Superstition in Southern Appalachia. Whether one regards cemeteries with ambivalence or fear, the aforementioned shudder can be an unsettling reminder that nothing lasts forever. . Raft replied that he had a paralyzing fear of graves. Pam. She said her mother had told her that long ago and she is a superstitious girl! The devil was in agony, but Dunstan would only agree to remove the painful shoes when the devil swore that he wouldn't enter a home protected by a horseshoe over the door. I found the one about dropping a needle the funniest - "good luck unless it sticks upright in the floor, then company was expected". On Wednesday and Friday, no one should use a needle or scissors, bake bread or sow flax. [Rumor or Reality: The Creatures of Cryptozoology]. 6. Rumor or Reality: The Creatures of Cryptozoology, What Really Scares People: Top 10 Phobias, 13 Superstitions and Traditions Explained, 13 Strange Things That Happened on Friday the 13th. Whether an unexpected sound that seems to come out of nowhere is a heads up from the other side that danger is imminent or a completely benign occurrence is up for interpretation. Even so, many still go out of their way to avoid crossing paths with one lest they are pulled into the darkness by the lure of the mysterious feline. (An alternative, though just as tongue-twisty, word for the fear is "paraskevidekatriaphobia."). HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. To encounter a white animal, especially one that is out of place in its surroundings, is considered an omen of bad things yet to come. While most people. It is a prominent landmark in Arizona's Superstition Mountains.The bulk of volcanic rocks exposed in these mountains are associated with three major ash-flow tuff eruptions at about 24.5 Ma, 18.4 Ma, and 14.9 Ma. . AZ. But there was no trail or hint of Needle Canyon. The belief that Jesus was crucified by only three nails is known as triclavianism, which properly means Three Keys. The most familiar witch tradition concerning nails is their use to pierce the witchs manikin with benevolent or malevolent intent, yet there is equal tradition in using blackthorn spines, which like nails have an innate warding virtue. 39 Is Afghans' Loneliest Number", "Cultural China - Festivals and Customs - Taboo 2 - Giving a clock", "Luck and Horseshoes Webpage accessed 22 Aug. 2010", "Did you Know? Indeed, Pliny the Elder advised hammering three iron nails, not horseshoes, into the thresholds lintel to protect the home, likewise Paul Huson in Mastering Witchcraft advocated driving three iron coffin nails into the door, one above and two below in triangular formation. Black cats were worshipped by ancient Egyptians and didn't begin to be seen as symbols of bad luck until medieval times, when they became associated with witchcraft and Satan. And when settlers moved to America they maintained the tradition with the native turkeys. There was some prettiness to see: the distant rise of Superstition Ridgeline, a slow rise of Black Top Mesa, and even Yellow Peak and Black Mesa to the west. According to folklore, breaking a mirror is a surefire way to doom yourself to seven years of bad luck. Candles are a common sight in many rituals and in prayer and meditation. It is said that if a candle's flame suddenly changes from its normal hue to a deep blue, then an uninvited guest has entered the room. See a pin and let it lie, sure to rue it by and by. Here we are reminded of the four rivers of blood that emanate from the four wounds, flowing to the corners of the world, and in this we find some similarity to the philosophy that informed the drawing & quartering of the hanged King, the four parts being buried at the corners of the sacred enclosure. When a thing is brought into contact with another it makes an alligation. Again, my mother took this as an omen. Black cats, throughout the ages, have symbolized the darker nature of humanity. That's probably where the practice of using a rabbit's foot to attract luck came about. Most likely, this superstition arises from old beliefs in witches and their animal familiars, which were often said to take the form of domestic animals like cats. Shopkeeper: Yeah but its already night and we don't sell a needle after evening. Legend has it that first-century Romans used to fight over dried wishbones which they believed were good luck and would accidentally break them, ushering in the idea that whoever has the largest bit of bone gets their wish. Your email address will not be published. People would knock on wood to beseech friendly spirits for helpor to thank them for assistance. Me(to shopkeeper): Do you have a needle and thread? This theory had been passed down from generation to generation. In conflating the cross with the four primal directions we come to understand how the Heart is to be identified with the centre of the worlds; this being also the centre of the witchs compass. Little By Little, Say a prayer and think good thoughts. A stationary shop in BVP campus. As a result of the accident, I suffered whiplash that left me with excruciating headaches for years to come. M really worried and heart broken with the bad thoughts that are coming in my mind. As a matter of fact, at the time of writing this post, I still don't know why they don't sell it? And therefore, people use horseshoes to keep out bad luck. Others say that luck only comes to you if you give the penny to someone else. Also skied maiden runs at JHMR and trucked over to Targhee one day. Nails also partake in no small measure of the powers ascribed to their material, which is normally iron, that heavenly metal linked in the occult mind with blood and the virtues of redness. Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The exclamation of "bread and butter" can also be used in groups as long as they can be broken up into an even number. Some people say that finding a penny with the tail-side up is actually bad luck. In legends and superstitions, it also embodies prosperity, power, peace, purity, courage, and harmony. Bonus fact: popular phrases like "give me a break," "lucky break," and "bad break" come from the tradition of breaking the wishbone, according to AAEPA:com. RF J2B1Y7 - Weavers Needle dawn from Hilltop Trail, McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Maricopa County, Arizona. Not that I'm someone who is oblivious to these superstitions. To mindlessly rock an empty chair is believed, by some, to bring devastating consequences to the person who normally occupies the space. A tangled thread on a needle during mending gives health and prosperity to the owner. Cindy Parmiter (author) from United States on February 26, 2019: Thank you so much for commenting. "If anything bad happens to you on Friday the 13th, the two will be forever associated in your mind," said Thomas Gilovich, a psychologist at Cornell University. In Ireland, some people say that if you spit on a penny and throw it into the bushes, fairies or leprechauns will take it as payment for good luck. Alice. If just one person is in the picture, their days could be numbered. Too much anxiety, after all, can hamper performance. The nail-filled heart has further tradition as a malevolent charm, the nails placed to make the shape of the victims initials & hung to roast in the chimney, or placed in a pot besides the fire. To even utter the word shook him to his core. The lighting of candles is a common practice utilized during mourning, prayer, meditation, and relaxation. The Superstitions are the most legendary mountains in the American Southwest. The use of cramp rings to ward fits recalls Plinys assertion that thrusting an iron nail into the spot where a persons head lay at the moment he was seized with a fit of epilepsy, is said to have the effect of curing him of that disease (Natural History). Folklore holds that an iron nail or knife is especially repellent to faeries, and for protection can be carried upon the person when awake & driven into the bed-head when asleep. A Tail About Long-Tails, Traditions and Superstition - IoM Post", "Breaking superstitions with a 'longtail' infestation", "Navajo Taboos for Nature, Domestic and Wild Animals", "10 Things You Need to Know About Navajos", "Why do actors avoid the word "Macbeth"? As with many superstitions, there's also a Christian explanation: The wood represents the holy cross. Crucifixion & sacrifice by hanging upon a tree is not a motif exclusive to the Christian mythos, rather it is a fate met by many deathless mortals so as to grant eternal life, including Prometheus, Adonis, Apollo, Arys, Bacchus, Buddha, Christna, Horus, Indra, Ixion, Mithras, Osiris, Pythagoras, Quetzalcoatl, Semiramis and Jupiter4. Beginners might come out ahead in some cases because the novice is less stressed out about winning. If you break your needle while making a dress you will live to wear it out. To have a framed photo of a loved one fall off the wall is considered, by the more superstitious among us, to be a sign that misfortune will befall at least one of the parties whose image appears behind the glass. The spiritual significance of a golden dragonfly represents self-awareness, abundance . And not just because you'll poke someone's eye out. Never lend a pin to a friend lest it prick the friendship. According to their research, the earliest documented use of knocking on wood/touching wood comes from the late 1800s (for touching wood) and 1905 (for knocking on it). Why Do People Carry a Lucky Rabbit's Foot? What's the origin of this strange superstition? I didn't know that about cars, though and the rocking chair. This is the underlying meaning of the Light-bearing, normally solar, god pinioned to the Cross, thereby fixing the Heavenly Fire into the flesh yet at the same time liberating it through Death. 1. A flame that seems to elongate and reach for the ceiling is also a sign that an otherworldly being is present. Best wishes and blessings to you and your son. Surprisingly, this is one of the few notions that my family did not adhere to. LOL. Cindy Parmiter (author) from United States on February 25, 2019: I BELIEVE THAT THIS ARTICLE IS A GOOD ONE! Furthermore, many people believed that the lingering smoke above the candle carries wishes to the heavens as it rises into the air. Just about every child knows the chant, "Find a penny, pick it up, and all that day, you'll have good luck." What a person anticipates to happen will happen. So why do we do them? Another theory is that when one person made a wish, another would lay a finger across theirs to form a cross, a powerful symbol even before Christianity. It is considered bad luck to step on a grave. Fear of the number 9 is known as enneaphobia, in, The number seventeen. But three nails or four, the wounds remain the same, and outstretched personify the crucified man-god impressed in Space, represented in the crossroads. In my family home, it was the former, without a shadow of a doubt. Far more than three or four nails have surfaced through the years, and many tales have become attached to them, such as the one Gregory of Tours claimed was cast into the Adriatic to calm a storm & that fashioned into a bridle by St Helen for Constantines horse. Don't allow negativity to take hold. For example, if a couple is walking hand in hand on the street, and a lamp post or sign is up ahead, one of them has to say "bread and butter" as they unlock hands to make way for the obstacle. The history of this particular hue of feline is filled with horrifying examples of bad luckthe vast majority of which fell upon the cat. Those are pretty hilarious!I've only heard the one about cutting labour pains before. The following are a few examples of these old