Sailor Superstitions:
Today I found a sailing magazine lying around with some Sailors Superstitions and found some great stuff inside, most I didn´t know yet.
For good luck:
- A figurehead in form of a naked woman
- The first drink goes windward (Luv) to Rasmus the god of the sea
- To spit in the ocean before you sail
- Pouring wine on deck before sailing will also bring good luck
- Spiders
- Tattoos and piercing are said to ward off evil spirits
- scratch on the mast – to bring wind
Bad luck:
- Starting a ship journey on a Friday
- enter the ship with the left foot
- whistling
- change the name of a boat
- cutting nails or hair on a boat
- rabbits, even talking about rabbits onboard
Please add some stuff if you know by commenting!
