But you know what? All cat owners have probably experienced their feline friend running crazily from room to room, or dog owners might have seen their pooch barking at apparently nothing. At all. Does this make them a bad person? Not necessarily, although I may be biased. There are a number of reasons our dogs might take a little nibble of grass every now and again — one of the most common being they just happen to like the taste!
It probably just means you live near a particularly vocal dog. Another rain myth, but still our pets cannot predict the weather. Either way you might want to consider buying new shoes… 4. Having a Jacaranda Blossom Fall on your Head will Bring Good Luck — South Africa Closer to home, this superstition is rumoured to have started in the streets of Pretoria by students who were heading towards campus to write their final exams.
Having a Bird Poop on you Means Good Things are Coming your Way — Russia Many Russians swear that this belief is true, although it might only be said to console your embarrassment of having to deal with more poop-related luck!
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Following on from the recent announcement by Premier that phased re-open. That alone gave ladders a more grim purpose and people began associating it will death. This could of then morphed into a belief that anyone who walked under a ladder would be cursed to later face a death by hanging.
So where do the dogs come in? Well it is a widely accepted mythical rule that if a person does walk under a ladder and receives bad luck, they can actually reverse their misfortune by immediately crossing their fingers and not uncrossing them until they see a dog. We are not completely sure of this reasoning, but it could go back to the global idea that dogs are our protector of evil spirits and demonic forces, and perhaps they are the ones that can scare off any malevolent being or jinx that might have latched onto you.
Which service would you like to sign up for? Yard Scooping I would like someone to scoop my yard and have the collected waste composted. Sign Up. Bin Pickup I prefer to scoop my own yard and have the waste that I collect be composted. Ever knock on wood? Cross your fingers? Pick up a penny hoping for good luck? Here are a few more tales of dogs involved in the supernatural: In Greek mythology, a three-headed dog named Cerberus was said to guard the entrance to Hades, only letting certain beings in — or out.
The Egyptian god, Anubis , is described as having a human body and jackal head, and guides lost souls to heaven while warding off menacing spirits. The Aztec god, Xolotl , is also depicted as having a human body with a dog head and guided lost souls to the underworld.
In ancient Persia, dogs were believed to be able to protect the recently released souls from being dragged away by evil spirits.
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