Tea Omens
There are many superstitions and omens surrounding tea drinking even including the prediction of marriage. Here's a few:
It's unlucky to stir tea with anything but a spoon and to stir someone else's tea with a spoon is said to stir trouble for them.
If the tea you make is unexpectedly weak, it means a friendship is weakening. If it's unusually strong, a friendship is growing stronger.
If you spill tea while making a pot, it forecasts luck for the woman of the house.
To break a teapot is thought to be an omen of losing a loved one.
To inadvertently place two spoons in a cup of tea is a sign of marriage for the person drinking the tea.
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Posted on Fri 12th Aug 2011 22:29:03