Are You Superstitous. ?

This thread title has given me today’s ear worm

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I am not superstitious yet I will not cut finger or toe nails,
do the laundry, play card /dice games and several other things on a Sunday.

Things not done in Baptist homes on a Sunday many years ago.

I’m not superstitious but my Irish Mum was very superstitious. All of those mentioned upthread and many more.

My Irish cousins haven’t managed to shake it off. One of the worst was many years ago when one of my cousins was pregnant with her first child. Sadly, her mother died before the baby was born and she didn’t want to go in the graveyard for the burial as she’d been told her baby would be born with a physical deformity if she stood at the graveside.

My usually superstitious Mum managed to persuade her that it was nonsense and she did attend the funeral.

I'd like to say no but denying superstitions is said to be unlucky and I don't want to take the risk

To a certain extent. I find misfortunes come in threes and that was certainly the case yesterday and it wasn't even Friday the 13th - though I refuse to believe in that as I was born on the 13th (Thursday thankfully).
I chuck spilled salt over my left shoulder but try to to get concerned about cracked paving stones or magpies. Late MIL quoted all sorts of superstitious facts and really seemed to believe in it. She'd say that she was a lucky person whereas I've been unlucky. I'm obviously going wrong somewhere!

Can't cross my knife & fork on my plate and will ask others to uncross theirs. I will not have peacock feathers in the house, new shoes on table, umbrellas up indoors - and countless other no-no's all inherited from my mother - so yes, I'm superstitious

Only when it suits.

Not at all.

I have come out with some expressions touch wood etc but I must of heard it from somewhere when young. I think not Ealing under a ladder is common sense I am suspicious of people sometimes. I am not superstitious at least I never thought I was but you have got me thinking now!

No, touch wood!

I avoid walking under ladders ?

Not remotely. The

There are a lot of single magpies around here at the moment, I’m good morning/afternoon ing all over the place!

Seems to occur when I’m anxious. - waiting for test results. I do all sorts of nonsense. A nurse said recently it’s my mind’s way of believing I’m in control of the outcome.

I think my head tells me it’s nonsense, but like your friend Maywalk, I wouldn’t be happy about breaking a mirror.

Actually Esspee there are STILL many folk who believe these superstitions.
I was talking to one person this morning who said she had broken a mirror and just hoped that nothing bad would happen because she was just about to become a grandmother for the second time.

I don’t have a superstitious bone in my body. We have surely evolved past that stage.

I’m not sure I actually believe any of it, but I won’t tempt fate, so definitely avoid all of them whenever possible.