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Elizabethan superstitions
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Queen Elizabeth Superstitions
Harley Feehan
Elizabethan Era
It was believed that when you open your mouth to sneeze, you give the devil a chance to enter your body and bring about spiritual harm. Saying “bless you” allegedly stops the devils from entering since they thought that no demon could stay in a place that a Christian has blessed.
Elizabethan Era
Beliefs and superstitions
don’t walk under a ladder – they are bad luck because they are linked to gallows (the wooden frame for hanging people)
Beliefs and superstitions
Elizabethan Superstitions
The childhood rhyme “Ring o’ ring of roses” is thought to have some macabre origins in the form of a description of the plague. “Ring o’ ring o’ roses” describes the rash which appeared on plague victims’ bodies – “a pocketful of posies” refers to the flowers and herbs carried to ward off the disease – “A-tishoo, a-tishoo!” – sneezing was a symptom of the deadly plague – “We all fall down!” – dead!
Elizabethan Superstitions
black cats
black cats are unlucky – they were associated with witches
superstitions
don't spill the salt!
don’t spill salt – salt was very expensive in Elizabethan times, so spilling it was very bad luck
beliefs
spiting in the fire
Beliefs of Spitting in a Fire
One particular Elizabethan act intended to bring about good luck is still discussed today. Many Elizabethans believed that spitting into a fire would bring good luck their way.
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where i found the information
http://elizabethanenglandlife.com/elizabethan-england-superstitions.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zmjnb9q/revision/3#:~:text=There%20are%20still%20Elizabethan%20superstitions,your%20body%20through%20your%20mouth
https://backinthedayof.co.uk/elizabethan-superstitions
https://www.theclassroom.com/elizabethan-era-superstitions-beliefs-spitting-fire-5517.html