When a girl living in the Ozark Mountains received a proposal of marriage and was uncertain whether to accept, she folded and placed 3 hairs from a cat's tail into a paper under her doorstep. The next morning, she would unfold the paper to see if the hairs had formed themselves into a Y or N before answering her suitor.

During the sixth century, it was customary to congratulate people who sneezed because they were expelling evil from their bodies. Later, when a great plague took hold of Europe, and people began sneezing violently, the Pope passed a law. Since sneezing meant that the person was going to die of plague, people were required to bless the sneezer.

A cat sneezing is a good omen for everyone who hears it.

If you carry a rabbit tail in you pocket, you'll have good luck.

If women use yellow underwear on New Year's Eve, they'll have good luck.

If someone accidently sweeps an unmarried woman's shoes with a broom, she will never marry

If a bride wears pearls, she will cry during her married life because pearls means tears.

If a woman serves as a bridesmaid more than twice, she will have bad luck.

If the bride wears something new, something old, and something borrowed; she will have good luck.

If the groom sees the bride's wedding dress before their wedding, the bride will have bad luck.

To predict the sex of a baby: Suspend a wedding band held by a piece of thread over the palm of the pregnant girl. If the ring swings in an oval or circular motion the baby will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight line the baby will be a boy.

You must get out of bed on the same side that you get in or you will have bad luck.

To prevent an unwelcome guest from returning, sweep out the room they stayed in immediately after they leave.

Never take a broom along when you move. Throw it out and buy a new one.

Three butterflies together mean good luck.

If a candle lighted as part of a ceremony blows out, it is a sign that evil spirits are nearby.

If a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune, but if it walks away, it takes the good luck with it.

If your cheeks suddenly feel on fire, someone is talking about you.

Evil spirits can't harm you when you stand inside a circle.

To see one crow is bad luck, to see two is good luck, to see three means good health, to see four is much wealth, to see five is sickness, and to see six means death.

If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you.  If your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you.

If your right eye twitches there will soon be a birth in the family. If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family.

If an eyelash falls out, put it on the back of the hand, make a wish and throw it over your shoulder. If it flies off the hand the wish will be granted.

To drop a fork means a man is coming to visit.

If the palm of your right hand itches it means you will soon be getting money.  If the palm of your left hand itches it means you will soon be paying out money.

If your nose itches you will soon be kissed by a fool.

A knife placed under the bed during childbirth will ease the pain of labor.

It will cause a quarrel if knives are crossed at the table.

If a young girl catches a ladybug and then releases it, the direction in which it flies away will be the direction from which her future husband will come.

If a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself, someone in the house will die soon.

A girl standing under a mistletoe cannot refuse to be kissed by anyone who claims the privilege.

If your nose itches, someone is coming to see you. If it's the right nostril, the visitor will be a female, left nostril, male.

If you use the same pencil to take a test that you used for studying for the test, the pencil will remember the answers.

Bad luck will follow the spilling of salt unless a pinch is thrown over the left shoulder into the face of the devil waiting there.

Put salt on the doorstep of a new house and no evil can enter.

Salty soup is a sign that the cook is in love.

If you drop scissors, it means your lover is being unfaithful to you.

Knock three times on wood after mentioning good fortune so evil spirits won't ruin it.

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