Fence-Crossing Luck Superstition
Boundary and Journey Belief Recorded fence-crossing superstitions do not give one universal rule. Older folklore collections instead preserve several related beliefs in which how, when,…
Luck & Misfortune
Luck & Misfortune Folk Beliefs
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Same-Door Superstition
Household Folk Belief The same-door superstition holds that a person should leave a house or building through the same door used to enter it. Leaving…
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…
New Moon Through Trees Superstition
The superstition holds that first seeing a new moon through trees, branches, or brush brings bad luck or trouble for the coming month. Historical records…
Right-Shoulder Moon Luck Superstition
Moon Omen In a widely recorded folk belief, seeing the new moon over the right shoulder is a lucky omen. The direction matters most when…
New Moon Wish Superstition
Moon Folklore The new moon wish superstition holds that a wish made when the young moon is first seen may come true. Older folklore records…
Thistledown Wish Superstition
In a documented thistledown wishing custom, a person catches the light floating down, makes a wish or thinks of someone far away, then releases it…
First Evening Star Wish Superstition
Wishing Custom The first evening star wish is a folk practice in which the first star noticed after dusk becomes the occasion for making a…
Falling Star Wish Superstition
Wish Belief A familiar folk belief says that seeing a falling or shooting star creates a brief chance to make a wish. In many recorded…
First Snowflake Wish Superstition
The first snowflake wish is a seasonal folk belief in which a person makes a wish when noticing the first snowflake of winter. A documented…