Theme Thursday = Halloween

I was surprised when so many of my readers hadn't heard about the superstition of holding your breath while going by a cemetery when I mentioned it in my post this week! So, I thought I'd look it up. Not only did I find it in Google, but I found some other interesting superstitions that are perfect for the Halloween Theme Thursday! My editorial comments are in italics.

Superstitions about Death

BIRD~~ A bird in the house is a sign of a death.

(Does this include my parakeets?)

If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow.

(I've always associated Robins with spring, never with death!) CEMETERY~~ You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery

or you will breathe in the spirit of someone

who has recently died. (see??)

CLOCK~~ If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes,

there will be a death in the family.

CORPSE~~ If a woman is buried in black,

she will return to haunt the family.

(oh great, now I'm going to have

to insist on picking out the outfits

of all future female family corpses!)

DREAMS~~ If you touch a loved one who has died,

you won't have dreams about them

(oh great, not only do I have to pick

out their burial clothes, but I have to touch them, too?)

DYING~~ A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven.

(hmmm..I wonder where you go

'straight to' if you die on Friday the 13th? ha!)

EYE~~ If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family.

(my left eye twitches when I'm really tired...uh oh!)

FUNERAL~~

It's bad luck to meet a funeral procession head on.

(yikes...I just did this during that traffic jam this week!)

Thunder following a funeral means

that the dead person's soul has reached heaven.

(wouldn't a rainbow be more appropriate?)

Nothing new should be worn to a funeral, especially new shoes.

(I bet a lot of new black shoes and clothes are

worn to funerals!)

Pregnant women should not attend funerals.

(I did this when my uncle died!)

PHOTOGRAPH~~ If 3 people are photographed together,

the one in the middle will die first.

(hmm..being the middle child,

I think I was always photographed in the middle!)

So there you have it!

Happy Theme Thursday, all!