while doing so.

Spilling salt. If both salt and pepper are spilt at the same time, the force of this ill omen is doubled.

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