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…
Nature & Sky
Nature & Sky Folk Beliefs
Nature & Sky groups folk beliefs about celestial events, weather, seasonal signs, plants, snow, stars, the moon, and other natural phenomena.
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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…
Nine Stars Marriage Divination
Marriage Compatibility Belief Nine Stars marriage divination interprets the birth stars of two people through a nine-part system linked with the Five Elements. The resulting…
New Moon True-Love Divination Rhyme
The “new moon, true moon” rhyme belongs to a family of love-divination verses recorded in nineteenth-century English-speaking folklore. The words were spoken when the new…
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…