Show superstitions about christmas significant meanings surround christmas according S to superstitions believed in various parts of the world ft in holstein mistletoe Is not only supposed tup posed to be a cure tor for all green wounds but will insure success in the chase and give strength to the wrestler fl early norsemen norseman Nor semen believed tor for centuries that the mistletoe would give protection against both bodily ailments and evil spirits fl A person who Is born on christmas christinas will have power to see and command spirits according to a scottish belief fl french peasants believe that babies born bom on christmas have the gift of prophecy ie if a baby is born bom at sermon time on christmas eve in middle europe it portends that someone in the house will die within the year 0 daughters born in the france on december 25 will be wise witty and virtuous C CA A baby born on christmas in silesia will become either a lawyer or a thief IL girls in the ancient duchy of seldom missed the opportunity offered by christmas to look into the future at their future husbands on christmas eve they would go to the woodpile to draw sticks if a girl pulled a thick stick her husband would be stout it if a long stick he would be tall if a crooked stick he would be deformed they would determine the business of their fu ture husbands by dropping melted lead into a pan of cold water the molten metal would form various shapes in cooling and thus resemble the insignia of his occupation hammer shape a carpenter shoe shape a cobbler every piece of lead resembled some occupation to the old wives 4 C A maiden to in switzerland who accepts a bunch of Edel edelweiss at christmas also accepts the man who prok fers it C all animals in the german alps can speak on christmas eve 4 fl it is believed in the netherlands that nothing sown on christmas eve eva will perish even seed sown in the snow will live C A bohemian wife will die within a year if she burns bums a christmas cake 41 to insure an abundant harvest in denmark some of the bread baked on christmas Is kept until sowing time when it is mixed with the seed 41 it is said that bread baked on christmas in england never bl becomes moldy fl ashes must not be thrown out on christmas day in some sections of europe for fear they might be thrown into the saviors Sayi ors face fl 41 some families in scandinavia place all their shoes together on christmas this will cause them to live in harmony throughout the year |