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cheapbag214s · Posted: Fri 8:17, 30 Aug 2013 Post subject: A Conversation for Superstitions

A Conversation for Superstitions,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Horseshoes: Apparently having it shaped like a U holds the luck in it like a bowl. Turning it upside down is bad as the luck will spill out. Terry Pratchett's "Lords and Ladies" also provides another possible reason for the use of the horseshoe, connected to iron, but I've no idea if this came from research or whether he made it up. Saying "Bless you" after sneezing: It was believed that when a person sneezed their soul left their body temporarily. It was necessary to bless someone so that the devil didn't enter their body while the soul wasn't in it. Walking under ladders: The triangle was once the symbol of Satan, so I hear. Any triangle,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], such a ladder placed against a wall, served as a portal into his domain.
I always understood that the triangle was the symbol of the Holy Trinity. By walking under the ladder you were breaking the Trinity, which would bring bad luck upon you. The only other use I know of for iron,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], in a superstitious sense, is that people believed that fairies didn't like it and would avoid it. This would prevent them entering your house and leaving a changeling in place of your baby, or working mischief in other ways. What's Terry Pratchett's reason? Another source of the horseshoe superstition relates to St. Dunstan. St. Dunstan was a blacksmith. One day Satan paid him a visit and asked to be shod. (I always thought the Devil had cloven hooves, but who knows!) St. Dunstan chained Satan to a wall and then set about his task with such vigour, and inflicted such pain on Satan, that Satan cried out for mercy and begged to be set free. As Satan fled he vowed that he would never again enter any place where a horseshoe was displayed. As for the sneezing thing,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I understood that people said 'Bless you' to stop the Devil stealing your soul before it returned to your body. That's the trouble with superstitions. They're so old that nobody can really remember what they were about or why!
Money spider - In most cultures spiders have traditionally brought good luck and conversely killing them brings bad luck. This is partly based on their abilitly to control disease through killing their main vectors, namely flies and other insects,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but also their legendary connection with spinning (arachne, the generic name comes from the spinning lady of the greek legend). So when a spider (a money spider) runs across your clothes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it was beleived to have come to spin new ones. It is not a big jump of the imagination to go from new clothes to a present,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and from a present to the arrival of a stranger bearing gifts or in the modern world . . . . money. Money spider is a term only recently bestowed upon the genus Linyphiidae, a group of spiders that includes far more species than any other genus.
Horseshoes: It's traditional to hang up two shoes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], one cupped up and the other cupped down, interlinked. Both the good and the bad. Spiritual harmony and all that. Mirrors: When a servant/butler/maid broke a mirror in Edwardian (or possibly Victorian) period houses, it took seven years for them to pay for the damage. I've noticed its really easy to start new superstitions; they tend to spread, people pick them up. Walk under a ladder backwards for good luck. My personal favourite: "Drinking poison is bad luck."
I've always liked opals and have never thought them unlucky, although I was aware of the superstition about them. A quick web search brought up two possible reasons for opals being regarded as unlucky. One suggests that the 'superstition' was started by De Beers. Apparently, Queen Victoria loved opals,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and they increased in popularity to the detriment of diamonds, hence the need for a 'smear campaign'. The other suggested reason is that opals crack easily,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and it was considered bad luck to give a broken stone.
The Norse myths include an 'unlucky 13' - the number of guests who were at a feast in honour of Baldur (I think), where Loki was the 13th guest and later caused Baldur's death. This may or may not predate Christianity, but could well have arisen separately. Cracks:Step on a crack and you'll break your mothers back.
The 'step on a crack, break your mother's back' was a childhood 'game' we used to play. We never considered it a superstition,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and certainly never believed it to be true. According to one source,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the rhyme / superstition dates back to late 19th / early 20th century America and originally went "step on a crack, your mother will turn black". There were a lot of racists around then (still are, in some places, for that matter). Although the source describes this as a 'superstition',[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I stll regard it as a bit of nonsense that people (especially children) would say, but wouldn't really believe. Oh, and we don't have 'money stealers'. The closest we have are dandelion seeds and,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], when I was a child, it was considered good luck to catch one (note that this does not mean having one land on you!). Again,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it may just be a childhood thing rather than a superstion,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as the habit of trying to catch them has died out as I've got older. As for mirrors, glass mirrors were almost (but not completely) unknown before the 16th century. The reasons I've read for the bad luck have nothing to do with cost,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but relate to health - your own or your soul's. Apparently,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Romans believed that life renewed itself every 7 years. By breaking a mirror you harmed your health,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which would take 7 years to recover. Another explanation is that your reflection is a projection of your soul. Have to say I'm not brave enough to try that one! I was also told not to place a mirror opposite a window as this bounces the good luck out of the room. I was also wondering about candles and insence as I was told these allows the stagnet are to move freely again and thus untrap the good energy. Anyone know about this? Does anyone know anygood superstitions about dragons,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I absolutly love them but everyone else thinks they are just bad.
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