Category: Culture
10 Old Superstitions About Friday
Friday is the day of love in superstitious lore. While there were more recent efforts to make it a bad luck day, the name Friday…
7 Old Superstitions About Sunday
Sunday is traditionally the day of the Sun, Sol, and it can be both an ominous day and a good luck day is superstition is…
10 Unusual Saturday Superstitions
While Saturdays are party days in today’s world, in the past there were quite a few surprising superstitions surrounding this day. 1. Cutting Fingernails Cutting…
5 Magical Facts About the Number Thirteen
Superstition and Christian folklore tells us that the number thirteen is an evil number. It is bad luck and it is something to be avoided….
Does Your Underwear Stink? Undie Ads From the 1940s
Have you ever wondered if your undies smelled bad? If so, you must not be using the right detergent. Here are some blessedly crude detergent…
10 Superstitions About Wednesday or the Day of Woden
Wednesday is ruled by Woden, also known as Odin, and is also the day of Mercury. Traditionally, this was a day for business, communications, and,…
How to Use Eggs to Predict the Future
Are you looking for a way to use eggs in fortunetelling? Who isn’t, right? The article below on how to use eggs to predict the…
10 Superstitions About Thursday or the Day of Thor
Thursday is named after the Norse god Thor, the Germanic god Donar. It is known as the day of Jupiter and is associated with thunder….
7 Facts That Prove Ancient Romans Were Obsessed With Sex
You cannot study ancient Roman culture without running into all of their sexual beliefs and practices. In fact, sex was always on the Roman mind…
14 Rude Epitaphs That Will Make You Giggle and Groan
One of the amusements of the past was to write funny, rude, and shocking epitaphs for real and imaginary people. The following epitaphs were published…
