Superstition & Folklore

I had a dream this morning that I won the lottery, and as they say, morning dreams come true, so I'm feeling lucky today.

She didn't let her bad dream get her down, knowing that dreams go by contraries and that it probably meant something positive was on the horizon.

After having a dream about attending a funeral, my friend recalled the old saying dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage, and wondered if it was a sign of good news to come.

I spilled coffee on my shirt, got caught in the rain, and then my computer crashed.Bad things come in threes, right?

My goodness, that cat survived being hit by a car!It's true what they say, a cat has nine lives.

When my team started to celebrate too early in a competition, our coach reminded us 'sing before breakfast, you will cry before night' and encouraged us to stay focused and avoid overconfidence.

John was discussing his former boss when he walked into the room, and someone joked, "Speak of the devil, and he shall appear!"

When my friend insisted on carrying a rabbit's foot for good luck, I reminded her that he that follows freits, freits will follow him, and suggested that she focus on her own actions instead.

My grandmother always warned me not to have a child in May, as she believed they would be frail and delicate - she used to say May chickens come cheeping.

When my father saw a clear moonlit sky in the evening, he always warned us that 'clear moon, frost soon' and advised us to bring in any plants that might be damaged by frost.

After a lightning strike hit a tree in our neighborhood, my mother said 'beware of an oak, it draws the stroke' and advised me to stay inside during thunderstorms.