The Lantern https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Grammy always had her rosary beads. Put money in a wallet or purse before giving it as a gift. Give bread, a coin, and a broom to someone moving into a new house. A rabbit running over a grave. Sweeping with salt. Don’t open an umbrella inside the house. Keep a Bible next to your bed. Wear black at a funeral. The Purple People Eater will get you if you don’t behave. Don’t pick up a face-down coin. Walking under a ladder is bad luck. Red ribbon with knots. Bury iron under a threshold. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Itching palms mean money. Fingers crossed. Don’t put your purse on the ground or you’ll lose money. Cut your hair after winter, before the turn of spring. A broomstick falling is bad luck. Leave change on the doorstep on New Year’s Eve and eat black-eyed peas. Leave milk and cookies for Santa. Dead gum! Leave a tooth under your pillow for the tooth fairy. Stir something a certain number of times for a good day. A news bee is a sign of a death or wedding. Never walk around wearing only one shoe; it’s bad luck. Gleaning: The Sacred Right to What the Harvest Leaves Behind Privacy Policy About Jenn Contact Almanac The Lantern Society About the Lantern Videos Investigation No. 4: Yule, Winter Spirits & the Dark of the Year Investigation No. 3: Ghosts of Appalachia & Death Customs Lantern Society Membership Gatherings The Autumn Equinox: Balance, Harvest, and the Beginning of the Dark Season Seven Appalachian Plants to Notice in Early Autumn A cold snap when the blackberries bloom is blackberry winter. A cold snap in spring is dogwood winter. The Rooms We Leave Haunted Between One Place and Another: A Night with The Lantern Society Cozy & Content Is Changing Threshold Work: The Ordinary Magic of Doors By the Lantern Map of Macon County Folklore Returning to Our True Nature Home