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Health Omen

Health Omen Folk Beliefs

Explore documented folk beliefs connected to Health Omen, including related clusters and country variants.

2 documented beliefs · 1 country

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Related Contexts

Nighttime1

Themes

Body Omens1Dreams & Divination1

Topics

Body1Dreams1Animals1

Countries

United States

Beliefs in This Cluster

A room with a mirror and a sign about the superstition that combing hair after dark leads to sickness.

Hair Combing After Dark Superstition

Nighttime Grooming Taboo The superstition warns against combing the hair after dark. Folklore records attach several different consequences to the act, including bad luck, forgetfulness,… 

Dreaming of flies often symbolizes sickness or discomfort in superstitions surrounding flies and dreams.

Fly Dream Superstition

Dream Omen In recorded dream lore, seeing flies has been interpreted in sharply different ways. Older dream books often connect them with enemies, illness, trouble,…