Canada

Entries

• #631

  It is good luck to find a horseshoe.

  General in the United States and Canada.
• #649

  If you spill salt, you will have a whipping.

  New England and Canada.
• #664

  It is unlucky to pass under a ladder.

  Canada.
• #930

  As the days begin to lengthen,
  So the cold begins to strengthen.

  Northeastern United States and Canada.
• #934

  Plenty of hawberries foretell a “hard winter,” i. e., they are to serve as a store of food for birds.

  Canada.
• #975

  Rainbow in the morning,
  Sailors take warning;
  Rainbow at night,
  Sailor’s delight.

  General in Canada and the United States.
• #1027

  Mackerel sky,
  Wind blow high.

  Canada.
• #1091

  Wish the first time you see the moon, and your wish will come true.

  General in the United States and Canada.
• #1205

  To break a looking-glass is a sign of death, or of bad luck or seven years. This is quite a general belief. Domestic servants, and particularly superstitious persons, are often thrown into a panic by accidents of this sort.

  General in the United States and Canada.