Dropping A Knife On The Floor

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Dropping a knife on the floor.

One version of the superstition holds that dropping a fork means a lady will merely pay a visit while dropping a spoon means you can expect a kiss. Also if you sweep a person s foot while sweeping the floor they re going to jail. I heard that if you drop a knife on the floor it is unlucky if you pick it up yourself but okay if someone picks it up for you. If you drop a knife a man is coming to visit while a fork means a woman and a spoon a child.

A man will visit if you drop a knife a woman if it s a fork or a child if its a spoon. In iceland it is believed that when a knife is dropped by someone while cleaning fish and the knife lands pointing in the direction of the sea the fisherman will get a good haul the next time he goes fishing. Do not leave crossed knives on the counter top or there will be an argument. I think they will be unexpected visitors.

Bad things will happen if a knife falls and sticks into the floor. If my mum dropped a knife on the floor it stayed there until someone walked in and then she would ask him or her to pick it up for her. At other times a knife is involved or the visitor is a child. That s what my mom always said way back when.

I later studied superstition and found that it was a sensible request and probably came from the days of duelling. Drop many pieces of silverware and a family is coming. Good luck will come from the direction in which the knife is leaning. Maybe its true someone else should pick it up if it s a knife.

Dropping silverware means company is coming. In another superstition a dropped knife is a bad sign. If you dropped your sword then lost concentration trying to retrieve it your opponent had the. A dropped knife means a man will visit.

A dropped knife that sticks into the ground is a good sign. If the knife falls and points towards land the fisherman.