Days Superstitions

Day of the Week Superstitions

If I were to ask people to name a superstitious day I doubt there would be any problem and most would say Friday the 13^th. But ask about superstitions of the days of the week and other than that Friday most people would probably draw a blank. However, different days of the week do have a different ‘feel’ related to them.

Days can be unlucky as well as lucky according to some old superstitions. It is said that the days from Friday to Monday have their own specific feel due to the fact that there are so many superstitions attached with them. So I’ll start with superstitions about the days of the week one by one and see what we come up with. This is a short list and a future article will cover more superstitions of the days.

Mondays

Monday is considered to be the least awaited day of the week throughout the world, except for Ireland. The Irish people take Monday as the luckiest day of the week to start any endeavor or new work and other beginnings. In some places, Monday is unlucky even for burying a dead person. No grave digging should take place on Mondays. The same thing applies with sewing and mending too. Both these things should be avoided on a Monday.

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There is yet another superstition regarding Monday that if someone visits the house on early Monday morning, the house will have visitors the whole week till the next Monday. If the visitor is fair in complexion, then the person will be unlucky throughout the week whereas if the visitor has a dark complexion then the host will be lucky all through the week.

Tuesdays

It is believed that the child born on Tuesday will be elegant and graceful. Tuesdays are considered lucky for fighting games like boxing or wrestling. It is also considered lucky to cut nails on Tuesdays. It is said that one who wants to remain in good health throughout the life, should marry on Tuesdays.

But like almost everything else there is a dark side of Tuesday. I dug up one of these which appeared as a comment here;

” In some other countries, instead of Friday, it is considered bad luck Tuesday the 13th. (Spain [1], Greece, Latin America). For example, the Fall of Constantinople, when the city fell to the Ottomans (a fact which marked the end of the Byzantine Empire), happened Tuesday, May 29, 1453, and is why Greeks consider Tuesday to be an unlucky day. In Italy it is on Friday the 17th.”

Wednesdays

Wednesdays are regarded as the best days to carry out any surgical or medical procedures. It is thought to be a very weird idea to buy expensive things on Wednesdays. Some superstitions say that one should avoid wearing gloves on Wednesdays. It is also believed that the Wednesdays that usually fall on a new moon day is a sign of unlucky day.

Thursdays

Thursdays are lucky to make important decisions of life. It is also considered to be lucky to marry on Thursdays. For the Germans, Thursday is the most unlucky day of the week. Spinning of yarn should be avoided on Thursdays. Taking legal advises or consultation are regarded lucky on this day.

Fridays

Most of the people consider Friday as the unluckiest day of the week especially if the 13^th day of the month falls on a Friday. Sneezing on Friday brings around sorrow and despair. Laughing too much on Friday will definitely lead to crying on the following Sunday, according to some superstitions. Cutting of nails and hair is considered unlucky on Fridays. The visit to doctors should be avoided on Fridays as it may lead to death.

Saturdays

It is a very good day to set out for a venture or a journey. Sharing of dreams on Saturdays makes them come true. Seeing a rainbow on a Saturday indicates rain in all through the following week. This is all well and good and there are a lot more lucky Saturday superstitions, but I’d be remorse not playing the devil’s advocate and telling you of at least a couple of unlucky Saturday superstition;

Saturday, no luck at all.— in marriage.
A Saturday rainbow is sure to be followed by a week of rainy (“rotten”) weather. —Ireland
Persons born on a Saturday can see ghosts.—Higlands

Sundays

Sundays are the luckiest day and it is said that children born on Sundays are usually lucky through their entire life. Cutting of nails, hair, sewing, mending and courting should be avoided on Sundays as they bring bad luck. Even collecting of nuts should not be done on Sundays as it indicates the work of the devil.

Now with this newfound knowledge will that change your habits or anything you do on specific days? Personally I doubt it, but for those that do make changes or have any other comments about these or even superstitions regarding specific days of the week leave a comment.

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Here are a few questions about days of the week superstitions as submitted to Yahoo Answers.

Questions about Days of Week Superstitions

Linda asks…

What does it mean if you were born on Thursday?

I know there are like, superstitions about the day of the week that you were born on, but I don’t know what Thursday is, and I was born on Thursday.

Suzi Q answers:

Monday’s child is fair of face,
Tuesday’s child is full of grace,
Wednesday’s child is full of woe,
Thursday’s child has far to go,
Friday’s child is loving and giving,
Saturday’s child works hard for a living,
But the child who is born on the Sabbath Day
Is bonny and blithe and good and gay.

William asks…

what does it mean if you were born on tuesday?

I know there are like, superstitions about the day of the week that you were born on, but I don’t know what Tuesday is, and I was born on Tuesday.

Suzi Q answers:

Monday’s child is fair of face
Tuesday’s child is full of grace
Wednesday’s child is full of woe
Thursday’s child has far to go
Friday’s child is loving and giving
Saturday’s child works hard for a living
But the child born on the Sabbath day
is bonny and blithe, good and gay*

*gay here meaning happy.

Actually none of these mean anything, just a fun poem.

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