To ask what superstitions/wives tales do you follow or believe?

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Mines magpies, 3 drains, no washing on new years day and having a peice of mistletoe hanging all year.

When I see a magpie I have to say 'good morning sir'. Also no bulrushes in the house. They are from childhood. Family tales of bad fortune connected with them. Great grandparents I think.

Springhen, I was just thinking about dandelions. They are a mild diuretic, which must be where the old wives tale is from.

My mother says ‘Morning sir’ to magpies and goes nuts about shoes on the table. Bonkers. Never heard of the crossing on the stairs thing

If I give a purse or wallet as a present, I put a coin in it for good luck. Similarly, if knives are given as a present, the recipient has to give a coin to the giver so that the friendship isn't cut.

And magpies - I touch black clothing and say good morning Mr Magpie, even though I think it's complete bollocks. Just don't feel right if I don't do it.

I always salute a magpie. Love it when I’m out with friends as we try to do it on the sly and burst out laughing as we catch one another saluting. Daft but I still do it.

Aaah.. thanks so much for the explanation about the salt! 🤗 Now when I do this in public I can explain my bizarre behaviour and look ...less...
...nutty...

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I do so many of these!

Magpies - salute and count
Never put Shoes on table
Pass salt hand to hand has to be put down
Spilled salt over shoulder
Split cross knives with spoon
Never stir with a knife (stirs up trouble)
No hats on beds
Don't open umbrellas inside
Never walk under ladders
Never pass on stairs
Don't kill spiders - or any bugs
Touch wood
Broken mirrors
Money spider around my head 3 times

God lord I think I have issues!!

Crossing paths on the stairs. For some reason it's in-drilled in me not to go down the stairs if someone else is coming up. I also do the not opening umbrellas indoors.

Who puts shoes, new or not, on a table??

This thread is hilarious! Keep it going!

My grandad was very superstitious, when U was young went to Scotland with my grandparents & my cousin. One of the days we were there was a Friday 13th, we weren’t allowed to leave the hotel, my Grandad actually refused to get out of bed and stayed there all day!

Shoes on the table could be in a bag in a shoe box ( if you’ve just come in from shopping) my Dad told Dd to take Barbie shoes off the table, apparently they still count!

3 drains. Crossing on stairs. Will think of more 😂

Drains, magpies and touching wood.

I always used to see magpies on my way for chemo and it spooked me. In reality I don’t actually believe in it at all.

My only superstition is avoiding odd numbers of drains together. Conversely I will sometimes deliberately step on even numbered drains, for good luck.

It makes sense in my head.

I’m not remotely superstitious but magpies cause me genuine anxiety. If I can’t see a second I MUST salute, and then I still worry for days that bad luck is coming I’ve come very, very close to crashing my car many times because of fucking magpies. If I don’t do it though I can’t cope with life - it’s a real OCD thing (yes I am diagnosed).

I saw 8 in a group on Friday. EIGHT. So far nothing amazing has happened

I only fly with matching bra and pants... if I don't I think the plane will crash! I have done this for the last 12 years!

I salute magpies.

I walk the new year out!

I have a ritual at night I kiss my one daughter then the other (youngest first, oldest last) then go to bed.... if I go down stairs I have to do this again!

I dont cross on stairs

I didn't wear pearls on my wedding day as they are supposed to be for tears. (I wore pearl earrings once and before we became husband and wife we had a huge argument) I had been told they were for tears and never wore them again!

Oh I touch wood too!

Saluting magpies, salt over the shoulder, and bashing in the bottom of the eggshell after eating a soft-boiled egg so that a witch can't use it as a boat.

I do the salt thing, and weirdly my gran used to say "If you throw it over your left shoulder it goes in the devil's eye, but over your right shoulder it goes in God's eye!"

Touching wood. I had never heard of three drains until I met husband but now I can't walk on them

StoatofDisarray I also bash the bottom of the boiled egg!! Forgot about that one