The crazy cures thread got me to remembering some of my grandmother's bizarre superstitions and I thought it would be a fun topic. My grandmother was from the Applachian hills of West Virginia, and believe me folk lore is a huge part of the culture. Here are a few of her superstitions:
When you get your hair cut or clean the hair out of your hairbrush, you have to take it outside and bury it under a rock to prevent headaches.
If your nose starts itching, someone is coming to visit. If your ears are ringing someone is talking about you.
I'm not from West Virginia, but I have heard all of the above. My grandmother was the most superstitious person that I've ever met. ( bless her soul ) But then again she was raised on an Indian Reservation in New York. She said she was born with a veil over her face.
Trisha