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27-09-2009, 10:41 PM
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Unlucky to see one magpie, lucky to see two.

When finished eating a boiled egg, push the spoon through the bottom of the empty shell to let the devil out.
Have never heard of that one Mags....
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27-09-2009, 10:48 PM
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I suppose different parts of the country have their own superstitions sometimes........
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27-09-2009, 10:56 PM
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A cricket on the hearth is good luck.
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27-09-2009, 11:00 PM
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A cricket on the hearth is good luck.
That's another one I haven't heard before
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27-09-2009, 11:23 PM
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Another new one for me too...
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27-09-2009, 11:28 PM
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Seven years bad luck for breaking a mirror.

A black cat crossing your path is bad luck.

Finding a penny is good luck.

Make a wish on a falling star and it will come true.

Step on a crack, break your Mother' back.

Good thread idea, Mags!
I was always led to believe that was good luck!
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27-09-2009, 11:43 PM
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I have 2 black cats, who walk in front of me constantly.....Does that mean I am always going to have bad luck???
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I think the black cat/bad luck superstition is a US one. Don't believe in it myself. Dear little Onyx walked in front of me often; how I miss her.
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On the first day of the month it is lucky to say "white rabbits, white rabbits, white rabbits" before uttering your first words of the day.
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That was a new one to me, Mags; first heard it on Catsey!
 
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