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Seeing as you mentioned cricket...I assumed it was a cricket ball.......though why they have to wrap a half brick in red leather, and then call it a ball, beats me...what is that all about?

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My Gran's was definitely a Rabbit's foot -it was white, with a semi-precious stone set in it and kept in a pink musical jewellery box with a little ballerina which came out when you opened it . Got thrown out when she died -much to my displeasure. It was something I remember loving as a little girl -not for the jewels, as the most expensive things were her crystal beads but it was something very particular that got lost in one of my mum's clear outs.

Another of my Gran's superstitions was that if you gave a new purse or wallet it had to contain silver - a sixpence in old money. I carried the sixpence she gave me for well over twenty years till it got lost -supposed to bring wealth... could do to find it:D

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Most aircraft don't have a row 13. I try not to worry about it:D

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The front door thing...was one my gran abided by.......the new moon through glass...well, I wear glasses so if I hadn't got them on, I wouldn't know there was a moon.....and it would probably be unlucky for me not to be wearing my specs(I'd fall over something)
Another new moon one.....when you saw the new moon for the first time(each month) you had to turn over the money in your pocket.....this would (supposedly) mean more money would come into your pocket.

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my mother used to say 13 lucky for some,but thought green was bad luck,pity because it was one of my favorite colours:D

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Yer mam may well have had a few at the bingo? The callers always said "Unlucky for some 13":D

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Yep none of my dad's family ever wore green. I love it.

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yep,she was bingo mad:)

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Used to know market trader who could not sell green slippers in Scotland:confused:

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I remember playing Bingo once, when the conversation between the caller and a player went something like:-

Caller: Clickety click, 66. On its own, number 5. Legs 11, Unlucky for some,,,,
Player: HOUSE!
Caller:....23
Player: 23? That's not unlucky for some!
Caller: It's unlucky for you, love!

I always try and utter the words WHITE RABBITS as the first words on the first day of every month.

Goodness knows why!

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It was probably started by the Victorian equivalent of the nutter, who today sends out texts/emails.

The ones which say that the message was started by a sick child in South America five years ago, and if you don't pass it on, to at leat ten other people, there'll be grave misfortune, or even a death.

Rabbit rabbit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Besides the few superstitions which are based on common sense, most seem to pray on human frailty, or fear.

Not being rude, just curious, are superstitions most common amongst catholics?

Both sides of my family weren't superstitious, and as far as I know, most Methodists still aren't.

Again I don't know, but in the catholic religion can't bad things be rectified, by repeating certain prayers/catchisms?

Superstitions seem to follow the same principles.

The course of the future can be altered, if you do certain things, by (religiously) following a prescribed set of rules.

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Where did you get that picture of Retlaw:D:D:D:p

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Margaret, how dare you, its not a brick at all, its loads and loads of twine rapped tightly then covered with the finest leather then stained either Red white or now even pink.:D:D

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Grannie Claret used to open a white rabbits thread on here at the start of every month gynn

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Superstitions, Amulets, Talismans, Charms, etc. were all considered by the Catholic Church, according to the General Catechism, to be elements of witchcraft and thus tools of the devil. Well, at least up until 1968. After that date it is anyones guess as to what is or is not permitted.

Though the superstition surrounding relics of the saints still seems as bizarre and as popular as it ever was. In Naples, the blood of Saint Januarius still liquifies on his feast day. If you have a relative who is ill you may borrow a mitten once worn by Padre Pio to place beneath their pillow. And so it goes on.