Whether you heard it through the grapevine or from your mama, these superstitions are well-known around the South.
Most traditions in Southern families have been passed down from generations, including some superstitions.
From cultural to regional to familial folklore, any Southerner is bound to believe in a superstition or two.
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This superstition started on the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina.
“Haints” is the colloquial pronunciation of “haunts,” or spirits of the dead.
As for collard greens, they’re green like money to secure financial success for the year.
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Avoid a rainy wedding day byburying a bottle of bourbonexactly a month before your wedding day.
Many couples will bury it upside down for extra luck.
Others believe that hanging it pointed up allows for good luck to be stored and collected.
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The folklore says that glass bottles were extremely powerful and could both attract and capture evil spirits at night.
If you get up from a rocking chair and leave it rocking, you are inviting spirits to sit.
Be sure to stop the chair from rocking before you leave!
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Bring out the welcome wagon.
Southerners believe that an itchy nose means you’ve got company coming over soon.
Southerners believe that an itchy palm means you’ll be getting money soon.
If Your Ears Burn, Someone Is Talking About You
Got burning or red ears?
Look out for gossip.
Southerners believe that burning ears out of nowhere means that someone is talking about you.
