Current Superstitions

by Fanny D. Bergen

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533. If you dream of a person as going two ways at once, it is a sign the person dreamed of will die before the year is out. Boston, Mass.

534. To dream of a naked man is a sign of the death of a woman, and vice versa. Baltimore, Md. (negro).

535. To dream of a drunken husband or man is unlucky. Labrador.

536. To dream of men is lucky. Newfoundland.

537. To dream of women is unlucky. Bay Roberts, N.F.

METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA.

538. To dream of walking through snow means sickness. St. John, N.B.

539. To dream of a snowstorm is a sign of the speedy death of a relative. South Framingham, Mass.

540. To dream of snow in spring (May) is a sign of a good catch of fish. Trinity Bay, N.F.

541. If a fisherman dreams of its raining, it is a sign of a good catch of fish. Green Harbor, N.F.

542. Anything dreamed "on the east wind," i.e., when the east wind is blowing, will come true. Chestertown, Md. (negro).

MONEY AND METALS.

543. To dream of silver money is a sign of sickness.

544. To dream of small change (money) is bad luck. Newfoundland.

545. To dream of gold or silver is good luck; of paper is bad. Boston, Mass.

546. If you dream of gold, it is a sign of an increase of property. Alabama.

TEETH.

547. To dream of teeth is unlucky. Eastern Massachusetts.

548. It is death or bad luck to dream of teeth falling out. Newfoundland and Northern Ohio.

549. To dream of losing a tooth means a death. Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.

550. To dream of pulling out your teeth means sickness. Eastern Massachusetts.

551. To dream of losing a tooth means losing a friend. Virginia.

552. If you dream of having a front tooth drop out, you will lose a near relative within a year. If a back tooth, a distant relative.

WATER.

553. To dream of smooth water means good luck; of rough water means ill luck. St. John, N.B.

554. Dreaming of running water means approaching death to the dreamer or some near relative.

555. To dream of clear, sparkling water means good luck. Miramichi, N.B.

556. To dream of milky or roily water means death or disaster. Miramichi, N.B.

557. To dream of seeing muddy water signifies that you will have trouble. Alabama.

558. To dream of clear water means prosperity; of muddy water means trouble. Boston, Mass.

559. To dream of washing is a sign of a move. Cape Breton and Wisconsin.

WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS.

560. To dream of marriage is a sign of a funeral. Topsail and Carbonear, Trinity Bay, N.F.

561. If you dream of a marriage, it is the sign of a death; and if you dream of a death, it is the sign of a marriage. Alabama.

562. If you dream of a marriage, you will hear of a death next day. Talladega, Ala.

563. If you dream of a wedding, you will hear of the death of a friend in that month. Pennsylvania.

564. To dream of a wedding means death. Mifflintown, Pa.

565. Dream on a piece of wedding cake. Write names on slips of paper and pull them out. The one you pull twice is the one you will marry. Massachusetts.

566. Sleep on a piece of wedding cake, and the one you dream about will be your future partner in life. New Brunswick.