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By all these lovely tokens
September days are here,
With summer’s best of weather
And autumn’s best of cheer.
Helen Hunt Jackson - September
September days are here,
With summer’s best of weather
And autumn’s best of cheer.
Helen Hunt Jackson - September
The breezes taste
Of apple peel.
The air is full
Of smells to feel-
Ripe fruit, old footballs,
Burning brush,
New books, erasers,
Chalk, and such.
The bee, his hive,
Well-honeyed hum,
And Mother cuts
Chrysanthemums.
Like plates washed clean
With suds, the days
Are polished with
A morning haze.
John Updike, September
Of apple peel.
The air is full
Of smells to feel-
Ripe fruit, old footballs,
Burning brush,
New books, erasers,
Chalk, and such.
The bee, his hive,
Well-honeyed hum,
And Mother cuts
Chrysanthemums.
Like plates washed clean
With suds, the days
Are polished with
A morning haze.
John Updike, September
What do you consider to be lucky?
mheredge
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Some people consider it good luck to put a horse shoe above the door. It is thought that when guests come to a house where there's a horseshoe hanging above the door, they have to leave by the same way or they will take the luck from the horseshoe with them, away from the house.
To be sure of good luck for the New Year, it is said that you should sleep with a horseshoe under your pillow on New Year’s Eve. The shape of the horseshoe is supposed to ward off the evil eye. And if you find a horseshoe, this is supposed to be very lucky if the open space is facing toward you. If you dream of finding one too, this will bring good luck. Sailors are traditionally very superstitious and used to nail a horseshoe to the foremast of their ships to keep witches and wizards from cursing the voyage or damaging the ship.
However good luck comes in many forms. This article describes some of the lucky places in the world that you can visit (I have never been to any)
http://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/lucky-places-good-luck-charms?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=4e89343a13-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-4e89343a13-65904101&ct=t(Newsletter_4_24_20174_21_2017)&mc_cid=4e89343a13&mc_eid=5918298398
What do you believe brings you good luck?
To be sure of good luck for the New Year, it is said that you should sleep with a horseshoe under your pillow on New Year’s Eve. The shape of the horseshoe is supposed to ward off the evil eye. And if you find a horseshoe, this is supposed to be very lucky if the open space is facing toward you. If you dream of finding one too, this will bring good luck. Sailors are traditionally very superstitious and used to nail a horseshoe to the foremast of their ships to keep witches and wizards from cursing the voyage or damaging the ship.
However good luck comes in many forms. This article describes some of the lucky places in the world that you can visit (I have never been to any)
http://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/lucky-places-good-luck-charms?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=4e89343a13-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-4e89343a13-65904101&ct=t(Newsletter_4_24_20174_21_2017)&mc_cid=4e89343a13&mc_eid=5918298398
What do you believe brings you good luck?
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For New Years good luck it is said that you should wear a red underwear :D
I didn't hear about rabbit foot charms and rainbow charms but I have heard about the other charms.
I think luck is creating by the people. All of this lucky stuff is about your energy. If you believe that you are a lucky person and you can keep high your energy you will be lucky :)
I read about an article about lucky and unlucky people. An experiment was performed. As a result scientist found this answer : "If you believe you are a lucky person and behave like this you will be lucky." Because luck is everywhere and we should see it :)
Finally i believe lucky things. If you feel happy when you see something, it is your lucky material. When i find my lucky material i will write here. ^^
And @takafromtokyo what do you think about this topic? I'm curious about your answer.
In my country there is a tradition that says women who marry must wear a stocking strap to have a happy marriage.
I think only believing in it gives you a sense of happiness.
This symbolism is nice and I think it's a good moment for happiness.
On my wedding day I also weared a stocking strap and I'm still happy with my husband and thinking of the stocking strap makes us laugh.
I love such symbols, they make of life a search.
So I can for a walk in nature, search a four-leaf clover for hours and believe me, I've ever found one when I was pregnant from my first son.
People consider seeing a bird as to be lucky for this day.
When I was the principal of the school for Nurses I went with my students who graduated many time to Paris.
Every time after we had visit the cathedral we went just outside of Notre Dame Cathedral and stood near the point zero ( it is a stone embedded in the soil and who indicate the distance of many other major places in the world). Then we made a picture with our feet arround point zero because this means: "I wish all off you a lot of succes for the future." I hope it worked by all the graduated students.......
Friend of my father had given a really good acronym of LUCK( labor under correct knowledge). I'm sure you guys have heard of this before but this was new for me and also have some meaning. He explained the meaning very well afterwards by giving several example of his life's event. That too seems captivating.
@mheredge
You could find it in village more often in comparison to the town. One of my neighbor also have one horse shoe nailed on his door.
but personally, I never believed in luck but now after so many incidents, I have started to believe that luck also matters.
I sometimes find attractive pebbles or sea shells that I pick up and like to keep as a souvenir. I don't know if it's because they seem lucky or just that they are nice mementos.
I agree that if you believe you're lucky it tends to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Yes, everything starts with faith so we shouldn't stop believing that we are lucky! :) @mheredge
And I did it always, and now I have still all my teeth and they are very good. Thanks tooth fairy!
These kind of laws are really odd. What do you think about the reasons of these laws?
I have heard that if you see a falling star, can you make a wish???
But you cannot tell to someone, otherwise your wish will not come true!
I heard that too, and I make wishes when I see a falling star :)
I'm waiting for answers :)
Hahaha @goker, yes people do day a bird blessing you from on high brings luck. I once had a great big egret dive bomb me with the biggest, blackest bird dropping ever. I was wearing a white shirt and it took several washes before I managed to get it clean. I did not feel at all lucky, believe you me.
It was one of these who left its mark!