Superstitions (W-Y)

WATERMELON
A watermelon will grow in your stomach if you swallow a watermelon seed.

WEATHER
Red sky at night,
Sailor's delight.
Red sky at morning
Sailors take warning

Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day.
Rain on the green grass
Rain on the hillside,
But not on me.

WOOD
Knock three times on wood after mentioning good fortune so evil spirits won't ruin it.

WINDOW
All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave.

WISH
If you make a wish while throwing a coin into a well or fountain, the wish will come true.

Wish I may,
Wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.

If you tell someone your wish, it won't come true.

WISHBONE
Two people pull apart the dried breastbone of a chicken or turkey until it cracks and breaks, each one making a wish while doing so. The person who gets the long half of the wishbone will have his or her wish come true.

X
The number of Xs in the palm of your right hand is the number of children you will have.

YAWN
A yawn is a sign that danger is near.

Cover your mouth when you yawn, or your soul can go out of your body along with the yawn.

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