OCTOBER Superstition: Picture Falling Off the Wall Traditionally, if a picture of someone specific and/or of significance falls off the wall, it was thought that someone you know will die soon.
SEPTEMBER Superstition: Step on A Crack Historically there have been various permutations of this well know superstition: “Step on a crack, break your mother’s back” or “Step on a crack and you’ll be abducted by bears”, as well as the belief that the number of cracks you step …
AUGUST Superstition: Don’t Spill the Salt! To spill salt was seen as an extraordinary waste as it was such a high value commodity, and the word ‘salary’ actually comes from the Roman tradition of paying soldiers in salt. The superstition claims bad luck will visit anyone who spills …
JULY Superstition: Bird Flying Into One’s House Historically, when unusual incidents happened it was viewed as an urgent message falling directly from the lips of the Gods and usually a bad sign. Strange behaviour of animals was subsequently a cause for concern and wild birds that tried to …
JUNE Superstition: Hats on Beds It was believed that evil spirits lived in the hair and that by placing your hat on the bed you would transfer the evil spirits from hair, to hat and then to the bed; Thus allowing the evil spirits to get you at …
MAY Superstition: Sweeping Someone’s Feet It was thought that a woman who couldn’t sweep a floor properly wouldn’t be a good wife and would never get married. If you swept your own feet, or someone else does it to you, it meant you were not concentrating or paying …
APRIL Superstition: Broken Mirror is Worth Seven Years of Bad Luck One’s reflection in a mirror has traditionally been thought to be the representation of his or her soul, or spiritual state. Breaking the mirror, and therefore the person’s reflection, would bring damage to their soul and spiritual …
MARCH SUPERSTITION: Opening an Umbrella Indoors: One theory as to why opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck borrows from the idea of an umbrella as a protector against the storms of life. If you open one in your home, the household guardian spirits might think you felt …
FEBRUARY Superstition: 13 Being Unlucky: The fear of the number 13 is so pervasive that it is officially known as triskaidekaphobia. There are many thoughts as to why this belief is held including: Witches’ covens traditionally having 13 members and an old legend which says that the first …
JANUARY Superstition – BLACK CATS In western history, black cats have often been looked upon as a symbol of evil omens, specifically suspected of being related to witches. Most of western and southern Europe considers the black cat as a symbol of bad luck, especially if one crosses …
MILAN, Nov 13, 2012/ — The Campari Calendar 2013 is based around the number 13, as there is no number in the world that has more magical meanings than number 13, and 2013’s Calendar will explore the various superstitions we have. However, there’s no superstition stronger than self-confidence: …
NEW YORK, Nov 12, 2012/ — Taking a step beyond their signature silk ready to wear garments for the Spring 2013 collection, Rae Francis teamed up with fine jewelry designer, Rebekah Lea, to add two exciting, limited edition pieces of jewelry to their looks. These two pieces were …
