Читать книгу Black Cats & April Fools - Origins of Old Wives Tales and Superstitions in Our Daily Lives - Harry Oliver - Страница 3

Title Page

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Arts and Entertainment

2 Outdoor Dangers

3 Actions and Gestures

4 Around the Home

5 Clothes and Apparel

6 Animals

7 The Body

8 Love and Marriage

9 Food and Drink

10 Sport and Pastimes

11 The Weather and Natural Occurrences

12 Birth

13 Death

14 Numbers, lucky and unlucky

15 Gifts

16 Celebrations and Festivals

17 Days of the Week

18 Predicting the Future

19 Old Wives’ Tales and Pseudo-science

20 Flowers and Trees

21 International Talismans

22 Around the World

CONTENTS