A red ribbon should be placed on a child who has been sick to keep the illness from returning.

Fish: Dream of fish: someone you know is pregnant.

Cat: USA belief - A cat washing on the doorstep - the clergy will visit

Touch blue and your wish will come true.

Crow Rhyme: One's bad, Two's luck, Three's health, Four's wealth, Five's sickness, Six is death.

Horseshoes: The horseshoe or crescent moon shape was seen as a sign of good fortune and fertility.

A wedding ring - An ancient symbol of completion, far older than the Christian religion. The ring signifies that which does not end or begin but it a circle of forever

It brings bad luck for a flag to touch the ground.

In most western cultures Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day, to Greeks this day is not considered unlucky. In the Greek culture it is Tuesday the 13th of the month which is unlucky

If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin, or your friendship will soon be broken.

If you put a broom outside your door, a witch will have to count each strand before entering your house and by then it will be dawn and time to stop the witching.

A cricket in the house brings good luck.

Ant: Believed to be the final earthly incarnation of fairies

Roosters: Roosters have long been connected with the sun, as they crow to herald its arrival at dawn, and are considered watchful protectors of humankind.

Whippoorwills call for the souls of the dead.

Good Luck: Spilling wine while proposing a toast

Wedding-cake.-Take a small piece of wedding-cake, pass it three times through a wedding-ring and then lay the cake under your pillow. In your dreams that night your future husband will appear to you. Place a small piece of wedding-cake under your pillow and put a borrowed wedding ring on the third finger of your left hand. Before you retire to bed arrange the shoes, which you have worn that day in the shape of a T. Then, it is said, your future husband will appear to you in your dreams.

It is unlucky to wash a baby's head for the first twelve months.

Fish: It's bad luck to say the word "pig" while fishing at sea.

The old alluvial tin streamers had many taboos about using the names of animals and birds which they might meet with in the mines; and so referred to the owl as the braced farcer, the fox as the long tail, the cat as a rooker, and the rat as a peep.

Spiders: Seen running over clothes - a new set of clothes

In the olden days, when a wife was considered a possession, a wedding ring was a sign that the woman had been purchased by the groom.

Lettuce promotes child bearing if eaten by young women, and certain types of salad can bring on labor in pregnant women.

Swans: A swan's feather, sewed into the husband's pillow, will ensure fidelity.

If a candle lighted as part of a ceremony blows out, it is a sign that evil spirits are nearby

Spit on a new bat before using it for the first time to make it lucky

Spiders: Finding a spider at midday - Anxiety

To dream of a lizard is a sign that you have a secret enemy.

Birds: The white bird foretells death.

As many mince pies as you sample at different houses during the festive season, so you will have happy months in the year to come. Mince pies must not be cut, however, lest you cut your luck. None must be eaten before Christmas Eve nor after Twelfth Night.

The doors of a home used to be flung open at midnight on Christmas Eve to let out any trapped evil spirits.

Daddy Long Legs: If a plow kills a daddy long legs the cows will go dry.

Crow: Harbingers of death and disaster

Bad Luck: Starting a cruise on a Friday

First Footing: The first footer should knock and be let in rather than just using a key. After greeting those in the house and dropping off whatever small tokens of luck he has brought with him, he should make his way through the house and leave by a different door than the one through which he entered. No one should leave the premises before the first footer arrives - the first traffic across the threshold must be headed in rather than striking out.

Bad Luck: If a dog suddenly barks for no apparent reason in a house that has a sick person then

If someone lends you a pocket-knife, return it in the way in which it was given; that is, with the blade open or shut, pointing away from you or towards you.

Pigs: Running with straw in its mouth - storms approaching

Jackdaw: Seeing one jackdaw - bad omen

To protect yourself from witches, wear a blue bead.

Bear: Ghost bears are believed to reside at Worcester Cathedral and The Tower of London in England

Owl: hearing the hoot of an owl is now associated with bad luck. To counter evil owl power put irons in your fire. Or throw salt, hot peppers or vinegar into the fire, the owl will get a sore tongue, hoot no more, and no one close to you will be in trouble.

Touching cold iron averts bad luck when seeing a clergyman on the street. - . Cornish Superstition

Cat: Stray tortoise shell cat - bad omen

Seagulls: Seen far inland - bad weather

Robins: Causing a robin injury - a similar injury to the perpetrator

Friday is a bad day for card playing, while any thirteenth day of the month is considered unlucky.

Choosing to cut your hair (or nails) on a particular day means the following: Cut them on Monday, you cut them for health; cut them on Tuesday, you cut them for wealth; cut them on Wednesday, you cut them for news; cut them on Thursday, a new pair of shoes; cut them on Friday, you cut them for sorrow; cut them on Saturday, see your true love tomorrow; cut them on Sunday, the devil will be with you all the week.

If a child is born with teeth there is a superstition that it will become extremely selfish.

Owl: When you hear an owl, to prevent bad luck, take off your clothes, turn them inside out and put them back on.

A swarm of bees settling on a roof is an omen that the house will burn down.

A mirror should be covered during a thunderstorm because it attracts lightning.

Wish Rhyme: Wish I may, Wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight.

The Blarney Stone is a stone set in the wall of the Blarney Castle tower in the Irish village of Blarney. Kissing the stone is supposed to bring the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence (blarney.)

