02624cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000290012624500350015526400510019030000470024133600260028833700260031433800360034050000310037650801900040752014830059753400620208065300170214265300100215985600550216985600430222499900190226777597UtSlPG20260610134810.0mcr n260607r20261918utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a18011172  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBF1 aCielo, Astra,d1861-195710aSigns, omens and superstitions 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2026-01-01  aPeter Becker, BlueDiamondHead and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Signs, omens and superstitions" by Astra Cielo is a compendium of folklore and popular beliefs written in the early 20th century. It surveys everyday superstitions, omens, festivals, charms, and divinations across cultures, often noting their origins and the logic behind them. Organized as an accessible reference, it will appeal to readers curious about how people have tried to court luck, avert harm, and explain the inexplicable.

The opening of the work explains that superstition grows from ignorance, fear, and attempts to influence nature, persists by contagion and habit, and will here be recorded without condemnation. It then launches into a brisk catalog: wedding customs (from rice and orange blossoms to pins and shoes), rings and their powers, calendars of lucky and unlucky days with holiday lore (New Year, Easter, Hallowe’en, Christmas), and everyday luck practices (the sign of the cross, knocking on wood). Further sections outline omens and rites for christenings and children, the symbolism and uses of eggs, charms and amulets (from coral and amber to horseshoes and “lucky” coins), and beliefs about fairies and witches. Body-related signs (sneezing, spitting, moles, itching palms, stumbling), personal and clothing omens, encounters with the unlucky or fortunate, death-room practices, the evil eye, and household signs (from kettles and soot to mirrors) round out this detailed introductory sweep. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: G. Sully & company, 1918  aSuperstition  aOmens4 uhttps://archive.org/details/signsomenssupers00ciel40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77597  c118317d118317