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Post by Rhonda on May 30, 2008 5:01:16 GMT -5
I hope people will add to this. There are many old wives tales throughout the world... sometimes there is a logical reason sometimes not ... but they are interesting all the same.
Old Wives Tales
To cure a sty, stand at a crossroads and recite
Sty, sty, leave my eye
Take the next one coming by.
EYELASH
If an eyelash falls out, put it on the back of the hand,
Make a wish and throw it over your shoulder. If it
Flies off the hand the wish will be granted.
FINGERNAILS
It is bad luck to cut your fingernails on Friday or
Sunday.
Fingernail cuttings should be saved, burned, or buried.
FISH
A fish should always be eaten from the head toward the
Tail.
Dream of fish: someone you know is pregnant.
FISHING Throw back the first fish you catch then you'll
Be lucky the whole day fishing.
If you count the number of fish you caught, you will
Catch no more that day.
It's bad luck to say the word "pig" while fishing at sea.
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Post by Rhonda on May 31, 2008 22:38:23 GMT -5
VALENTINE'S DAY
If a woman sees a robin flying overhead on Valentine's
Day, it means she will marry a sailor. If she sees a
Sparrow, she will marry a poor man and be very happy. If
She sees a goldfinch, she will marry a millionaire.
VEIL
A bride's veil protects her from evil spirits who are
Jealous of happy people.
WATERMELON
A watermelon will grow in your stomach if you swallow a
Watermelon seed.
WEATHER
Red sky at night,
Sailor's delight.
Red sky at morning
Sailors take warning
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day.
Rain on the green grass
Rain on the hillside,
But not on me.
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Post by Rhonda on May 31, 2008 22:40:40 GMT -5
CEMETERY
You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or
You will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently
Died.
CLOCK
If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes,
There will be a death in the family.
You will have bad luck if you do not stop the clock in
The room where someone dies.
CORPSE
If a woman is buried in black, she will return to haunt
The family.
If a dead person's eyes are left open, he'll find someone
To take with him.
Mirrors in a house with a corpse should be covered or the
Person who sees himself will die next.
DOG
Dogs howling in the dark of night,
Howl for death before daylight.
DREAMS
If you dream of death it's a sign of a birth, if you dream
Of birth, it's a sign of death.
If you touch a loved one who has died, you won't have
Dreams about them
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Post by Rhonda on Jun 2, 2008 1:57:01 GMT -5
LEAF
If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you
Will not catch a cold all winter.
LETTUCE
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.
LIE
Cross my heart and hope to die,
Cut my throat if I tell a lie.
LIZARD
To dream of a lizard is a sign that you have a secret enemy.
MANDRAKE
Mandrake is a mysterious plant believed to have powers of
Preventing sterility in men and animals, causing barren women
To bear children, and compelling love.
Mandrake is thought to have aphrodisiac and fertilizing
Properties.
Clairvoyants use mandrake to increase their visions to
Enable them to see strange and wonderful things.
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Post by Rhonda on Jun 4, 2008 3:21:02 GMT -5
WOOD
Knock three times on wood after mentioning good fortune so
Evil spirits won't ruin it.
WINDOW
All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that
The soul can leave.
WISH
If you make a wish while throwing a coin into a well or
Fountain, the wish will come true.
Wish I may,
Wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.
If you tell someone your wish, it won't come true.
WISHBONE
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.
X
The number of Xs in the palm of your right hand is the number
Of children you will have.
YAWN
A yawn is a sign that danger is near.
Cover your mouth when you yawn, or your soul can go out
Of your body along with the yawn.
BIRD
A bird in the house is a sign of a death.
If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will
Shortly follow.
CANDLE
Light candles on the night after November 1. One for each
Deceased relative should be placed in the window in the room
Where death occurred.
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Post by Rhonda on Jun 5, 2008 21:07:58 GMT -5
UMBRELLA
Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be
A murder in the house.
Dreams
Dreams at night are a devil's delight
Dreams in the morning heed the angels' warning.
WHAT the dream was about:
ACORN
Dreaming of acorns predicts pleasant things & that
Much gain is to be expected.
For a woman to dream of eating acorns denotes that she
Will rise to a position of ease & pleasure.
To dream of shaking acorns from a tree means that you will
Rapidly attain your wishes in business or love.
AIRPORT
In a dream the sight of a busy airport represents
The desire for freedom and/or travel.
If the airport is empty and deserted your own travel plans
Will be changed or delayed.
