Itchy Right Hand Money Superstition
Money Omen An itching right hand or palm is traditionally interpreted in one well-documented superstition as a sign that…
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Hair Combing After Dark Superstition
Nighttime Grooming Taboo The superstition warns against combing the hair after dark. Folklore records attach several different consequences to…
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Boundary and Journey Belief Recorded fence-crossing superstitions do not give one universal rule. Older folklore collections instead preserve several…
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Household Folk Belief The same-door superstition holds that a person should leave a house or building through the same…
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Broken Mirror Superstition
Mirror Omen According to one of the best-known mirror superstitions, breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck. Historical records show that mirror breakage was considered ominous before the…
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