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Folklore:- It has always been considered safe to savor the odours of the garden, on the air as you walk. However on no account should you lay beneath an Ivy tree and fall asleep, for it could be the death of you.
Planting seeds, plant three seeds in seperate pots at the same time, with each seed as you place it in the pot, make a wish for something that can happen, not fanciful wishes. As the seeds sprout the order in which they sprout so too the order of your wish shall happen.
Birds, If a Raven should land on the ground directly in front of you a warrior that you know will pass away that very day As a crow takes to flight, make a wish, if the crow does not flap its wings before its out of sight, your wish will come true. A crows near the house is considered to be unlucky
 LADYBUGS, if a ladybug lands on a single person watch where it flies as there true love shall arrive from that direction. If a ladybug lands on you and you count to 22 before it flies away then luck will be yours.
Butterflies, On any given day if you see a white butterfly first then luck shall truely be yours
Flowers:- Marigold- It is said to be a great aphrodisiac,  Still there is another superstition that claims the yellow marigold wards off witchcraft
If a girl picks a bunch of flowers, especially daisies, with her eyes closed, the number of flowers indicate how many years until her marriage. Daffodil- It is usually considered a lucky flower. Over in Wales, the first person of the year who finds a daffodil will enjoy prosperity throughout the year. However, if the daffodil that is found, is hanging its head, that person is to suffer an ill fated year. Poppy-In the ancient world, farmers claimed their corn would not grow unless there was poppies in it. Now the poppy is a symbol of remembrance. Rose- In the ancient times of the Romans they planted roses by the graveside to protect the dead from evil. Red roses have been planted on graves of lovers White roses on graves of virgins. Superstition has it that if a rose drops its petals, while someone is holding it, that person will soon pass away. 
SNEEZES
If you sneeze on a Monday, you sneeze for danger;
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Bride to be Married in White, you have chosen right
Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something blue, And a lucky sixpence In her shoe. 
Magpie's :- Magpies being the object of many superstition. There are many folk stories involving the magpie; it is thought to be associated with the devil in many parts of the country, and crossing oneself upon seeing one or saluting lone magpies is a practice that continues to this day in some areas. The magpie rhyme varies greatly, but usually begins: one for sorrow, two for joy. It is believed that the magpie refused to mourn Christ at the crucifixion, it is also said that the magpie refused to enter Noah's ark, instead sitting on the roof and swearing for the duration of the deluge
one for sorrow
two for joy
Three for a girl
Four for a boy
Five for silver
Six for gold
Seven for a secret never to be told
Eight for a lie
Nine for a truth
Ten for the secret of eternal youth 
BEE's, A Bee flying into your house signals the arrival of a visitor. A Bee flying around a sleeping child will bring good fortune to that child.
Flowers:-
In some places, it is thought bad luck to give someone an even number of flowers, because even numbers of flowers are reserved for the dead.
Don't take flowers off a grave, or you might soon find yourself in one.
If you pick a daisy and count out the petals as you remove them with "he loves me", "he loves me not", you'll find out how the boy you fancy really feel
Orchid- They say if a woman were to eat small tubers of the orchids, they would probably give birth to a girl. If a man eats the small tubers of the orchid, they would probably sire a male child.
It is considered unlucky to have real flowers on stage or to give an actress flowers before a show. Use artificial flowers on the set and wait until after a performance to give flowers to a performer
If you pick a dandelion that's gone to seed and blow at it once really hard, the number of seeds still on the stem will be the number of children you'll have.
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