My friend, Shari Seifert, taught me an old wives tale that I’ve adopted. The first person to say, “Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!” on the first day of the month will have good luck all month long. And if you are the first to say it on January 1 you’ll have good luck all year long.
I was curious about this particular old wives tale so I did some research on it. There was not much information about it but I did run across some other old wives tales which are also interesting.
One that I’ve never heard is that you are supposed to hold your breath when passing by a cemetery or you will breath in the spirit of someone who has recently passed away. But I have heard that you
But I have heard that you should pull a hair out if you see a hearse in a funeral procession or you’ll be the next to die.
Offer a fork and a spoon to a pregnant woman. If she chooses the spoon it’ll be a girl and if she chooses the fork it’ll be a boy.
If you get a haircut on Good Friday you won’t get a headache for the rest of the year.
I have worked with a lot of women who will not put their purses on the floor because money won’t find it’s way to the purse.
Pulling out a gray hair will cause 10 more to take its place. I must have done that at one point.
If your nose itches it means you will kiss a fool or get into a fight.
I always pick up lucky pennies, make a wish and put it in my left shoe. I’m not sure where I heard that one but there are lots of pennies in my left shoe at all times.
If your left palm itches you will shake the hand of a stranger. If your right hand itches you’ll receive money.
If you have a lot of heartburn when you are pregnant, your baby will be born with lots of hair.
There are lots of pregnancy tales. If you’re pregnant, don’t lift your hands above your head or you will loop the umbilical cord around the baby’s neck. Kind of morbid.
If you tickle a baby it will be a stutterer. I’m not so sure about that one.
Another morbid one: Whoever falls asleep first on your wedding night will be the first to die.
It’s bad luck to have an unlit candle in the house. You should light it until the wick turns black and then blow it out. And that makes everything fine for some reason.
If you give someone knives as a gift you have to also give them a penny or else the knives will sever your relationship.
Old wives make up some strange stuff, don’t they?
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