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Animal superstitions 3Category 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.
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