Batıl İnanışlar İngilizce

§  GOOD LUCK

ü Lucky to meet a black cat. Black Cats are featured on many good

        luck greetings cards and birthday cards in England.

ü Lucky to find a clover plant with four leaves.

ü Cut your hair when the moon is waxing and you will have good luck.

ü Putting money in the pocket of new clothes brings good luck.

§  BAD LUCK

ü Unlucky to spill salt. If you do, you must throw it over your

 shoulder to counteract the bad luck.

ü Unlucky to open an umbrella in doors.

ü Unlucky to pass someone on the stairs.

§  FOOD SUPERSTITIONS

ü

When finished eating a boiled egg, push the spoon through

the bottom of the empty shell to let the devil out.

§  TABLE SUPERSTITIONS

ü If you drop a table knife expect a male visitor, if you drop a fork

a female visitor.

ü Crossed cutlery on your plate and expect a quarrel.

§  WEDDING SUPERSTITIONS

ü The bride should never wear her complete wedding clothes

before the day.

ü For good luck the bride should wear “something

borrowed, something blue, something old and something new”.