Victorian Superstitions

Superstitions:

From weddings to funerals, death to life Victorian life came with many superstitions,

Here is a taster: It is bad luck to meet a funeral procession head on. If you see one approaching, turn around. If this is unavoidable, hold on to a button until the funeral cortege passes.

·         Stop the clock in a death room or you will have bad luck.

·         If you hear a clap of thunder following a burial it indicates that the soul of the departed has reached heaven

·         If you don’t hold your breath while going by a graveyard you will not be buried.

·         If the deceased has lived a good life, flowers would bloom on his grave; but if he has been evil, only weeds would grow.

·         If you smell roses when no one is around, someone is going to die.

·         If you see yourself in a dream, your death will follow.

·         If a sparrow lands on a piano, someone in the home will die.

·         If a picture falls off a wall, there will be a death of someone you know.

·         A single snowdrop growing in the garden foretells death.