Superstition of the Week - Clocks

If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family.

Cool Stuff We Found With Ravens On It

A neighborhood bar in San Francisco, Blackbird Bar.

Superstition of the Week - Butterflies

BUTTERFLIES

• Inside the house - good luck
• First butterfly of the season (white) - good omen
• First butterfly of the season (brown) - misfortune
• To see three butterflies together - bad omen
• To see a butterfly at night - approaching death
• Any butterfly flying in one’s face – cold weather is coming
• A yellow butterfly flying in one’s face – sufficient frost within ten days
• Scottish belief - red butterflies are manifestations of witches
• Serbian belief – butterflies are the souls of witches

And interestingly, a white butterfly that flies into your house and then flies around you is considered good luck in Louisiana, but an omen of death in Maryland.

We are pretty sure here in Colorado, it means you should eat a cupcake or cookie, thus a very good omen.

Aesop’s Fable: The Crow and the Pitcher

A crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a pitcher which had once been full of water; but when the crow put its beak into the mouth of the pitcher he found that only very little water was left in it, and that he could not reach far enough down to get at it. The crow tried, and tried, but at last had to give up in despair. Then a thought came to the crow and it found a pebble nearby and dropped it into the pitcher. The crow continued to search for pebbles and dropped them one by one into the pitcher. After many pebbles, the crow saw the water mount up near him, and after casting in a few more pebbles the crow was finally able to reach the water and quench its thirst thus saving its life. The Moral? Little by little does the trick.

Superstition of the Week - Fishing

FISHING

• Throw back the first fish you catch then you'll be lucky the whole day fishing.
• If you count the number of fish you caught, you will catch no more that day.
• It's bad luck to say the word "pig" while fishing at sea.

Cool Stuff We Found With Ravens On It

From the site roadside scholar, a sculpture from Mark Orr.

Superstition of the Week - Goldfish

Goldfish

Did you know that having goldfish in a pond is thought to bring good luck, but bringing a goldfish in the house is believed to bring bad luck? How tricky is that?

Cool Stuff We Found With Ravens On It

Raven's Brew Coffee

Superstition of the Week - Wedding Day Omens

WEDDING DAY OMENS

Good Omens

• Seeing a rainbow
• Having the sun shine
• Meeting a black cat
• Meeting a chimney sweep

Bad Omens

• A pig, hare, or lizard running across the road
• Seeing an open grave
• Meeting a nun or a monk foretell barrenness

Cool Stuff We Found With Ravens On It

Raven Hangers

From Ingibjorg Hanna Bjarnadottir
Available at Birkiland