Maternal impression
Some of the more vivid examples are given in Vance Randolph's Ozark Superstitions: Children are also said to be marked by some ... 5 p. 218 Randolph, Vance (2013-06-18). Ozark Superstitions. Read Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4733-8824-6. Egger, Andjela N.; ... Obsolete medical theories, Obsolete biology theories, Superstitions, Folklore). ...
Scholomance
An early source on the Scholomance and Dracula folklore was the article "Transylvanian Superstitions" (1885), written by ... Essays on Roumanian Superstitions' [sic.] which first appeared in The Nineteenth Century, and were afterwards published in a ... "Transylvanian Superstitions". The Nineteenth Century. 18 (101): 130-150. Marian, Simion Florea (30 November 1878). "Mitologia ...
Break a leg
... the expression could reflect a now-forgotten superstition (perhaps a theatrical superstition, though Lynd's 1921 mention is non ... A Defense of Superstition. 1921. p. 427. {{cite book}}: ,work= ignored (help) As published in The New Statesman, 1 October 1921 ... The alternative theory that the term reflects an ironic superstition would date the term as originating around the same time. ... "Theatre Superstitions". Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 1 October 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2012. ...
Madstone (folklore)
Randolf, Vance (1933). "Ozark Superstitions". Journal of American Folklore. 46 (179): 1-12. doi:10.2307/535847. JSTOR 535847. ...
13 and 15 West 54th Street
"House Superstitions". New-York Tribune. October 13, 1901. p. 31. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, ...
Birthmark
"Birthmarks: Diagnosis and treatment". Randolph, Vance (2013-06-18). Ozark Superstitions. Read Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4733-8824-6 ...
Screaming skull
In Search of Screaming Skulls - directions to main locations William Andres (1877). Skull Superstitions. Hull. (All articles ...
Shaman's Crossing
Superstitions abound; it is said that they harbour strange diseases and worship trees. Sexual congress with them is regarded as ...
Whistling
"Russian Superstitions". www.passportmagazine.ru. Gonzalez, N. V. M. "Whistling Up the Wind: Myth and Creativity." Philippine ... Theater practice has plenty of superstitions: one of them is against whistling. A popular explanation is that traditionally ... The superstition has been reported in the Midlands of England but also in Lancashire, Essex, Kent, and even in other places ...
Achillea millefolium
In Sussex and Devonshire superstition, yarrow was used for finding one's real sweetheart. One would pluck yarrow growing on a ... "Chinese Superstitions". Chinatownconnection.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2013. " ...
Nosferatu (word)
There is also evidence to suggest that Haining derived his citation for Roumanian Superstitions from a confused reading of an ... It is commonly thought that Gerard introduced the word into print in an 1885 magazine article, "Transylvanian Superstitions", ... Peter Haining identifies an earlier source for nosferatu as Roumanian Superstitions (1861) by Heinrich von Wlislocki. However, ... Hogg, Anthony (2010). "Examining Roumanian Superstitions." Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist, August 22. Accessed 28 March 2011 ...
Fairy ring
One superstition is that anyone who steps into an empty fairy ring will die at a young age. A 20th-century tradition from ... Superstition calls fairy circles sacred and warns against violating them lest the interloper (such as a farmer with a plough) ... Another superstition says that wearing a hat backward can confuse the fairies and prevent them from pulling the wearer into ... European superstitions routinely warned against entering a fairy ring. French tradition reported that fairy rings were guarded ...
Solomonari
Gerard, Emily (1885), "Transylvanian Superstitions", The Nineteenth Century, 18: 136 (128-144) Schmidt, Wilhelm (1865), "Das ... "Transylvanian Superstitions". The Nineteenth Century. 18 (101): 130-150. Marian, Simion Florea (30 November 1878). "Mitologia ...
History's Mysteries
"Crypts, Coffins and Corpses" 1. "Superstitions" 4. "Carlos the Jackal" 10. "Devil's Island: Hell on Earth" Episode # - Original ...
