Maureen_jacobs Posted May 18, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 18, 2014 What are some of your superstitions? Mine are, No shoes on any table No hairbrush or comb on any dining table No hangars on door knobs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted May 18, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) My grandmother had a strange one. If she ever accidentally opened a can upside down, she'd throw the food away. Something about inviting death into the family. She'd also never use a broom from one house in another because you could move spirits from one house to another. Edited May 18, 2014 by Likely Guy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted May 18, 2014 #3 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Mine are, No shoes on any table No hairbrush or comb on any dining table No hangars on door knobs What's the reasoning? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skep B Posted May 18, 2014 #4 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I dont have any but my father has a strange one that if you eat fish of any kind, and drink milk in the same meal, you'll be poisoned and die. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan max2 Posted May 18, 2014 #5 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Sometimes i flip a coin to make a decision when i cant decide between two things. But I feel if i go with the way the coin didnt tell me to go then things are going to turn out bad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codenwarra Posted May 19, 2014 #6 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Shoes on the table was supposed to presage a fight. I had not heard of the other two, but hangers on doorknobs are a nuisance anyway unless the door is more or less permanently open. According to my late mother, when thunderstorms were about her grandmother used to cover the mirrors in the house to prevent the lightning coming inside. Apparently a Scots thing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen_jacobs Posted May 20, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted May 20, 2014 What's the reasoning? No idea.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted May 20, 2014 #8 Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) No idea.... Yeah, like Codenwarra (welcome to UM, btw ) alluded to, 'shoes on a table' has a reason for the superstition. Another one my grandmother had was a wild bird in the house, mean't a death in the family. eta: This grandmother was Irish. Edited May 20, 2014 by Likely Guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperS_ParadoX Posted May 20, 2014 #9 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Don't look under my bed, that's the boogey-mans domain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr no Posted May 25, 2014 #10 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I never tie my right shoelace before my left.I have been doing this since I was a kid, I don't know why but it has no doubt stopped the world from being destroyed so far 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Kitten Posted May 25, 2014 #11 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I don't walk under ladders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallorprofile Posted May 26, 2014 #12 Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) I dont have any but my father has a strange one that if you eat fish of any kind, and drink milk in the same meal, you'll be poisoned and die. Thank God I've survived! Anyway back to superstitions, there're quite a few that I can remember(my parents are rather superstitious people): 1) Do not cut your fingernails after 6. The nails will allow the spirit to turn into someone who looks like you. (No idea how it works though..) 2) Do not sing/whistle at night. Spirits will be attracted to you and follow you. 3)Not eating/slicing an apple at midnight. You'll see the face of your future husband in your reflection and that's definitely not something you want to see. Well that's all I can remember for now. It presently seems rather interesting to me, but when I was a kid and my parents told me these - man, it freaked me out real bad. Edited May 26, 2014 by pallorprofile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperS_ParadoX Posted May 26, 2014 #13 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I can't sleep at night with my closet cracked, or any clothes sticking out of my dresser drawers. But this is probably related to my OCD and not all out superstition, my family didn't really have any superstition's to my recollection. Which seems odd because I have a huge family and where spaced out all over this globe. So some of them might actually have superstitions that I don't know about. I gotta question though would it be considered a superstition to the person who actually believes it? or would it be considered real, If only at least to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scowl Posted May 26, 2014 #14 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I feel like if I update my life insurance policy or my emergency contact information, those things will be used soon afterwards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperS_ParadoX Posted May 28, 2014 #15 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I feel like if I update my life insurance policy or my emergency contact information, those things will be used soon afterwards. Iv actually heard that one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVG Posted May 28, 2014 #16 Share Posted May 28, 2014 If you break a mirror you will have 7 years of bad luck, at least that's what my parents said?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVG Posted May 28, 2014 #17 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) Something about a Black Cat crossing your path!! Edited May 28, 2014 by JVG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseCuster Posted May 28, 2014 #18 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) I dunno if I have any obvious ones myself thinking about it, but I had a next door neighbour as a kid who had an oddball belief that seeing a red haired person just after midnight on New Year's Eve brought about bad luck. Being from a family of redheads, we had a lot of fun with that. edit: Googling for it, I see the superstition was that the first person into your house after midnight was a red head would bring bad luck which makes sense from what I remember as we used to knock on his door after midnight and he'd refuse to let us in. I dont have any but my father has a strange one that if you eat fish of any kind, and drink milk in the same meal, you'll be poisoned and die. I love fish and chips with a glass of cold milk. Edited May 28, 2014 by JesseCuster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RueRue Posted June 12, 2014 #19 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Pick up a penny that's heads up brings good luck or a pin. Don't kill a praying mantis it brings bad luck. My great grandma told me don't put your purse on the floor or it will walk away. She also gaveing me a red slip-knot and said something about it. I don't remimber what it was. There's one that is very widely believed in my home town: Tornadoes can't cross water. BTW if anyone know about the red slip-knot please tell me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousRey Posted June 12, 2014 #20 Share Posted June 12, 2014 I never eat pop rocks and drink pepsi On a serious note, I can't think of any superstitions that I personally have, however I am of cuban descent and my grandmother is extremely superstitious. I wish I could think of any right now but i'll have to ponder over it for a bit, either way some interesting ones posted so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patient Zero Posted June 16, 2014 #21 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Ain't got none. Can i haz a cookie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka CAT Posted June 16, 2014 #22 Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Some superstitions are more like truisms, others make sense in terms of likely outcome, a few reinforce the natural order of things and most of the remainder are just silly, e.g. my dog adopted a black tomcat that repeatedly alerted her of and protected us from copperhead snakes. 0:-) MGby. Edited June 16, 2014 by aka CAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redefining Success Posted June 17, 2014 #23 Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) I heard a black cat crossing your path brings good luck when crossing left to right. Its good luck to put a new pair of shoes on a table, but not old or worn shoes. Its bad luck to cut a babies finger or toe nails before the childs first birthday, but you can bite the nails to trim them. Edited June 17, 2014 by Redefining Success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearls Posted June 29, 2014 #24 Share Posted June 29, 2014 What are some of your superstitions? Mine are, No shoes on any table No hairbrush or comb on any dining table No hangars on door knobs My maternal grandmother was from London, England. Needless to say I was influenced by far too many crazy superstitions, But I must say I have not heard of the three you mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearls Posted June 29, 2014 #25 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I toss the spilled salt over left shoulder I don't walk under ladders for safety sake I do feel worried a tad at breaking a mirror If I peel an apple or orange in one long peel I throw it over my right shoulder to see what alphabet letter it makes on the floor , Of course I do this to see the first letter of the name of the man I will marry. Is that in the superstition category? I love black cats and never worry bout them I believe in many many new years day superstitions If you speak aloud your worries and fears, the Devil will hear you and make them come true so many more...gosh thanks grama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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