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Animal superstitions 2Category Animal Superstitions
Subcategory: Cricket
A cricket is a lucky house spirit that takes it's luck away when it leaves.
A cricket can tell of oncoming rain, death, and x-lovers.
Subcategory: Crow
One's bad, Two's luck, Three's health, Four's wealth, Five's sickness, Six is death.
A messenger of the gods
A familiar of the traditional witch
Harbingers of death and disaster
Subcategory: Cuckoo
First sound of a cuckoo in spring coming from the right - good luck
First sound of a cuckoo in spring coming from the left - bad luck
Hearing the first cuckoo on the 28th of April - Excellent luck
Hearing the first cuckoo on the 6th of April or after midsummer - bad luck
Your condition on hearing the first cuckoo will remain all year
Subcategory: Daddy Long Legs
If a plow kills a daddy long legs the cows will go dry.
" a kid on a farm in Ohio, was once told that if you picked up a Daddy Long Legs and ask it "Where are the cows?" it would point (with it's feelers) in the direction of the cows, this is meant to really usually work!"
Subcategory: Dolphins
Dolphins are believed to transport the souls of the dead to the afterlife
Dolphins playing in fine weather or close to the shore - Wind
Subcategory: Donkey
Placing three hairs from a donkey's shoulders in a muslin bag worn around the neck - cure for whooping cough or measles
Sitting backwards on a donkey - cure for snakebites and toothache
A pregnant woman seeing a donkey - the child will grow wise and well behaved
Subcategory: Dove
Miners seeing a dove - bad omen
A dove circling above - an omen of death
Killing a dove - misfortune
Subcategory: Dragonfly
Catching a dragonfly - marriage within the year
Subcategory: Duck
Laying dark brown eggs - bad omen
Flapping its wings while swimming - rain
Subcategory: Eagle
Strength, divinity and immortality
Christian belief - symbol of resurrection
Several eagles flying together - peace
Eagles sitting motionless - an enemy approaching
Eagle egg eaten by two people - protection against witchcraft
Hearing the cry of an eagle - omen of death
Subcategory: Elephants
In Siam, white elephants were rare and not made to work for their upkeep, so a White Elephant is an item that is a non profit expense. Considering the value of space in our homes, items kept as memorabilia could be considered White Elephants.
Subcategory: Ferret
Drinking milk from a bowl from which a ferret has drunk - cure for whooping cough
Subcategory: Fish
Throw back the first fish you catch then you'll be lucky the whole day fishing.
It's bad luck to get married when the fish aren't biting, according to the custom of some fisherfolk.
A fish should always be eaten from the head toward the tail.
Dream of fish: someone you know is pregnant.
If you count the number of fish you caught, you will catch no more that day.
It's bad luck to say the word "pig" while fishing at sea.
Burning fish bones - unlucky
Subcategory: Flea
Suddenly leaving a body who was infested - death of the host
Flea bite on the hand - a kiss or good news
Person leaping over the midsummer bonfire - riddance of fleas
Subcategory: Fox
Seeing a lone fox - good luck
Seeing several foxes together - bad luck
Subcategory: Frogs
Frogs, like toads, were once thought to have peculiar properties, and were frequently used in healing charms, and in others of a slightly less innocent nature.
The dried body of a frog worn in a silk bag around the neck prevented epilepsy and other fits.
Frogs were used in love-magic. In one story, a girl, whose lover was untrue stuck pins all over a living frog and then buried it. The young man suffered extreme pains and eventually returned to her. She dug up the frog and removed the pins, after which t
A frog brings good luck to the house it enters.
Believed to be the souls of dead children
Shiny skinned - fine weather
Dull skinned - rain
Frogspawn at the edge of a pond - storms
Touching a frog - infertility
Killing a frog - bad luck
Subcategory: Gnat
When allowed into a sick room - removal of ailments
Flying close to the ground - rain
Flying high - good weather
Subcategory: Goat
Associated with Pan (or the devil in some religions)
Meeting a goat when on an important journey - good luck
Meeting a black goat on a bridle path - treasure hidden nearby
Subcategory: Goose
Goose eaten on Michelmas day - good luck
Brown tinted meat - mild winter
White meat - harsh winter
Geese leaving a farm - omen of a fire
A goose laying two eggs - bad omen
Subcategory: Guinea Fowl
Generally good luck
Brings sunshine
Subcategory: Hares
Good Luck.
A guise of a witch
Crossing your path - omen of disaster
Dreaming of hares - bad omen or death
Seeing a brown hare - good luck
Carrying a hare's foot - good luck
Killing a hare - bad luck
Rubbing hare's blood into the skin - cure for freckles
Subcategory: Hedgehog
Another witches guise
Killing a hedgehog - protection against bad luck
Entering the house - very bad omen
Subcategory: Hens
A hen which crows is considered to be unlucky, as is a hen with tail-feathers like those of a rooster.
Hens which roost in the morning are said to be foretelling a death, usually that of the farmer or someone in his household.
A hen which enters the house is an omen that a visitor will arrive, and this is also the case if a rooster crows near the door or comes inside.
Subcategory: Heron
Seeing a heron near the house - bad luck
Killing a heron - extremely bad luck
Subcategory: Jackdaw
A jackdaw settling on the house - an omen of death
In some cultures, a jackdaw on the roof - a new arrival
Seeing one jackdaw - bad omen
Subcategory: Horseshoes
A circular ring made from an iron horseshoe nail gives the same protection against evil as the horseshoe itself.
The horseshoe or crescent moon shape was seen as a sign of good fortune and fertility.
Witches fear horses, so they are also turned away by a door with a horseshoe mounted on it. The horseshoe must be hung with the points up to keep the luck from spilling out.
Subcategory: Jaybirds
Jaybirds go down to the devil's house on Fridays to tell all the bad things that have happened during the week. Jaybirds who remain on Friday are checking up on what people are doing.
Subcategory: Kingfisher
Greek legend
Christian Legend
Seeing a kingfisher - good luck
Wearing kingfisher feathers - promotes the beauty of a woman by magic
Subcategory: Ladybird (Ladybug)
Landing on you - very good luck
Landing on your hand - Good weather
Number of spots - number of happy months ahead
Direction after it leaves your person - the direction from which your future love will come
Subcategory: Lamb
First lamb of spring (black) - good omen
First lambs of spring (twin white) - excellent fortune
Subcategory: Lapwing (Pewit)
The call of the lapwing - 'bewitched bewitched'
Seeing a lapwing - bad omen
Subcategory: Lark
Eating three larks' eggs - improvement of voice
Disturbing a lark's peace or nest - curse
Pointing at a lark - a whitlow will appear on the finger
Subcategory: Magpie
Seeing a single magpie - bad luck
A single magpie circling the house - portent of death
Greeting a magpie is said to remove the bad omens it brings
A single magpie on a roof - the building will never fall down
Chattering in a tree near a house - arrival of a stranger
Chinese belief - a magpie is good luck and shouls never be killed
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