I remember lately visiting
an old friend in the country, and on making my appearance I was hailed
with the salutation, "Come awa, I knew we would have a visit from
strangers to-day, for the cock crowed thrice over with his head in at
the door." If a horse stood and looked through a gateway or along a road
where a bride or bridegroom dwelt, it was a very bad omen for the future
happiness of the intending couple. The one dwelling in that direction
would not live long.
If a bird got any human hair, and used it in building its nest, the
person on whose head the hair grew would be troubled with headaches, and
would very soon get bald.
It is still a common belief that crows begin to build their nests on the
first Sabbath of March.
A bird coming into a house and flying over any one's head was an unlucky
omen for the person over whose head it flew.
It was said that eggs laid upon Good Friday never got stale, and that
butter made on that day possessed medicinal properties.
If a horse neighed at the door of a house, it boded sickness to some of
the inmates.
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