Current superstitions : $b collected from the oral tradition of English speaking folk
General
Current superstitions : $b collected from the oral tradition of English speaking folk
Folklore -- England; Folklore -- United States
1426. If you break anything Sunday, you will continue to do so every day
of the week, or as you commence Sunday, so you will go through the week.
_Eastern Massachusetts._
1427. If you begin anything Saturday, it must be finished that day or it
will not get finished.
_Boston, Mass._
1428. Sneeze on Monday, sneeze for a letter,
Sneeze on Tuesday, sneeze for something better,
Sneeze on Wednesday, sneeze for news,
Sneeze on Thursday, sneeze for a new pair of shoes,
Sneeze on Friday, sneeze for sorrow,
Sneeze on Saturday, see him to-morrow.
_Niagara Falls, Ont._
1429. Sneeze on Monday, sneeze for danger,
Sneeze on Tuesday, kiss a stranger,
Sneeze on Wednesday, receive a letter,
Sneeze on Thursday, something better,
Sneeze on Friday, sneeze for sorrow,
Sneeze on Saturday, see your true love to-morrow.
Sneeze on Sunday, your safety seek,
Or the devil will have you the rest of the week.
_Crown Point, N.Y._
1430. Sneeze before twelve and one, and you will hear news.
_Brighton, Mass._
1431. Sneeze at the table, there will be one more or one less at the next
meal.
_Alabama._
1432. Sneeze before your breakfast,
See your beau before the day is past.
_Brighton, Mass._
1433. If you sneeze once, a girl is thinking of you; twice, she is
wishing for you; thrice, it is a sign of a cold.
_Alabama._
1434. Sneeze before seven,
Sneeze before eleven.
_Boston, Mass._
1435. What you sew on Sunday, you'll take out on Monday.
What you sew on Sunday, you'll rip out in heaven.
_Massachusetts._
1436. Never cut your toe-nails Sunday, or you will do something to be
ashamed of before the week is out.
_Granville, Mass._
1437. Cut your nails Monday morning, without speaking (?), and you will
get a present before the week is out; some have it, "without thinking of
a red fox's tail," instead of "without speaking."
_Westport, Mass._
DOMESTIC LIFE.
1438. It is supposed that a broom placed behind the door will keep off
witches.
_Bruynswick, N.Y._
1439. To burn the stub of a broom or break a sugar-bowl, means a quarrel.
_Westport, Mass._
1440. A spark seen on a candle or lamp when the light is extinguished
means the receipt of a letter.
_St. John, N.B., and Salem, Mass._
1441. Wet the finger and touch the "letter" on the candle. If it come off
on the finger, it means a letter for you.
_Maine._
1442. The letter in the candle will face the one for whom the letter is
to be. If the little snuff bud is bright, it means a letter.
_Northern Ohio._
1443. If the candle is sooty, or shows a spark in the wick on blowing
out, it is a sign that a letter is on its way.
1444. If chairs become entangled (legs interlaced, etc.), it means a
quarrel.
_Bathurst, N.B._
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