OMENS FOR LUCK

Carry a coin minted in the year of your birth.

Keep a horseshoe in your house, but make sure it hangs opened end up. If you turn it, all the luck will run out.

Always put on your right shoe first.

Get up on the same side of the bed each day.

It’s bad luck to move a broom from one house to another.

It’s bad luck to sing before breakfast.

OMENS FOR LOVE

Red roses attract a loved one.

Sleep with holly under your pillow to dream of your future spouse.

Put a four-leaf clover in your shoe to meet your future spouse.

Eat your dinner backward, dessert first, and once you finish, a vision of your future husband will appear briefly in the chair beside you.

GEMSTONE OMENS

Amber protects against the evil eye.

Wear a crystal to enhance psychic power.

Wear a diamond for wisdom.

A moonstone protects you when traveling.

ITCHY OMENS

If your ear itches, someone is gossiping about you.

If your foot itches, you’ll travel somewhere you’ve never been before.

If your right palm itches, you’ll get money.

If your nose itches, you’ll have company. (If your nose itches, someone’s coming with a hole in their britches.)

HOLIDAY OMENS

Halloween: A jack-o-lantern keeps away the evil spirits.

Christmas: Mistletoe attracts your true love.

New Years Day: Eat black-eyed peas for good luck and money all year.

Valentines Day: Eat chocolate for true love.

Easter: Finding two egg yokes in your Easter egg is good luck.