Love these comments. My grandmother always said that when cleaning out your hairbrush, wrap the hairs up in something to keep the birds out of it. Meaning that if a bird happened to use your hair in it's nest, you would get pregnant.

Another, never kill a cricket, or bad luck would come.

Breaking a mirror is worth 7 years bad luck.

Will have to try and remember some more, she had lots of them. Many were already mentioned, lol.

Never pass someone on the stairs.

Never walk under a ladder.

My mother used to do that constantly - - - and while not particularly superstitious - - I do it too - by habit!! :mrgreen:

Marysewfun

Yes, it WAS the pully bone ! Back in the day my mom would cut a whole chicken up and was able to cut the front portion of the breast that housed the wishbone, and the most tender meat, this would always be my piece ! Then we would take the pully bone, hold it under the table leg and break it, can't remember if the longer or the shorter bone got the wish !

Sing at the table, and you'll cry before you go to bed.


Something old, something new,
Something borrowed, something blue,
These things a Bride should do.

1234Irene's comment on "break a mirror = 7 years bad luck":

A big, big mirror "sitting" on the dresser (we had just moved and he hadn't fastened it up yet) got knocked over by the cat - -- my husband and I wondered: 7 years bad luck - or 14 for that big thing!!

This is a fun topic - love it!

Marysewfun

We broke a big mirror moving into our new house 21 years ago, have had nothing but GOOD luck. SO there. :mrgreen:

Never called it anything but a "pulley bone" :lol:

Never say thank you to someone for giving you a plant or slips of a plant because it will die. My mother and all of the neighbors swore by this.

shoes upside down in closet - you will have a bad day, Mine are all right side up!

Also, never give knives as a gift - severs relationships.