| If you want to
bring on your period put a sprig of
parsley inside your vagina for 12 hours
- your period should start 24 hours
later.
Tying a knot in
one's handkerchief is a means of warding
off evil.
Lightning will never strike a person
when he is asleep, nor will it visit a
house in which a fire is burning.
You must get out of bed on the same side
that you get in or you will have bad
luck.
Two people pull apart the dried
breastbone of a chicken or turkey until
it cracks and breaks, each one making a
wish while doing so. The person who gets
the long half of the wishbone will have
his or her wish come true.
Fingernail clippings must not be left
behind. Fingernails can be used to cast
spells on their owner, so they must
never be left around for the evil
spirits to find. They should be burned
or buried instead.
Rosemary planted by the doorstep will
keep witches away.
Lettuce is believed to have magical and
healing properties, including the power
to arouse love and counteract the
effects of wine.
Lettuce promotes child bearing if eaten
by young women, and certain types of
salad can bring on labor in pregnant
women.
A cricket in the house brings good luck.
It's bad luck to leave a house through a
different door than the one used to come
into it.
If your right eye twitches there will
soon be a birth in the family. If the
left eye twitches there will soon be a
death in the family.
If you put a broom
outside your door, a witch will have to
count each strand before entering your
house and by then it will be dawn and
time to stop the witching.
The
spouse who goes to sleep first on the
wedding day will be the first to die.
Evil
Eye - It can strike at any given moment.
More than likely, you’ve had it happen
to you, but you’ve just never realized
what did it. Take a moment and think
about it. Perhaps there was an occasion
that you were dressed up and someone
told you how nice you look. A few
minutes later you spilled coffee down
the front of you or split your pants. Or
maybe someone told you how beautiful
your new vase was and a while later it
fell to the ground shattering in a
thousand pieces. That’s the evil eye. To
ward it off, there are a few different
things you can do. They sell ‘eyes’ here
that are like charms, blue in color with
an eye painted on them to ‘reflect’ the
evil and you wear them on a necklace or
a bracelet. You can also purchase a blue
bead to wear instead of an eye. Blue is
the color that wards off the evil of the
eye, but it is also commonly thought
that blue-eyed people are exceptional
givers of it. So beware when a blue-eyed
person pays you a compliment, according
to the superstition, it could be
disastrous. Another way to ward off the
evil eye is with garlic. There are rare
instances when a single clove will grow
into the shape of a small head of
garlic. If you’re lucky enough to come
across one, guard it well as it is the
best thing to keep away the evil eye.
You can carry it in your pocket, or as I
do, keep it in a hanky in your bra. I
know what you’re thinking, but believe
me… as long as the skin is left on, it
doesn’t smell at all. If you can’t brave
the garlic, there is an alternative.
When you get a compliment remember to
say ‘Skorda (garlic)’ under your breath
and spit three times on your own person.
If you know the individual that is
complimenting you, tell them to spit on
you too.
Cactus - No Greek home would be complete
with out at least one cactus positioned
somewhere near the front entrance. In a
big ‘Feta’ can or garden pot, a cactus
with its thorny spikes, takes it place
proudly warding off the evil eye from
the property.
If
the bottom of your right foot itches,
you are going to take a trip.
To
drop a fork means a man is coming to
visit.
If your right ear itches, someone is
speaking well of you.
If your left ear itches, someone is
speaking ill of you.
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