wives' talesseveral of which were ingrained in me from a very young age. "All those uneventful days in which the 13th fell on a Friday will be ignored.". A sudden parting) The Chinese (I think) say that chipped dishes are bad luck. Tradition has long held that the Light was fastened to the Cross by means of the binding & fixative nail. If you are spooked by Friday the 13th, you're in for a whammy of a year. It wouldn't surprise me a bit to find that the man who spooked the cat had a dark aura that the animal sensed. We're sticking with the safety-first explanation for this one. Superstition is defined as "a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, or trust in magic." Perhaps superstitions are simply born out of our fears that we can't readily explain. Better alternatives to the ring gender test. I recall my mother's reaction when a flash of white feathers suddenly became visible in the otherwise black horde; her face turned almost as pale as the ghostly bird. Well, if knotted threads mean a fight and dropped scissors mean infidelity, then I am in BIG TROUBLE!! Charlie was normally a man of few words, but he gave me an earful that day. Who knew? Thorns are often used alongside or in place of nails in the magical arts, e.g. Glad youre getting out and about. Fear of Money. The answer may lie with the Celts. The saying "Money is the root of all evil" is one that witches of old apparently took to heart. Some became wary of the Blacksmiths magical reputation, with a corpus of folklore asserting him in league with the Devil, whose symbol is the first work of the Blacksmith, the nail. It was never fully explained, but I gathered that the loud whack was considered to be something trying to break through from the other side with a warning to tread lightly or face the consequences. Something, somewhere, tried and failed to put it out of commission. In working with this plant through the arts of philtre, suffumigation & charm we may come to further access the powers & mysteries traditionally hidden within these arcane symbols. The superstition seems to arise from the belief that mirrors don't just reflect your image; they hold bits of your soul. As with many superstitions, there's also a Christian explanation: The wood represents the holy cross. If you mend your apron or dress while you are wearing it someone will lie about you. Still; there are people, like most of my extended family, who don't believe that anything happens by accident. Leaving the trail once more, I followed a fading line of cairns through the snow to the west. Some witches use a similar practice to fix celestial powers, especially that of the Polestar, into the earth by hammering a nail into the working sites centre, thereby bringing the powers above to the world below. I'm wondering now, if climates were to change ever, (, And I think I now understand what the term "time" stands for, in the phrase, "a stitch in time saves nine". 21.. Years ago, I purchased a used car from a dealership and took it to Charlie for a quick inspection. But when Queen Elizabeth abolished this practice, people still sought out such rings, and in Shropshire & Devonshire they made them from old coffin nails, three nails taken from three coffins from three several churchyards the old charm went. Wow, I wish I'd known about the scissors under the pillowcase superstition before my 33 hour labour!! The arrangement is that of the Awen, i.e. I have heard of a lot of those but never really gave them any heed. When the Romans conquered the Etruscans, they maintained this tradition. This comment has been removed by the author. ~Back Porch Pickins~ Thoughts & Tid-bits From My Heart ~Vermont Harvest Folk Art by Doreen Frost~. By the way, the belief that metal could bring good luck might be part of the reason why horseshoes are also considered lucky, as mentioned above. Ironically, the less auspicious the rabbit's foot was, the luckier the charm was thought to be. If the glass portion of the frame cracks, you'd better watch out. Remember confirmation bias? Why Does Breaking a Wishbone Bring Good Luck? But today I think it reached a limit, I feel like expressing my frustration here. Quite an entertaining read Jolene!! With Thy Needle & Thread, Nobody is sure where the idea of crossing our fingers for luck comes from, but there are several plausible theories. List. The Etruscans predicted the future by watching how chickens ate their grain. (. One of the most prominent fears that was instilled in us was that of mysterious noises. In ancient Egypt, cats were revered; today, Americans collectively keep more than 81 million cats as pets. Graves are a point of contention for various people. Have you ever wished for something to happen, then knocked on wood so that you wouldn't jinx your luck? Although used to call up the Fates, nails paradoxically have tradition in warding their kin, the witches & faeries. The Roman queen Boudicca was said to have released rabbits onto the battlefield before a fight began to predict whether or not she'd be victorious. Dropping a pair of scissors is said to warn that a lover is unfaithful. This is a cool range to explore. The thing or power being fixed by the nail to person, place or object can be manifold; even celestial powers corresponding to the time at which the nail was struck into its medium can be bound into workings. These include touching a piece of the broken mirror to a tombstone or grinding the mirror shards into powder. In an interview with talk show host Mike Douglas in the 1970s, actor George Raft illustrated how deeply some people are affected by even the mere mention of the word. Shopkeeper: May be at the next stationary shop.. Bird bones have also been used in divination throughout history, with a supposed soothsayer throwing the bones and reading their patterns to predict the future. Unfortunately, your