ALMONDS
If you see almonds in your dream you'll have a
Temporary sorrow.
If you ate and enjoyed them,you'll be lucky,but if they
Tasted bitter,you should delay any contemplated changes
For as long as possible.
ANGELS
A favorable dream forecasting success,protection,happiness,and rewarding friendships.
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Post by Rhonda on Jun 6, 2008 2:24:05 GMT -5
ROBIN
A wish made upon seeing the first robin in spring will
Come true - but only if you complete the wish before the
Robin flies away.
ROCKING CHAIR
If you leave a rocking chair rocking when empty, it
Invites evil spirits to come into your house to sit in
The rocking chair.
ROSEMARY
Rosemary planted by the doorstep will keep witches
Away.
SALT
Bad luck will follow the spilling of salt unless a
Pinch is thrown over the left shoulder into the face
Of the devil waiting there.
Put salt on the doorstep of a new house and no evil
Can enter.
Salty soup is a sign that the cook is in love.
SCISSORS
If you drop scissors, it means your lover is being
Unfaithful to you.
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Post by Rhonda on Jun 6, 2008 2:39:20 GMT -5
If crows fly low, winds going to blow;
If crows fly high, winds going to die.
Whether it's cold or whether it's hot...
We shall have weather, whether or not!
No weather is ill, if the wind is still.
NEWS and weather…they travel together.
A sunshiny shower won't last half an hour.
Rain, rain go away...come back another day.
Clear moon, frost soon.
The moon and the weather may change together
but change of the moon does not change the weather.
From twelve 'til two tells what the day will do.
The more rain, the more rest...
fair weather's not always best.
When sea birds fly to land there truly is a storm at hand.
To talk of the weather is nothing but folly;
when it rains on the hill, it suns in the valley.
It rains as long as it takes rain to come.
The sharper the blast, the sooner it's past.
Yellow streaks in sunset sky,
wind and daylong rain is nigh.
Year of snow, fruit will grow.
The chill is on, near and far,
in all the months that have an 'R'.
Rainbow at noon, more rain soon.
The south wind brings wet weather..
the north wind, wet and cold together;
the west wind always brings us rain..
the east wind blows it back again.
When a cow tries to scratch her ear
it means a shower is very near.
Onionskin is very thin, mild winter is coming in.
Onionskin is thick and tough winter will be cold and rough.
Ice in November to walk a duck,
the winter will be all rain and muck.
Rain before seven, quit by eleven.
When the stars begin to huddle
the earth will soon begin to puddle.
Evening red and morning gray speed the traveler on his way.
Evening gray and morning red bring down rain upon his head.
Rainbow in the east, sailors at peace.
Rainbow in the west, sailors in distress.
Pale moon doth rain, red moon doth blow,
white moon doth neither rain nor snow.
When the dew is on the grass,
rain will never come to pass.
Rainbow in the morning, shepherds take warning;
rainbow at night, shepherds' delight.
Red Sky in morning sailors take warning
Red sky at night sailors delight
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Post by Rhonda on Jun 8, 2008 5:43:56 GMT -5
GRAVE
If the person buried lived a good life, flowers will grow
On the grave. If the person was evil, weeds will grow.
MIRROR
If a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself,
Someone in the house will die soon.
MOTH
A white moth inside the house or trying to enter the house
Means death.
PHOTOGRAPH
If 3 people are photographed together, the one in the middle
Will die first.
THIRTEEN
If 13 people sit down at a table to eat, one of them will
Die before the year is over.
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Post by Rhonda on Jun 20, 2008 2:31:27 GMT -5
Cats attacking you represent enemies; if you succeed
Banishing them you will overcome great obstacles and
Rise in fortune and fame.
CROW
Seeing a crow in your dream means disappointment
In everything, grief and misfortune.
CROWN
To dream of a crown predicts a change in your
Life. The dreamer will travel a long distance from
Home & form new relationships.
DEATH
If you dream of death it's a sign of a birth, if you
Dream of birth, it's a sign of death.
DANCING
To dream that you are dancing means that some
Unexpected good fortune will come to you.
DECEASED PERSON
If you should dream of a deceased person
And this person speaks only to you, pay close attention
To what the spirit is telling you as it could be very
Important to you.
To dream of seeing a deceased person is normally a dream
Of warning, and it tells you that the influences around
You at this time do not bode well for your affairs, and
You should not enter into any binding contracts or
Verbal agreements.
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