One way of getting rid of baldness is to rub goose muck over your bald patches, this is supposed to be a natural hair restorer.
A way to stop baldness in the first place is to not cut your hair while the moon is waning, otherwise your hair will fall out.
Did you know that in some parts of Britain, there is a custom of collecting the early morning dew on the 1st of May.It is then rubbed all over the body to make the skin more beautiful.
In Germany it is said to bath in cold coffee.
However in Hungary they say to bath in human blood.
We have all heard of getting out of the wrong side of the bed, but did you know it is actually meant to mean the left side, because Satan was supposed to have sat on the left hand of God before he fell into Hell from Heaven.
If you get out of bed the wrong side, you can avoid bad luck by putting on your right sock and your right shoe first when you get dressed.
In America it is also considered to be bad luck to put a hat on a bed at any time.
A bride must wear Something borrowed,Something blue,Something old,Something new
Some say that it is very lucky to wear the wedding dress that the mothers bride wore on HER wedding day.
Others say it is very unlucky to make your own.
It is also considered to be bad luck to try on the dress before the day and even more so if you see yourself in a mirror, but should you have to try on the dress then remove an item from it such as a glove(so you are not completely in the outfit).
It is considered bad luck to see a pig after the wedding, but lucky to see an elephant, not bad if you live near a zoo.
Did you know that the bestman and bridesmaids were originally there to protect the bride and groom?
It says that if a bridesmaid should stumble as she walks up the aisle, then she will never marry.
I bridesmaid should not do the job 3 times otherwise she will also never marry, twice or even four+ times is OK.
If a bridesmaid catches the bouquet as the bride leaves then she is said to marry soon.
A long time ago in ancient Egypt , people believed that butterflies were not in fact insects, but the souls of long-lost friends.Butterflies do not live very long, and it was said that Gods changed people into butterflies while they decided whether to send them to Heaven or Hell.
It is from this that is considered to be unlucky to kill a butterfly
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