shopping bag is empty. That trivial habit has become an ardent legacy from our ancestors. I, for one, hover somewhere in the gray area existing between the two. She would be on pins and needles for days afterward, fearing the worst. The Lapps also have an old legend that says when the Heavenly Nail is shot down by the bow of Arcturus, the heavens will fall & crush the earth, resulting in a fiery inferno. Many superstitions stem from the same human trait that causes us to believe in monsters and ghosts: When our brains can't explain something, we make stuff up. I am sure your car would never have been involved in another crash if you hadn't heard that a second crash was imminent . Opening an umbrella indoors is supposed to bring bad luck, though the origins of this belief are murky. It turned out that, while deep in the woods, he had fallen and broken his leg. A knotted thread means an argument is coming. Something, somewhere, tried and failed to put it out of commission. However, the total wounds are not four in number, but five, the fifth being the wound in his side, or more probably genitals, akin to that suffered by the Fisher King, which made him lame & his land barren. A bent or crooked pin is thrown into a wishing well for good luck. Why Do We Wish When We Blow Out Birthday Candles? Apparently, I had inadvertently opened the whole family up to unseen evil-doers that dwell among the headstones. Accordingly have nails been rubbed onto gums & hammered into trees to alleviate toothache, and stoked across warts before being driven into roads & stiles to be magically picked up by passers-by; these examples working the principle of magical transference or law of contagion. If a chair is meant to rock, be sure that someone is sitting in it while it is in motion. They go on about their lives, thankful for every day and all is well. I have heard it many times over the years, but not from them. Shepherds Bush, In olden days before electric bulbs were a thing, people wouldn't do tasks involving tiny yet dangerous things (needles) at night because they're easy to get misplaced and difficult to find in dark and may cause harm. This Fourth Nail, forged in Romany mythology by a gypsy smith, refused to temper, and on discovering its fate was to impale Christs heart the Smith fled with it, his reward being eternal life within the body of the Moon. Your email address will not be published. As the letter Shin, meaning tooth, it stands for Shaddai & is made by the priests hands during the Yom Kippur blessing (relating to the sacrificial scapegoat). Continuing on the Lost Dutchman trail, I jogged past some campers on the way to a surprisingly lively stream, where it meets the Bluff Spring trail. One of these may have involved making a cross with their fingers, especially when they prayed for helpor luck. Not necessarily. Could the whole concept of knocking on wood for luck really come from a children's game? Maybe they do a "kiss for Chris" when going through a yellow light, or they cross their fingers when hoping for a good outcome, or wish on the "first star they see tonight." Follow LiveScience for the latest in science news and discoveries on Twitter @livescience and on . Nice to know we're not totally batty! Even though such events can be a warning from the other side, rest assured that this is rarely the case. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Hugs.Franoise. Notforgotten Farm, Here are 13 of our favorites. Seven years is a long time to be unlucky, which may be why people have come up with counter-measures to free themselves after breaking a mirror. My mother, to this day, will go to the window and wave as we are leaving but will then retreat to her chair before we drive away. The Cross of Matter in this instance signifies the material worlds four-fold division, whether into compass points, seasons, elements or similar. In fact, a 2010 study found that superstitions can sometimes work, because believing in something can improve performance on a task. Was he trying to tell me something? The nails were struck one through each palm & one through both feet, forming a downwards-pointing triangle. Here are seven popular good luck superstitions and their weird, funny, and/or unexpected origins. Once in a while, there would be an unpleasant episode that would bring the matter to a close. I felt like abusing him :D but thought it would be in vain, So left the shop in the hope that this whole ', But after checking out at least 7-8 grocery and stationary shops, it turned out that, its a ritual (rather a shitty superstition) to stop selling/using a needle after a, One of them even went to an extent saying, that he could sell me a thread right now and I should come for the needle early next morning. And yes, from above our site you can see Weaver's Needle to the south. Such a symbol is also found in the Indian Trishul, the gypsy Trushul, the Algiz rune, the trident & the three-pronged rake used by some witches as a tool of the Goddess. Cindy Parmiter (author) from United States on September 27, 2020: Magda Sagastume, cats are amazing beings that, it has been said, exist in both this world and the next. Sheepish Designs, It's so true that if we psych ourselves up to expect something to happen; it probably will. According to her, two people walking side by side should not be separated by any object in their path. For a superstition, the fear of Friday the 13th seems fairly new, dating back to the late 1800s. Had a dark aura that the Light was fastened to the west home, it 's so true that we! His leg a lot of those but never really gave them any heed the west who... Contention for various people been passed down from generation to generation you 'd better out. The west 's also a Christian explanation: the Creatures of Cryptozoology.! 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