Little superstitions

So sorry for your loss.

i miscarried twins in January 2007. My Nanna was feeling terrible - she blamed herself for doing laundry on New Year’s Day, but I had done some too as I’d never heard of that. I’ve never done it since though, still with that nagging question of “did I cause it”.

I throw salt over my shoulder and salute magpies, but that’s pretty much it for superstitions for me.

My only superstition is about magpies. It's quite unsettling aa there are quite a few magpies living in mine and neighbours gardens. I really hate to see just one.

My mum’s main superstition was that for every three pieces of really bad luck, you’d have one piece of really good luck.

I am not sure where that came from but I’ve inherited it.

She also used to believe she could curse people, but that’s slightly less light hearted! She was genuinely scared of her own “powers”.

I can’t think of a single one. I guess it’s the way you’re brought up. My parents had no superstitions.

in addition to the coin payment for a gift knife, my grandma would always put a coin in a gift purse and the recipient should ke it so you’d never be without.

we also open the back door at midnight New Year’s Eve (or morning if haven’t stayed up) to let the old year old and open the front door to let the old year in.

also a lot of saluting at magpies and trying to see at least 2 …

Mum was very superstitious, i never had any green clothes as she thought green was an unlucky colour.

The one year I saluted the magpie my football team got relegated despite never being in the relegation zone until the last day.

I'm not really superstitious myself but have little things I must do like wear a watch all the time and know exactly where I am in the world so when traveling I have to take a map! I think that's more a mental issue.

However, I always ensure my hair clippings and nail clippings are safely disposed of so no one can use them to cast a spell.... thanks dad... I'm probably the only man happy to have gone bald!

My Nan would never open an umbrella in the house, spilled salt over left shoulder and into eye of the devil, never buy any one a present of a knife or scissors unless they give you a token coin back , otherwise you'll 'cut' the relationship. Never bring hawthorn (May) or snowdrops into the house, no new shoes on tables, don't cut your hair on a Friday...... I could go on, I still follow most of this, so does my poor indoctrinated daughter, husband thinks we mad, Nan has a lot to answer for!

I have quite a few superstitions that I keep.

Don't put red and white flowers in the same vase/bouque - not good at all!

Salute and greet the magpies- however many there are!

Touching wood is another one!

Leave from the same door you came through when visiting someone.

I can't think of anymore at the moment.

sorry for your loss OP.
I miss my Nan so much! One of her’s was not to do any washing on New Years Day as you’ll wash the luck away.so I follow that one. And when she sat down at a table, in a cafe or pub or whatever, if there was a bottle of salt she’d lob a bit behind her to hit the devil in the eye 🤣 she got really annoyed when it was paper sachets and it didn’t have the same impact. I don’t do it publicly but will at home sometimes.