Thursday, July 12, 2007

Thursday Thirteen #7

Thursday Thirteen #7

In honor of Friday the thirteenth. Thirteen common superstitions.

Common Superstitions
• Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day
• A rabbit's foot brings good luck
• To find a four-leaf clover is to find good luck
• If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck
• If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck
• To break a mirror will bring you seven years bad luck
• To open an umbrella in the house is to bring bad luck
• Step on a crack, break your mother's back
• You can break a bad luck spell by turning seven times in a clockwise circle
• Garlic protects from evil spirits and vampires
• Crossing your fingers helps to avoid bad luck and helps a wish come true
• To find a penny heads up, brings good luck
• Evil spirits cannot harm you when you are standing in a circle


The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun!

View More Thursday Thirteen Participants

2 comments:

Miss Frou Frou said...

Great list... I hadn't even realised it was Fri 13 tomorrow!

Anonymous said...

Ooh, it's Friday 13th already here in New Zealand. Happy TT!