Nevergreen:
1962: Sunday Express reports poor sales in green hot water bottles due to superstition.
N.E Scotland: if a younger sister marries first, the older sister wore green stockings.
1993: When street fixtures were painted green in Hull there was a deluge of complaints.

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"Borscht" is the codename for a personal pet project - a gothic romance inspired by superstition, folklore, e.a.poe & a few historic accounts of nefarious noblemen & women. I wrote its first two themes when i was a teen, began real work on it 4 yrs ago, and it'll take me 4 more.

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Fair Maid of February: Symbol of spring and associated with Imbolc/Candlemas, the snowdrop has many superstitions attached, both for good luck and ill. Bringing it into the house, for example, was thought to turn the milk sour and spoil the eggs.
[🎨CM Barker]

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Your weekly Wunderkammer safety advice - Candlemas special

Don't let a candle burn down to the socket of the candlestick. That means certain doom for a sailor out at sea.

Thank you. Spit thrice, touch cold iron and be safe.

🖼️ J.M.W. Turner "Shipwreck" 1810

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New tour! We take you to the Nightmare Realm where we discuss nightmare meanings, nightmare deities and entities, and superstitions. We also talk about our own personal nightmares as well as some lovely tourist submitted ones! https://t.co/c0GF746RUm

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🌿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌿A Scottish charm to protect newborn babies from Witchcraft was to take a green Ash twig, put one end in the fire till the sap bubbled out then collect, cool and mix with a little honey before giving a spoonful to the baby.

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🌿🦄🌿For I'm giving a mention to the magical stepping stones that get me through the week...






And for a daily dose of re-enchantment💚

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that one superstition where u sneeze when someone is thinking of u

commission for !!

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Très vite, de nombreux disciples l'accompagneront. Parmi eux, Polybe, l'auteur du traité sur la Nature de l'homme et de sa théorie des humeurs.

Jusqu'à présent, la médecine souffrait des incantations propitiatoires et des superstitions.

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theme of home remedies 🌿
A local recipe for that nasty cough:
1lb onions
1lb black treacle
Peel & cut the onions into small pieces. Pour the treacle over and allow to stand for 48 hours. Then strain & bottle.
A dessert spoonful taken if desired 🤢

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I made this zine for art school. It based on old Hungarian superstitions and believes✨I loved this homework so much🖤
My consultant is krisztinabogo.artwork and the school is corvinartschool (both on IG)

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Chinese snuff bottles with lucky bat decorations. In China bats were associated with auspiciousness & good fortune flying into one’s life. A bat hanging motionlessly upsidedown was a symbol of longevity.

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cw superstitions ?

goodbye banri

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so while printing off a cover of superstition, the printer misregistered a color and made the color of Wyatt's suit more blue then grey... I kinda like it and was wondering if that should be the new color for his outfit.

Btw this is an older picture I edited.

Old vs. New

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Anyone ever heard of this superstition? I'm sure this happened in 2020 too 🤔😄
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Romanian superstition has it that torn items should not be worn while your nana sews ‘em back up or you will have bad luck every time you wear it again.

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🌟🍀🌟It was believed to be very disrespectful - and therefore unlucky - to point at a star.

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