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to ask what your Superstition is??

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stressedbeyond123 · 03/12/2018 14:59

I always say i don't believe in them, but whenever i see a magpie on its own i always have to salute it. My Step-Daughter always says good morning Mr Magpie (regardless of time of day!?)

I honestly don't think that something bad will happen if i don't do it, i just do it out of habit, with a little bit of "you never know" thrown in.

Happy enough to walk under ladders and what ever else is considered a superstition

Please let me know i'm not the only little weirdo who does Smile

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sammi0805 · 05/12/2018 11:08

No new shoes on the table. Also I leave money on the doorstep on NYE so that the first thing that crosses the threshold on the 1st of the year is money and also no washing on NYD else you will spend your entire year doing the same.

recklessruby · 05/12/2018 11:32

Magpies definitely. Salute them and ask after their wife.
The 3 drains thing.
Black cat crossing your path is good luck.
Drive past those smiley speed camera things and try to get 27 (my lucky number).
New year s eve. A load of them.
Before the new year the house must be thoroughly cleaned.
On new years eve at the stroke of midnight it is considered good luck where I come from to first foot a house. The first person over the threshold should ideally be a tall dark man (the first footer) carrying a plate containing bread (for the house s occupants not to go hungry that year), coal so they will stay warm all year, whisky for I don't know what but no one seems to mind it, cake for celebration and coins so the household has plenty of money for the year.
They were 50p coins when I was a kid and my parents used to put them on the shelf over the front door.
Being silent when you see a hearse.
Covering the mirrors in a house where someone has died and opening the window so their soul doesn't get trapped on earth
If you give someone a present of a set of knives they must give you something in return to avoid cutting the friendship.
Not passing on the stairs.
Ugh so many and I remember all of them!

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stressedbeyond123 · 05/12/2018 11:52

@recklessruby - i love the New Year superstitions, they sound quite cool (although Vodka would probably go down better than Whiskey in my house!)

I remember many many moons ago my nan would buy us girls purses every year - every time she done this she always put a silver coin (10p) inside as it was considered bad luck to gift someone an empty purse!

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divadee · 05/12/2018 12:00

The 3 drains thing
Ladders
Shoes on a table

There are probably loads of other ones that I do without even thinking about them.

bobstersmum · 05/12/2018 12:01

Single magpies haunt me! The number 13 does not do well for me. No new shoes on the table.

divadee · 05/12/2018 12:02

Just remembered. Closing the curtains when someone has dies and keeping them closed until the funeral. I have always done this and so have my family.

userxx · 05/12/2018 12:12

MamaLovesMango - that just made me snort loudly :-)

MarklahMarklah · 05/12/2018 12:12

Not at all superstitious.
I don't see the logic in any of it.

I won't walk under a ladder if someone is up it as I don't want something being dropped on me, but that's got nothing to do with superstition.

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stressedbeyond123 · 05/12/2018 12:25

@Rubaiyat - i have never ever heard of the egg one - that has to be my favourite bonkers one so far lol x

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MaMaMaBelle · 05/12/2018 12:33

Is it any shoes on table or just new ones? Don't do either, agree it's unhygienic if nothing else.
DH goes by black cats crossing being unlucky

Monday55 · 05/12/2018 12:38

Majority of superstitions are negative hence why I don't believe in them. why can't they all be positive? they're just out to scare people for no reason all make children behave.

Monday55 · 05/12/2018 12:43

or make *

MilkTrayLimeBarrel · 05/12/2018 12:52

No crossing on the stairs - yes
No new shoes on the table - yes
New purses must be given with money in them - yes
Do not cut nails on a Friday or Sunday - yes

If you give anyone a sharp object (such as knives, scissors, etc.) they must give you a coin in return (to blunt the sharpness!)
If you drop a glove, you must wait for someone else to pick it up for you.
If you have a piece of cotton on your clothes, someone else must pick it off.
If you put your clothes on inside out, they must remain like that all day.
Stir with a knife, stir up strife!

And many more - all taught to me by my Irish grandmother!

delboysskinandblister · 05/12/2018 13:07

@indianawoman - i do this all the time and 444 if i see on number plates etc angels hovering for guidance

always salute magpies - and their significant others
give a purse or money box - give with a coin inside for luck
new shoes on the table -sickness
empty hearse bad luck - coming for you next unless hold a button
full hearse good luck does a Mexican wave
drop a glove - someone else must pick it up for you
spilling salt - chuck a little over the devil on your left shoulder
peacock feathers in the house shudders
cutting nails on Tuesday and Friday bad luck
clean house at hogmanay let the old year out the back door and coal from a 'first footer' at the front door for the new year
itchy right palm - money coming
itchy left palm - money leaving
feathers - angels are near when feathers appear (i like this one)
don't cross on the stairs - bad luck
don't give scissors or knives - severes the friendship - must be given a coin
witches sailing in your boiled egg shells unless you break the end of shell
break a glass = break a friendship
don't wear green to a wedding - infidelity
black cats crossing your path - good luck
don't walk under ladders (more for common sense)
accidentally putting on two different shoes good luck also means you got dressed in the dark
Jay in the garden - very good luck

I am intelligent female graduate Grin

Craft1905 · 05/12/2018 13:17

I'm not superstitious. But I'm a Gemini, and we don't believe in all that crap.

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stressedbeyond123 · 05/12/2018 13:23

@craft1905 - i'm a gemini to, i believe in it a little Smile

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Craft1905 · 05/12/2018 13:34

@craft1905 - i'm a gemini to, i believe in it a little

I suspect my joke has gone over your head. But it wasn't that funny anyway, so don't worry about it.

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stressedbeyond123 · 05/12/2018 13:41

@craft1905 Blush

ooops lol

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DwangelaForever · 05/12/2018 13:46

No new shoes on a table
Lift your feet and hold your breath when driving past a graveyard
Throwing salt over your left shoulder if you spill it
Saying "Good morning Mr magpie and how is the rest of your family" any time you see a single magpie
Bird pooing on you being good luck
Picking up a penny on the ground for good luck
No new clothes to a funeral

DwangelaForever · 05/12/2018 13:47

Oh and don't get out of hospital or move house on a Saturday! My midwives even said I could stay an extra day in hospital for this reason - don't know if this is a local thing or not?

NoFoxGiven · 05/12/2018 13:49

I came on to say the thing about magpies! They have really good memories and facial recognition, I'd never cross a magpie or crow as they'd be out for revenge.

Doobydoo · 05/12/2018 13:52

Magpies here too! Peacock feathers. No new shoes on table. I make the sign of the cross if I see a hearse (inherited that from my Granny).

NetballHoop · 05/12/2018 14:11

Walking under ladders
Magpies
Avoiding stepping on the cracks in the pavement - or a bear will eat you

Lambbone · 05/12/2018 14:24

The ones I do are the coin in any purse given as a gift, and coin offered in exchange for a gift of knives.

These are VERY SERIOUS

Other superstitions very silly. Touchwood.

Ycochyn · 05/12/2018 14:33

If you wash on New Years Day you wash someone's life away. I've never quite dared to try it out 😒