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Elizabethan Superstitions and Beliefs
Elizabethan Superstitions and Beliefs
By Maryjoy, Emily and Rebecca
Bad Luck- Witches
- The seventh son of a seventh son
- A cat crossing your path
Good Luck Charms
- Iron
- Silver
- Fire
- Salt
- Running water
- Right hand of an executed prisoner
General Bad Luck
- A pot stirred counter-clockwise
- Leaving the door open
- Keeping a peacock's feather
- Lunar eclipse
- Spilling salt
- Sudden loss of hair
- Putting shoes on the table
Hi :)
Church Beliefs
Modern Superstitions
Some superstitions have carried on to our modern day lives, such as:
- Walking under a ladder
- A black cat crossing your path
Also, putting your shoes on the table still isn't accepted usually.
Bibliography
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-superstitions.htm
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/superstitions-of-the-elizabethan-era.html
http://www.saintives.com/essays/superstitions.pdf
http://www.templeilluminatus.com/group/vintageheart/forum/topics/elizabethan-england-superstitions-elizabethan-superstitions
http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/elizabethan-era-beliefs-and-superstitions.html
www.prezi.com/mtdlm8dwulhd/elizabethan-era-witchcraft-beliefs-and-superstitions/
- Opening your mouth and sneezing gave the devil a chance to enter
- Saying "God bless you" stops the devil from entering
- Pinning a bay leaf to your pillow on St Valentine's eve
Good Luck
- Touching a man about to be executed
- Spitting in fire
- Wearing golden earrings (sailors)