to cut my nails on a Sunday...

[SparklyScourer]

Where did this superstition come from?

Is it unreasonable to not believe in these things that make things very inconvenient!

Eh?

In my 35 years I have never heard of such a thing?

Nor me.

a new one on me.

My grandmother used to say that! Hadn’t heard if for years. Have you googled it to see where it comes from?

I have heard of it not sure where its feom though. Like dont put new shoes on the table.

I googled it (after an eye roll from dp) and it says the devil will follow you round all week or something?

Anyway, it was against my will (cut my thumbnail chopping up fruit) so I thought sod it, but just remembered my grandma being horrified once when I was about 16 going a diy manicure on a Sunday!

I've heard of it - from my granny (uber Catholic and superstitious). Along with never having a haircut on a Sunday or Good Friday.

She was a bit iffy about sharp implements on holy days full stop. She used to have the heebie jeebies when I cut my knitting yarn or did any sewing on a Sunday.

Don't cut your nails, hang your washing out, play cards or sew on a Sunday or the de'il (devil) will chase you all week 🙄

Ah cross posts Sparkly, as a teenager I always thought it sounded like it might be fun to have the devil chasing you all week!

It now makes so much sense why Sunday’s are for eating, sleeping, being hungover and generally not doing anything? I’ll let you know how the week goes....

Aw, reminds me of my Nan!

Also don't put new shoes on the kitchen table

I generally cut the children's nails after their Sunday bath! It goes someway to explain their behaviour...

Yep my husband says this when I try to cut DS nails on a sunday. I say ok and do it when he is not in the room

@paddypants13 not a bad excuse I might use that one this week

I googled and got (I think it is a load of rubbish and I cut my nails this morning before going to preach in church)
Cut your nails on a Monday, cut them for news;
Cut them on Tuesday for a new pair of shoes;
Cut them on Wednesday, cut them for health;
Cut them on Thursday, cut them for wealth;
Cut them on Friday, cut them for woe;
Cut them on Saturday, a journey you’ll go;
Cut them on Sunday, you cut them for evil,
For all the next week you’ll be ruled by the Devil.

John so if I just cut them on Tuesday and Wednesday then those gooduns will outweigh the devils shenanigans anyway!

So long as you don't do it after dark

No idea where either superstition comes from (or why you would have superstitions about cutting nails in the first place).

We were never allowed to cut toenails on a Sunday!

I thought it was a Friday ..... I've been living a lie !

I hope not! I've just done mine! Never heard that...

Oh wow, I've never heard this one and my mum is the most superstitious person on earth. No umbrellas up indoors, no walking under ladders, no new shoes on the table. Despite this, we always had our nails cut on Sunday evening after our bath, ready for the week ahead.

I might have to tell her

Rings vague bells, I'm sure my great gran was a bit funny about cutting nails and hair on Sunday. My mum likes to (tunelessly), whistle and my great grandad used to say she would "whistle up the Devil", if she did it on a Sunday.

It rhymes so it must be true.

Better that than on my train in the morning... boak.