Favorite Superstitions

An acorn should be carried to bring luck and ensure a long life. If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have. 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. When making the bed, don't interrupt your work, or you will spend a restless night in it. If a black cat walks in front of you you will have bad luck. It's bad luck to pick up a coin if it's tails side up. Good luck comes if it's heads up. If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you. If your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you. A white moth inside the house or trying to enter the house means death. An onion cut in half and placed under the bed of a sick person will draw off fever and poisons.