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Places & Directions

Places & Directions Folk Beliefs

Explore documented folk beliefs connected to Places & Directions, including related clusters and country variants.

3 documented beliefs · 1 country

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Subtopics

Fence1

Related Topics

Door1Baby1First Carrier1

Themes

Luck & Misfortune2Birth & Pregnancy1

Contexts

Luck Omen2Travel & Movement1Departure1Character Omen1

Countries

United States

Beliefs in This Cluster

Person crossing a fence for luck as part of the fence-crossing luck superstition.

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,… 

a cat sitting outside a door with a sign about same-door superstition, suggesting leaving through the same door entered

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… 

Person carrying a bag outdoors near a fence, illustrating the superstition of the first outdoor carrying affecting a child's disposition.

First Outdoor Carrying Superstition

Infant Folk Belief A recorded Georgia superstition holds that a child will develop a nature and disposition resembling the person who first carries the baby…