Mountain Superstitions |
Appalachia is full of superstitions!!!! The following is from an article by the Martin Co, Ky. Hillsweb. You can visit their site to read more on Appalachian ways. Just follow the link at the bottom of the page. LOVE AND MARRIAGE Look into a well on the first day of May and you will see your future companion. Always pass the salt and pepper together. If you fail to do this, you may never marry. If it rains on your wedding day, you will shed many tears during your married life. If you sweep under someone's feet, they will never marry. If a girl steps over a broom lying on the floor, she will never marry. If a girl sits on a table, she will be an old maid. It will bring good luck if a bride makes her own wedding dress. Peel an apple in one long peeling. Throw the peeling over your right shoulder and it will form the initial of your future mate. If you sleep in a strange house, name each of the four corners of the bedroom after a person you know. The corner you are looking at when you wake up will be the name of the person you will marry. Marry in white, you'll do all right Marry in blue, your mate will be true Marry in brown, you'll live in town Marry in green, ashamed to be seen Marry in red, you'll wish you were dead Marry in black, you better turn back Marry in yellow, you got the wrong fellow Marry in gray, you'll be sad all the day Advice About Babies and Children If you read the Bible completely through while you are pregnant, the child will become a preacher. If you listen to music while pregnant, the child will be musical. If you tickle a baby's foot, it will make him stutter when he grows up. Never let a baby see itself in a mirror until it is one year old or it may die. Children are to be seen, not heard. If a child plays in the fire, it will wet the bed that night. Put a cube of sugar on the window sill and the stork will bring a baby. If a child's initials spell a word (i.e. Cathy Ann Taylor, C-A-T), he/she will be a genius. Monday's child is fair of face Tuesday's child is full of grace Wednesday's child has far to go Thursday's child is full of woe Friday's child is loving and giving Saturday's child will work for a living A child that is born in the Sabbath day, Will be handsome, good, rich, and gay.(Happy) |
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