Salty Superstitions
There are many superstitions surrounding salt that have persisted through the years. Here are just a few:
If you spill salt immediately throw a pinch of the spilled salt over your left shoulder to avoid bad luck. The salt is said to go into the eyes of the devil, who is said to lurk on the left hand side of the body.
Because salt preserves food, to spill salt is said to be an omen of a broken friendship - it fortells that the relationship will not be preserved.
To pass the salt to someone at the dining table is said to 'help them to sorrow'
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Posted on Fri 22nd Jul 2011 14:44:22