Superstitions are usually associated with Halloween. But did you know there are many superstitions about moving into a new home as well? If you want to predict prosperity and avoid trouble, keep this list of 13 superstitions in mind.
*Disclaimer: There have been no proven studies, statistics, or scientific facts that support these superstitions. Proceed with humour.
- Ditch the Broom
As if you needed an excuse! Brooms superstitiously carry bad energy from one home to another. It is believed that bringing your old broom with you to your new home will cause spiritual misfortune. You don’t want that! But brooms also carry dirt. So maybe get a new broom regardless of if you ~believe~ or not.
- Bring a Gift
Otherwise you’re a rude houseguest! Ok, there’s also another reason: Bringing items like bread, rice, and salt have superstitious backgrounds. Apparently, bread means that your cupboards will always be full. Rice symbolises prosperity. Salt adds luxury and flavor. And if nothing else, you’ll be halfway to bringing a full meal.
- Avoid Unlucky Numbers
Obviously, you’d never live in house number 13, right? But there are some other terrifying things that could happen if you don’t watch the signs. The number four is considered extremely unlucky because it is pronounced similarly to the Chinese word for “death.” (And having a four-year-old child can sometimes make you feel this way too.) The number 17 is thought to be bad luck in Italy because an anagram of the Roman numeral XVII spells “vixi,” a word translating to “I have lived” (i.e. also death). Basically, there will be a lot of misfortune if you aren’t careful.
- Skip the Knife
Not for the reason you’re thinking! If you pull a knife out of your purse, you’ll probably scare someone on the street. But you should also be scared for the future of your friendship with the person to whom you’re gifting the knife. It’s believed that if a knife, scissors, or other sharp objects are given or received, the two people involved in the exchange will transform from friends into enemies (because the knife has “cut off” their friendship). But if you have a stage five clinger on your hands, you may just want to give them a knife after all.
- Focus on Location
It is thought to be bad luck for a house to be located in a T intersection of the road. The directional flow of the traffic acts as an arrow puncturing the tranquility of the home, especially on main roads with heavy traffic. Not to mention, having car headlights shining in on your most private moments isn’t probably how you want to spend your time.
- Retrace Your Steps
An Irish superstition states that, when exiting a new home for the first time, you have to leave through the same door you came in through. It is believed that exiting through a different door will keep you from ever settling into your home. But let’s be honest, if the Irish were going to predict anything accurately, it should’ve been their 800-year occupation by the Brits.
- Set a Date
Superstition states that the worst days to move in are Fridays and Saturdays. Basically, a weekend move causes doom for your life in your new home. But if you’re a hard working individual, you have limited move in options. So you might just have to accept the fact that you’ll never settle in. Sorry.
- Scatter Your Coins
On the first day you move into a new home, it is said that you should scatter coins around the living room floor in order to ensure prosperity. Ironically, if you leave the coins there long enough and forget about them, you’ll feel extra prosperous when you pick them all up months later and fill your wallet.
- Paint It Blue
Ghosts are not smart. According to this Southern tradition, anyway. It states that if your house has a front porch, you should paint it blue. That way, when ghosts try to enter your house, they will not be able to because they will confuse the blue of the porch with water. So apparently, ghosts can’t walk (or float) over water. Have you ever known so many things about ghosts?
- Look for the Birds and the Bees
Almost always, a pest in your home is a terrible sign. But did you know just how terrible? Apparently, if a bird flies into the house, the act predicts that bad luck will soon follow. If a swarm of bees land on the house, this foretells that a fire will soon burn the house down. But you’re in luck! Not all pests mean something nasty: If you find ants, you can expect an inheritance of wealth. You’ll need that money to get rid of the ants.
- Don’t Fall in Line
Your back door and front door should not be directly opposite each other. It is believed that the positive energy that flows through your home will be unable to circulate. It is also considered unlucky to have a staircase that leads straight towards the door, because it indicates that all of your fortunes will escape from your home. But if your fortunes are so excited to leave, who needs them! Right?
- Place an Acorn
Norse superstition states that placing an acorn on every windowsill in your house will prevent it from being struck by lightning. In the last century, people have been replacing real acorns with window blind pulls shaped like an acorn. Apparently, it has the same effect. We’re starting to doubt these superstitions.
- Break New Ground
It is believed that you should choose a new plot of land if you’re building a house from the ground up. Superstition states that building a house where another one once stood indicates an early death in the family will soon ensue. So be careful when you’re choosing a place to build. Great Uncle Jack’s life may depend on it.
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