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…
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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…
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…