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…
Home & Household
Home & Household Folk Beliefs
Home & Household groups folk beliefs tied to domestic spaces, household objects, indoor actions, doors, stairs, mirrors, tools, and other signs associated with life around the home.
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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…
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…
Stopped Clock Superstition
Household Omen In recorded folklore, a clock that stops unexpectedly can be interpreted as an omen of death, especially when its hands appear to preserve…
Hoe Through the House Superstition
Household Folk Belief The hoe-through-the-house superstition warns against carrying a hoe inside or through a home. In its simplest recorded form, the act brings bad…
Indoor Umbrella Superstition
Household Luck Belief Opening an umbrella inside a house is traditionally treated as an unlucky act. Older folklore records sometimes give the rule a narrower…
Carrying a Baby Upstairs Superstition
The carrying-a-baby-upstairs superstition holds that a newborn’s first journey away from the birth room should begin with an upward movement. Carrying the child upstairs was…