Home Superstitions

Home Superstitions – Some Good Luck and Bad Luck to Consider

Home superstitions are prevalent from very ancient times. Everyone wants to bring good luck into their house and that the bad fortune should be thrown away from the house. There are some superstitions regarding the home atmosphere. Some of them are given below:

The perfect gift for a home warming occasion that can be given for good luck is the bread and salt, according to the German people. The door being the main entry of the house should have some good luck charms hung over it so as to bring good luck into the house.

It is said that entering the house from the back door for the first time brings ill luck to the family. If someone’s death is taking place or if a child is being born, the doors of the house should be left open so as to ease the happening that is taking place. This is also a very old superstition followed by the Romans.

One should never bring an old broom to a new house while shifting. This brings the bad luck along with it. It is bad luck to carry a hoe into the house. The landing of a swarm of bees is not good as it means the house will get burnt soon. The flying of a bird through the window indicates the coming of death in the family.

Seeing a grasshopper inside the home means good luck is knocking at your door very soon. Giving a knife as a gift at the occasion of housewarming means that the new neighbor will become your enemy soon. An evergreen fresh branch nailed to the new rafters ensures luck in the house. Always avoid sweeping over the threshold as it means sweeping away all the good luck out of the house.

Falling of a broom means someone is going to accompany you very soon. Sweeping out trash after sunset means a visit of a stranger to the house whereas dropping of a fork indicates visit of a man to the house. Some superstitions say that one should never change the beds on Fridays as it brings bad dreams. The presence of a frog also brings good luck to the home. To keep the witches away, rosemary should be planted at the doorsteps.

Keeping a horseshoe in the bedroom keeps nightmares away. In the same way, hanging of a horseshoe above the doorway also brings good luck. Hovering of a white moth over the house also means a death in the family. Keeping of shoes on the table means bringing bad luck into the house. The house can be protected from thunder and lightning by keeping mistletoes in the home.

Many people say that it is unlucky to open an umbrella inside the house. The sitting of a snake in the house again means a death in the family. Carrying a spade over the shoulder is another superstition that brings bad luck. There is yet another old belief that sprinkling of salt in and around the house keeps off evil spirits. One more superstition in the list goes that nails should never be nagged after the sunset. This also brings bad luck to the family.

So next time you enter your house think of these home superstitions and what they could mean to you, if anything.

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Home Superstitions Questions

Paul asks…

house blessings?

I heard that burning sage in a new home will help release all negative energies from the home. I have also heard that there is a specific saint statue that you bury in your front yard to bring good luck and keep out ill will. I just can’t remember which one it is, does anyone know?