D o you find yourself knocking on wood every so often?
Do you avoid walking under ladders? Here’s the history of
some of these well known superstitions:
Walking under a ladder – May have its roots dating back
to Christianity, specifically the Holy Trinity of the Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit. A ladder propped up against a wall
forms a triangular shape, and walking through it was seen
as a terrible thing to do, as it meant “breaking the Trinity,”
which brought on bad luck.
Knocking on wood – From Ireland to India, trees are seen
as pillars of spirituality, with believers of all cultures laying
their hands on tree trunks to give thanks or ask favours in
times of need. For this reason, wood has long become a way
of warding off bad luck.
Opening an umbrella indoors – Traced back to the 18th
century, where umbrellas are meant to protect you from the
rain – but when opened indoors it’s an insult to your home’s
guardian spirits, by telling them their protections was just
“not enough.” The offended spirits were then thought to
bring back luck to the offender.
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Broken mirrors – The thought that a broken mirror would
bring seven years of bad luck may date back to Roman times,
when mirrors were believed to be magical and reflect one’s
soul, and breaking a mirror was thought to have death follow.
Seven years was believed to be the length it took for life to
renew itself. To break the curse, one had to pick up all the
pieces of the broken mirror and bury it in the moonlight.
Old brooms in a new house – Old brooms are said to
carry the negative things you’d rather forget, and bringing
them into a new house was thought to bring bad luck in the
household. New home = new broom!
Friday the 13th – The superstition surrounding this day may
have arisen in the Middle
Ages, originating from the
story of Jesus’ last supper
and crucifixion, in which
there were 13 individuals
present in the Upper
Room on the 13th of
Nisan Maundy Thursday,
the night before his death on Good Friday. While there is
evidence of both Friday and the number 13 being considered
unlucky, there is no record of the two items being referred to
as especially unlucky in conjunction before the 19th century.
The irrational fear of the number 13 has been given a scientific
name: “triskaidekaphobia”.
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