1234Irene

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.

QuiltE

Never pass someone on the stairs.

Never walk under a ladder.

Marysewfun

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

Marysewfun

Honeynga

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 !

QuiltE

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.

Marysewfun

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

ptquilts

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

crazy cat lady

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

llamalady

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.

butterflies5518

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.