Storks: Building a nest on the roof - good omen

Cockerel: Black cockerel - evil spirits

On the Eve of St. Agnes (on the night before January 21) take a row of pins and pull them out, one after the other. Then stick a pin in your sleeve and you will dream of the one you will marry.

Dream Rhyme: Dreams at night are a devil's delight, Dreams in the morning, heed the angels' warning.

Knocking on wood keeps bad luck away

Bear: Naming a bear - provokes attack

The luckiest seat is the one which faces the door; the most unlucky is that which has its back to the fire-place.

Lark: Pointing at a lark - a whitlow will appear on the finger

Cat: Dreaming of white cat means good luck

Witches fly on broomsticks - comes from when the pagans were viewed hopping up and down on broomsticks in the fields, which was a harvest ritual.

Spiders: Finding a spider in the morning - Sorrow

Spiders: Killing a spider - Bad Luck

Rosemary planted by the doorstep will keep witches away.

Cat: It is bad luck to cross a stream carrying a cat. - French superstition

Duck: Laying dark brown eggs - bad omen

Good Luck: Saying God Bless You When Somebody Sneezes. When the great plague swept Europe., sufferers began sneezing violently which was a sign of death. The Pope therefore passed a law requiring people to bless the sneezer. At the same time, it was expected that anybody sneezing would cover their mouth with a cloth or their hand. This was obviously to stop the spreading of the disease, but many believed that it was to keep the soul intact. Sneezing 'into the air' would allow the soul to escape and death would be imminent. Up until this time, the opposite was true. Those who sneezed were congratulated, as it was believed that a violent sneeze would expel evil from their bodies.

The dried body of a frog worn in a silk bag around the neck averts epilepsy and other fits.

How you start the year is how you will end it, so you must ensure that you are wearing new clothes & looking your best, have paid off all your debts & are with your partner (to ensure that you are still with them at the next New year).

Hedgehog: Killing a hedgehog - protection against bad luck

Ravens: To kill a raven is to harm the spirit of King Arthur who visits the world in the form of a raven.

Hares: Good Luck.

Owl: The Irish believe that if an owl flies into a house it must be killed immediately. If it escapes, it will take the luck of the house with it.

The dropping of a knife foretells the visit of a man friend in the near future.

Roosters: In England it is a death omen if a rooster crows three times between sunset and midnight. Crowing at other times is often a warning against misfortune.

Roosters: A white rooster is considered very lucky, and should not be killed as it protects the farm on which it lives

Beetle: Ancient Egyptian belief - Scarab revered as a symbol of the Sun God Ra

Cows: To milk a cow being sent to market - bad luck

Calf: To stroke a calf on the back - bad luck to both the person and the animal

Ambulance Rhyme: Touch your toes. Touch your nose. Never go in one of those. Until you see a dog.

Butterfly: First butterfly of the season (white) - good omen

Owl: An owl living in the attic of a house will cause a pregnant woman to miscarry.

Cat: A cat sleeping with all four paws tucked under means cold weather ahead. - English superstition

Roosters: If a cock crows while perched on a gate, or at nightfall, the next day will be rainy.

If the person buried lived a good life, flowers will grow on the grave.

Stockings are hung by the chimney at Christmas, in remembrance of the largesse of St. Nicholas. Out of compassion he was said to have tossed three coins down the chimney of the home of three poor sisters. Each coin fell neatly into stockings left drying by the hearth. We therefore leave our stocking out in hopes that a similar bit of good fortune will befall us.

Greeks believe that in order for a cutting to root, it has to be stolen. You have to nonchalantly cut off a piece of the desired plant and take it home without telling the owner. According to superstition, it will root easily.

Bees: If a bee enters your home, it's a sign that you will soon have a visitor. If you kill the bee, you will have bad luck, or the visitor will be unpleasant.

Clocks should be wound up immediately the New Year begins in order to endow the house with good fortune, while all daily cleaning and dusting should be completed early in the day of December 31 in order to avoid the danger of sweeping good luck from the house.

To protect your house from lightning, gather hazel tree branches on Palm Sunday and keep them in water.

Kingfisher: Seeing a kingfisher - good luck

Peel an apple from top to bottom. The person with the longest unbroken peel would be assured the longest life. If you threw the apple peel over your shoulder, the initial it forms upon landing is the initial of your future mate.

People with hiccups were once thought to be possessed by the devil.

If you get a chill up your back or goosebumps, it means that someone is walking over your grave.

Dropping silverware causes company. Drop a spoon and the company will be female, drop a fork and the company will be male. Dropping a knife will break the spell.

Adder: A live adder on the doorstep - a death in the household

A horseshoe hung in the bedroom will keep nightmares away.

Crack Rhyme: Step on a crack, Break your mother's back

Bear: Believed to gain sustenance from sucking on their own paws.

Black-Eyes Peas: A tradition common to the Southern part of the United States says that the eating of black-eyed peas on New Year's Day will attract both general good luck and money in particular to the one doing the dining

Shed no blood on Good Friday, work no wood, hammer no nail.

A person born on Halloween can see and talk to spirits

If an owl is staring at your house, someone there will die.

The sound of bells drives away demons because they're afraid of the loud noise

Bad Luck: A picture falling