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7) Scissors

Being made of metal and capable of cutting (as in the sisters/the fates), scissors are considered potent objects in superstition.

If a pair of scissors is dropped on the floor it can cause severe bad luck.

If the point sticks in the floor, it couls mean death.

Scissors closed, one point stuck in the floor = A funeral
Scissors opened, two points stuck in the floor = A wedding

The person who drops the scissors should always ask a friend or someone else to pick them up for them, if you you have no choice but to pick them up yourself, you should step on them a few times first.

Scissors that have been dropped, should be held in the hands and 'warmed up' before the next time they are used for cutting, that is

supposed to make them 'safe' again. Scissors that come apart (break) while you're using them is a sign that bad luck is coming.

Scissors (knives/sharp implements) should never be given as gifts, unless the reciever offers a coin or something that can be perceived as 'payment' to trick the fates as if it were actually a 'purchase'. Otherwise, the giver and receiver of the scissors will soon end up 'cutting ties' and the relationship will be irretrievably broken.

Scissors are a deterrent against malevolent spirits and can be placed under the doormat, in the open position (like a cross) to prevent them from entering the house.

A superstition of African tradition claims that you should never open and close scissors during a wedding, as this will cause the groom to become impotent.


8) A dream of falling

A simple dream of falling usually means something bad will happen, the farther you fall, the worse the 'something' will be

If you are falling from a high place: Bad things are coming your way

Falling from a medium height: You will lose your honor

Being hurt in a fall: Bad times will come and your friends will not

help...They will abandon you

Falling and being scared/startled by the fall: You will experience some sort of trouble

Falling without being hurt: You will succeed in your current struggles

Falling onto the floor: Danger is coming, be careful and aware

Falling from a bridge: You may soon suffer a nervous breakdown or mental illness

Falling a quickly getting back up: You are an honorable person; You may receive some type of honor

Falling into an open grave: A catastrophe is coming soon

Falling into water (unless it's specifically the ocean) : You will die soon

Falling into the ocean: You will soon become very ill

Falling into the ocean but being quickly jolted awake upon hitting the water: Honor and wealth

If you are thrown into the ocean by enemies: You are about to be persecuted

If you dream of OTHER people falling: You will be promoted soon

If you dream of your relatives falling: You will triumph over your enemies

If you dream of children falling: You will experience happiness that has nothing to do with money or any type of profit

If you dream of your friends falling: Someone is lying to you

If you dream that your enemies are falling: There is a secret that you are thinking of confiding in someone, this dream is a warning that you should NOT tell this secret to ANYONE or you will suffer for it.

A 'falling dream' can also be symbolic of fear...Such as fear of a moral lapse, job failure, sexual inadequacy, loss of status, etcetera.


9) Seeing a rainbow on wedding day

Most superstitions claim that a rainbow is a good omen when it appears on a wedding day. Many say that the newly married couple will be happy and prosperous with a bright future ahead of them, and that no harm will befall any of those beneath the rainbow's span....

However, Norse folklore says that a rainbow is the 'celestial bridge' over which the dead cross over into heaven, and therefore is an omen of death. In certain places, rhymes are chanted or other certain procedures are performed to negate the evil influence of the rainbow, such as laying down two sticks or straws in the from of a cross to 'cross out' the rainbow.


10) Umbrella

Opening an umbrella indoors is taboo. Some say as long as you don't hold it over anyone's head, it's 'okay'.

Umbrellas shouldn't be laid on beds or tables...Also bad luck.

If an unmarried woman drops an umbrella, she must not pick it up herself or she will never marry.

It is unlucky to give an umbrella as a gift.

Superstitious sailors are uneasy about umbrellas being on their ships, especially if the umbrellas are black.

As you all can see, she did a SPLENDID job in researching into so MANY of them. I preserved it through this thread, and also that I can make some space in my PM box. :D

A lot of kudos for the above effort go to...Rayne!