Barbarin Magazine Barbarin Magazine Vol 5 | Page 6

do you belie SU-PER-STI-TION /,sooper' stiSH(e)n/ excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings. New Orleans is stereotyped for being a city that practices Voo-Doo. Superstitions are very common in the big easy and are truly practiced. There are a number of superstitions around the world, however New Orleans seem to have some of their own. Just to name a few.... 1. If you let a broom sweep across your feet, be sure to spit on it because if not, you will go to jail. 2. When walking with someone and there is a pole on the route...please don't split it because you will have bad luck. 3. It's said that if you break a mirror, you are will have bad luck for the next seven years. October 2016 4. A black cat...you better not cross it because once again, you will have bad luck. 5. Guys are skeptical of eating a woman's red gravy (meatballs & spaghetti) lets just say that a woman has a special love potion. 6. An umbrella is commonly used for protecting you from the rain... therefore don't open it in the house because you will have bad luck. 7. When passing by a church, be sure to make the sign of the cross...maybe because if you don't...you'll get struck down. 8. If you drop a spoon while cooking, rumor has it that someone hungry is coming over.