Superstitions - "B" Traditional Cache
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Remember as a kid when we wouldn't step on a crack for fear breaking our mother's backs? Here's a series of caches sharing some of well known and little known superstitions that are out there.
BABY: To predict the sex of a baby: Suspend a wedding band held by a piece of thread over the palm of the pregnant girl. If the ring swings in an oval or circular motion the baby will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight line the baby will be a boy.
BASEBALL BAT: Spit on a new bat before using it for the first time to make it lucky
BED: It's bad luck to put a hat on a bed.
If you make a bedspread, or a quilt, be sure to finish it or marriage will never come to you.
Placing a bed facing north and south brings misfortune.
You must get out of bed on the same side that you get in or you will have bad luck.
When making the bed, don't interrupt your work, or you will spend a restless night in it.
BEE: If a bee enters your home, it's a sign that you will soon have a visitor. If you kill the bee, you will have bad luck, or the visitor will be unpleasant.
A swarm of bees settling on a roof is an omen that the house will burn down.
BELL: The sound of bells drives away demons because they're afraid of the loud noise.
When a bell rings, a new angel has received his wings.
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.
BIRTH: Monday's child is fair of face; Tuesday's child is full of grace; Wednesday's child is full of woe; Thursday's child has far to go; Friday's child is loving and giving; Saturday's child works hard for a living. But the child that is born on the Sabbath day is fair and wise, good and gay.
BIRTHDAY CAKE: If you blow out all the candles on your birthday cake with the first puff you will get your wish.
BLARNEY STONE: The Blarney Stone is a stone set in the wall of the Blarney Castle tower in the Irish village of Blarney. Kissing the stone is supposed to bring the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence (blarney.)
BLUE: To protect yourself from witches, wear a blue bead. Touch blue
And your wish Will come true.
BREAD: Before slicing a new loaf of bread, make the sign of the cross on it.
A loaf of bread should never be turned upside down after a slice has been cut from it.
BRIDGE: If you say good-bye to a friend on a bridge, you will never see each other again.
BROOM Do not lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits in the broom will cast a spell on the bed.
If you sweep trash out the door after dark, it will bring a stranger to visit.
If someone is sweeping the floor and sweeps over your feet, you'll never get married.
Never take a broom along when you move. Throw it out and buy a new one.
To prevent an unwelcome guest from returning, sweep out the room they stayed in immediately after they leave.
BUTTERFLY: If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year.
Three butterflies together mean good luck.
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