Threshold (architecture)
"Polish Superstitions". Polish Language.org. Retrieved May 13, 2012. "Russian Superstition". Russian language for lovers. ... Superstitions, Architectural elements, All stub articles, Sociology stubs). ...
List of Wild Kingdom episodes
p. 5. "Myths and Superstitions". Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. YouTube. Retrieved 14 March 2018. "TV Times". Los Angeles ...
Kissing traditions
Some hold the superstition that failing to kiss someone ensures a year of loneliness. When celebrating at a Scottish Hogmanay ... "New Year's Superstitions" 30 December 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2007 Blarney Castle: The Home of the Blarney Stone "Welcome!" 2006 ... "New Year's Superstitions". Snopes.com. January 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2011. "Wedding Traditions". Weddingflowersandmore.com ...
Zelia Nuttall
Nuttall, Zelia (1903). The book of the life of the ancient Mexicans : containing an account of their rites and superstitions : ... Nuttall, Zelia (1897). "Ancient Mexican Superstitions". The Journal of American Folklore. 10 (39): 265-281. doi:10.2307/533278 ... Nuttall published Ancient Mexican Superstitions in The Journal of American Folklore. In it, she criticised the representation ... containing an account of their rites and superstitions : an anonymous Hispano-Mexican manuscript preserved at the Biblioteca ...
Cultural references to chickens
Budge, Ernest (1930). Amulets and Superstitions. Oxford University Press. A classical and archaeological dictionary of the ...
The Book of Protection
Budge, E. A. Wallis (1930). Amulets and Superstitions. North Chelmsford: Courier Corporation. pp. 272 and 277. ISBN ...
Knocking on wood
This expression is a superstition that is used in the hope that a good thing will continue to occur even after it is mentioned ... "Knock on Wood: Superstitions and Their Origins". Divine Caroline. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 ... In Romania, there is also a superstition that one can avoid bad things aforementioned by literally knocking on wood (Romanian: ... "Superstitions in Italy". Lifeinitaly.com. 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2011-12-03. Supersticiones arraigadas - Selecciones MB T (26 ...
Bibliography of encyclopedias
A Dictionary of Superstitions. Oxford University Press, 1989. Radford, Edwin and Mona. Encyclopedia of Superstitions. ... Dictionary of Superstitions. Prentice-Hall, 1984. Miller, Gustavus Hindman. The Dictionary of Dreams:10,000 Dreams Interpreted ... A Dictionary of Superstitions. Oxford University Press, 1989. Pettijohn, Terry F. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psychology. ... Dictionary of Superstitions. Prentice-Hall, 1984. The Marshall Cavendish Encyclopedia of Personal Relationships. Marshall ...
Abraxas
ISBN 978-0-226-04447-7. Budge, Ernest Alfred Wallis (1930). Amulets and superstitions. Oxford University Press. Griffith, ...
Black Penny
Radford, Edwin (1961). Encyclopaedia of superstitions. Christina Hole, M. A. Radford (Revised and enlarged edition by Christina ...
Chicory
Radford, Edwin (1961). Encyclopaedia of superstitions. Christina Hole, M. A. Radford (Revised and enlarged edition by Christina ...
Behenian fixed star
Fixed Stars - Astrology Online Calculator Budge, E. A. Wallis (1930). Amulets and Superstitions. London, Oxford University ...
List of people from Evanston, Illinois
Specialist on superstitions. John Carrier Weaver, American professor of geography, and college administrator for several major ...
Cyclamen
Encyclopaedia of superstitions. Christina Hole, M. A. Radford (Revised and enlarged edition by Christina Hole ed.). London. ...
Dáithí Ó hÓgáin
Irish Superstitions (1995). Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 96 pp.; repr. (2002), 126 pp. Celtic Warriors (1999), London: Pegasus, ...
Khmer numerals
Asian Superstitions (PDF). ADB Magazine. June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-01-07. " ... "Khmer superstition". 2008-03-01. Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-01-05. "Info on Cambodia". 2006. ...