Superstitions Part 2

I thought it would be fun to touch on some of the things in my current book. If you would like to see a lot, more superstitions get this book. *‘The Encyclopedia of Superstitions’ by: E. and M.A. Radford.

Ravens

In Norse mythology, the raven was sacred to Odin, who had two attendants’ birds, Hugin and Munin. Growing up birds was a symbol of bad luck. If a bird tries to go into you house or succeeds in getting in there will be a death in the house. If it croaks near a house where a sick person lies, that person will die. One last is a sparrow, which is said to carry souls from the Hall of Guff.

Numbers

When you think of numbers, several better-known ones come screaming to the front of my brain.

Seven

Astrologers taught that seven planets governed the universe and the life of men. We’ve all heard the gambler’s ‘lucky seven’. The seventh child is said to have special gifts.

Three

Of course the ‘Holy Trinity’. Three is a sacred number to the Pagans.

666

This is the tale-tale sign of the Beast.

Thirteen

There are many superstitions around this number. One of the better-known beliefs is that there were thirteen disciples at the ‘Last Supper’. But, there are thirteen witches to a coven. Another big one is Friday the 13th.

Sneezing

It is very customary to this day to say ‘God bless you’. Many say that the saying originated from the Greeks, who also wished the sneezer good fortune. In Scotland, a newborn’s first sneeze was awaited with anxiety. It was thought that the child was under the power of fairies until then.