ARMENIAN
SUPERSTITIONS
Here are some interesting Superstitions I
use to hear when I was growing up. Do they sound familiar
to you? Do you know any more? Armenians
never start a new project on Tuesday because it will
never turn out or be completed.
If someone enters through a front door, they must leave
from the same door.
Never cross a path a snake has made. One must walk around
it or else bad luck will befall them.
Blue beads protect one from an evil
wish or the evil eye. Some spell breaking phrases
are: "God be with you"---
"Mashalah"--- "Scratch your back".
The oak doors of Etchmiadzin tell you if your wish will
come true. You pick a pebble up, ask God something, and
rub the pebble once along the main door, which faces the
Seminary. If the pebble sticks, your request will come
true.
At New Years or on ones birthday, you must
tie a thread (preferably green) around someones
finger three times; the recipient must make a wish each
time. Each recipient should do this to seven different
persons.
Best Wishes from "Chezok".
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