Death-Watch Ticking Superstition
Household Omen A faint, repeated ticking heard from old wood was once interpreted as a warning that someone in the household might soon die. The…
Animals
Animals Folk Beliefs
Animals groups folk beliefs centered on animals, insects, and other creatures, including dream omens and animal-related signs.
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Rat Dream Superstition
Dream-Book Omen In several English-language dream manuals, dreaming of rats was treated as an unfavorable omen connected with enemies, deception, quarrels, or approaching trouble. The…
Snake Dream Superstition
In documented folk belief, dreaming of a snake has often been treated as an omen of enemies, danger, or coming trouble. The interpretation is not…
Lice Dream Superstition
Dreaming of lice has no single traditional meaning. Recorded folk beliefs assign sharply different omens to the same dream, ranging from coming wealth and escape…
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,…