Tag: superstition
Belief in a Suicide Wind
I have never heard of a suicide wind before, but it sounds like a great premise to a horror story. From a 1904 newspaper article:…
10 Fascinating Cat Superstitions
Cats have far more superstitions attached to them than any other animal. They have been executed as witches, seen as the bearers of good or…
10 Strange Beliefs About The Devil
Whether or not you believe in the Devil, the stories and beliefs surround him are intriguing. The Devil absorbed everything Christians hated about Paganism (or…
7 Strange Lottery Ticket Beliefs
Is there a trick to winning the lottery? Well, according to some people, winning involves a touch of superstition to up the luck. Granted, there…
8 Old Love Divinations From Europe
Love divinations were a very prominent obsession with young women in old Europe because a woman’s fortune or misfortune was tied in with the man…
9 Crazy Superstitions About Your Eyebrows
Your eyes, your skin complexion, and even the shape of your eyebrows can tell a lot about you according to folk beliefs and superstitions. It…
10 Strange Bread Baking Beliefs and Superstitions
Bread, long a symbol of plenty, was an important part of people’s diets for well over 2,000 years (long before the gluten free diets of…
10 Strange Ways to Give a Friend Good Luck
They say that giving is the way to self-fulfillment, so why not gift your friends and family some good luck? After all, a bit of…
5 Agate Stone Superstitions
Agate stones come in so many different colors, making them an all time favorite among those who like unusual, natural looking jewelry. In birth stone…
