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admin sinfulldude · Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject: Animal superstitions 3

Category Animal Superstitions

Subcategory: Martin (BIRD) "not me lol"

Nesting in a house - good luck to the household

Harming a Martin or its eggs - dire misfortune

Subcategory: Mole

Sudden arrival of molehills in a garden - someone will leave, or death

More molehills than usual - bad weather

Subcategory: Mosquito

Same omens as the gnat (When allowed into a sick room - removal of ailments, Flying close to the ground - rain, Flying high - good weather)

Subcategory: Moth

A big black moth in the house means a deceased one is just visiting reincarnated through that moth.

In the house - arrival of an important letter

Subcategory: Mouse

If somebody throws away a dead mouse, the wind will soon start to blow from that direction.

Subcategory: Muskrat

Building it's home clear of the water - heavy rains

Constructing the home with thin walls - mild winter

Subcategory: Nightingale

Heard singing before the cuckoo - Success in love

Subcategory: Nightjar (Whippoorwill)

Heard after dark - premonition of death

First call in spring - A wish made will come true

Subcategory: Owl

The ancient Greeks revered owls and believed them sacred to Athena. Affiliated with the goddess of wisdom and learning, the owl was considered wise and kind.

hearing the hoot of an owl is now associated with bad luck. To counter evil owl power put irons in your fire. Or throw salt, hot peppers or vinegar into the fire, the owl will get a sore tongue, hoot no more, and no one close to you will be in trouble.

When you hear an owl, to prevent bad luck, take off your clothes, turn them inside out and put them back on.

Any man who eats roasted owl will be obedient and a slave to his wife.

Looking into an owl's nest - sadness for life

Heard hooting by a pregnant woman - baby is a girl

If an owl lands on the roof of your house, it is an omen of death. Constant hooting near your house also foretells death.

If an owl hoots at the moment of childbirth, the child will have an unhappy life.

The Irish believe that if an owl flies into a house it must be killed immediately. If it escapes, it will take the luck of the house with it.

If an owl nests in an abandoned house, then the dwelling must be haunted. An owl is the only creature that can abide a ghost.

By eating salted owl, a person can be cured of gout.

If an owl hoots during a burial service, the deceased is bound to rise from the grave and haunt the living.

An owl living in the attic of a house will cause a pregnant woman to miscarry.

Subcategory: Oyster

Oysters should only be eaten in months with an R in them

Aphrodisiac properties (dating back to Roman times)

Carrying an oyster shell - good luck

Subcategory: Peacocks

A peacock feather has an evil eye at the end. Argus, the Greek legend, says a hundred eyed monster was turned into a peacock with all it's eyes in it's tail.

Revered by Hindus as sacred

Greek mythology - tail consists of the eyes of the giant 'Argus'

Peacock feathers indoors - bad luck

Hearing a peacock cry - storms approaching

Subcategory: Pigs

To get rid of warts involves rubbing a peeled apple and giving it to a pig.

Crossing your path - unlucky

Running with straw in its mouth - storms approaching

Driving pigs indoors On Beltane morning - good omen

Subcategory: Porpoise

Harbinger of good luck

Seen swimming north - fine weather

Seen swimming south - bad weather

Subcategory: Rabbits

Passing in front of you - good luck

Passing behind you - bad luck

Running down a street - a house will catch fire

Keeping a rabbit's foot - good luck

Because of the rabbit's ability to reproduce, the rabbit's foot became a symbol of fertility.

Rabbits were linked with darkness, witches and the devil because they live underground.

By owning a rabbit's foot as a talisman, you would have vital connections with many powerful forces.

A left rabbit hind foot, carried in the left pocket after having been removed from a rabbit that was killed during a full moon by a cross-eyed person is truly lucky. The foot is considered a powerful charm against evil because the rabbit's strong hind le

Actors may keep a rabbit's foot in their makeup cases for good luck, and will have misfortune if they lose it.

In Wales an old belief is that a new-born child rubbed all over with a rabbit's foot will be lucky for life.

Subcategory: Rat

Most relate to the rat's association with death

It is believed that rats can predict death

Rats leaving a ship - the ship will sink

Rats seen boarding a ship - lucky

A rat leaving a house - A death is imminent

A sudden arrival of rats in a house - the occupants will move soon, or (in Scotland) an occupant will come into money

An increase in numbers - an omen of war

Subcategory: Ravens

To kill a raven is to harm the spirit of King Arthur who visits the world in the form of a raven.

Seen near a sick person - no recovery

Welsh belief - A raven on a chimney is good luck to those within

Ravens leaving The Tower of London - The United Kingdom will fall

Flying towards the sun - fine weather

Subcategory: Robins

A wish made on the first robin of spring will be granted.

A robin entering the house was a sign of a death in the family.

Killing a robin - extremely bad luck

Causing a robin injury - a similar injury to the perpetrator

Entering a house or church - omen of death

Subcategory: Roosters

Roosters have long been connected with the sun, as they crow to herald its arrival at dawn, and are considered watchful protectors of humankind.

When a cock crows at midnight a spirit is passing

in England it is a death omen if a rooster crows three times between sunset and midnight. Crowing at other times is often a warning against misfortune.

If a cock crows while perched on a gate, or at nightfall, the next day will be rainy.

A white rooster is considered very lucky, and should not be killed as it protects the farm on which it lives

Black roosters are a bad omen, often associated with sacrifice.

Subcategory: Seagulls

Three seagulls flying together, directly overhead, are a warning of death soon to come.

Killing a seagull - bad luck

Seen far inland - bad weather

Subcategory: Sheep

A shepherd counting his flock - bad luck

Sitting still on the grass - fine weather

Walking about and bleating - bad weather

Subcategory: Snake

Hanging a snake skin from the rafters - protection from fire

Crossing your path - unlucky

Carrying a snake skin - protection against illness

Carrying a snake's tooth - protection against fever and luck in gambling

Wearing an emerald - protection against snake bites

Subcategory: Sparrows

Sparrows carry the souls of the dead, it's unlucky to kill one.

Believed to embody the souls of the dead

Killing a sparrow - the tree it lived in will die

Hearing a sparrow call – rain

Subcategory: Spiders

it is unlucky to kill spiders because a spider spun a web over baby Jesus to hide him from Herod.

A spider with syrup cures fever.

Seeing a spider run down a web in the afternoon means you'll take a trip.

You'll meet a new friend if you run into a web.

A spider is a repellent against plague when worn around the neck in a walnut shell.

Killing a spider - very bad luck

Seen running over clothes - a new set of clothes

Finding a spider in the morning - Sorrow

Finding a spider at midday - Anxiety

Finding a spider in the evening - Loss

A spider spinning in the morning - Good Luck

A spider climbing its thread - Good News

A spider dropping on its thread - Good Luck

Finding a spider on your body - Good Fortune

Seeing a spider cross a wall - Good Luck

A spider's web on a doorway - A Visitor

A spider on your clothes – Money

Arcane is said to be the missing 13th sign of the zodiac based on 13 lunar months. Arcane is associated with psychic abilities, weaving and women.