DANDELION Pick a dandelion that has gone to seed. Take a deep breath and blow the seeds into the wind. Count the seeds that remain on the stem. That is the number of children you will have.
DOG A dog howling at night when someone in the house is sick is a bad omen.
DOOR It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
DREAMS If you dream of death it's a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it's a sign of death.
Dream of running: a sign of a big change in your life.
Dreams at night are a devil's delight Dreams in the morning, heed the angels' warning.
EARS If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you.
If your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you. Left for love and right for spite: Left or right, good at night.
EASTER For good luck throughout the year, wear new clothes on Easter.
ELEPHANT Pictures of an elephant bring luck, but only if they face a door. EYE If your right eye twitches there will soon be a birth in the family. If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family.
To cure a sty, stand at a crossroads and recite Sty, sty, leave my eye Take the next one coming by.
EYELASH If an eyelash falls out, put it on the back of the hand, make a wish and throw it over your shoulder. If it flies off the hand the wish will be granted.
FOOT If the bottom of your right foot itches, you are going to take a trip.
FINGERNAILS It is bad luck to cut your fingernails on Friday or Sunday.
Fingernail cuttings should be saved, burned, or buried.
FISH A fish should always be eaten from the head toward the tail.
Dream of fish: someone you know is pregnant.
If you count the number of fish you caught, you will catch no more that day.
It's bad luck to say the word "pig" while fishing at sea.
FLAG It brings bad luck for a flag to touch the ground.
FLOWER First Flower of Spring: The day you find the first flower of the season can be used as an omen: Monday means good fortune, Tuesday means greatest attempts will be successful, Wednesday means marriage, Thursday means warning of small profits, Friday means wealth, Saturday means misfortune, Sunday means excellent luck for weeks.
FORK To drop a fork means a man is coming to visit.
FRIDAY A bed changed on Friday will bring bad dreams.
Any ship that sails on Friday will have bad luck.
You should never start a trip on Friday or you will meet misfortune.
Never start to make a garment on Friday unless you can finish it the same day.
FROG A frog brings good luck to the house it enters.
GOOD FRIDAY (The Friday before Easter) A child born on Good Friday and baptized on Easter Sunday has a gift of healing. If a boy, he should go into the ministry.
Cut your hair on Good Friday to prevent headaches in the year to come
A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven.
Shed no blood on Good Friday, work no wood, hammer no nail.
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