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Unusual, unique, and uncommon facts about a diversity of subjects:
Superstitions:
old wives tales, folklore, bizarre beliefs,
taboos, omens, lucky & unlucky things
Superstition A to L includes Friday the Thirteenth |
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Superstition M to Z |
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Death Superstition |
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Dreams : Meanings & Superstitions |
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Wedding Superstition |
Superstitions about Death
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BIRD |
A bird in the house is a sign of a death. |
| If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow. | |
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CANDLE |
Light candles on the night after November 1. One for each deceased relative should be placed in the window in the room where death occurred. |
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CEMETERY |
You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died. |
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CLOCK |
If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family. |
| You will have bad luck if you do not stop the clock in the room where someone dies. | |
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CORPSE |
If a woman is buried in black, she will return to haunt the family. |
| If a dead person's eyes are left open, he'll find someone to take with him. | |
| Mirrors in a house with a corpse should be covered or the person who sees himself will die next. | |
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DOG |
Dogs howling in the dark of night, Howl for death before daylight. |
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DREAMS |
If you dream of death it's a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it's a sign of death. |
| If you touch a loved one who has died, you won't have dreams about them | |
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DYING |
A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven. |
| A person who dies at midnight on Christmas Eve will go straight to heaven because the gates of heaven are open at that time. | |
| All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave. | |
| The soul of a dying person can't escape the body and go to heaven if any locks are locked in the house. | |
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EYE |
If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family. |
| If a dead person's eyes are left open, he'll find someone to take with him. | |
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FUNERAL |
Funerals on Friday portend another death in the family during the year. |
| It's bad luck to count the cars in a funeral cortege. | |
| It's bad luck to meet a funeral procession head on. | |
| Thunder following a funeral means that the dead person's soul has reached heaven. | |
| Nothing new should be worn to a funeral, especially new shoes. | |
| Pointing at a funeral procession will cause you to die within the month | |
| Pregnant women should not attend funerals. | |
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GRAVE |
If the person buried lived a good life, flowers will grow on the grave. If the person was evil, weeds will grow. |
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MIRROR |
If a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself, someone in the house will die soon. |
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MOTH |
A white moth inside the house or trying to enter the house means death. |
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PHOTOGRAPH |
If 3 people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first. |
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THIRTEEN |
If 13 people sit down at a table to eat, one of them will die before the year is over. |
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UMBRELLA |
Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house. |
Superstition A to L includes Friday the Thirteenth |
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Superstition M to Z |
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Death Superstition |
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Dreams : Meanings & Superstitions |
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Wedding Superstition |
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