1. Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry, As you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off. You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off.
2. To predict the sex of a baby: Suspend a wedding band held by a piece of thread over the palm of the pregnant girl. If the ring swings in an oval or circular motion the baby will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight line the baby will be a boy.
3. Monday's child is fair of face;
Tuesday's child is full of grace;
Wednesday's child is full of woe;
Thursday's child has far to go;
Friday's child is loving and giving;
Saturday's child works hard for a living.
But the child that is born on the Sabbath day
is fair and wise, good and gay.
4. To dream of a lizard is a sign that you have a secret enemy.
5. If my head gets bumped, I have to slap my chin upwards with the back of my hand to prevent damage to my brains.
6. French peasants thought that black cats could find buried treasure, if they followed a specific ritual: find an intersection where 5 roads connected, then turn the cat loose and follow him.
7. Walking under a ladder - A leaning ladder forms a triangle with the wall and ground. Triangles represent the Holy Trinity, and violating the Trinity by breaking it (walking through it) would put you in league with the devil himself.
8. It is bad luck to kill a ladybug because it represents the Virgin Mary.
9. Death, you know, is contagious.
10. If you say the name Mary Worth 100 times into a mirror in a darkened
room and she appears in the mirror, you will soon die.
11. If a dead person's eyes are left open, he'll find someone to take with him.
12. You will have bad luck if you do not stop the clock in the room where
someone dies.
13. If you touch a loved one who has died, you won't have
dreams about them.
