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THE FOLK-LORE OF SUTHERLANDSHIRE.
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CHAPTER V.

OF DREAMS AND OF GOOD AND BAD LUCK.


Lucky Dreams.

Lucky to dream of deer.

Lucky to dream of blue.

Unlucky to dream of red.

Unlucky to dream of white.

Unlucky to dream of yellow.

Unlucky to dream of waves close to you.

Unlucky to dream of water.

Unlucky to dream of babies.

Unlucky to dream of copper money.

Unlucky to dream of a serpent or of its sting.

Unlucky to dream of black.

Unlucky to dream of green.

Unlucky to dream of the sea.


Lucky Omens.

To have a mole on the body.

To be the seventh son in a family where there are no daughters.

To let a thing drop into the fire from your hand.

To sneeze.

To find and pick up a pin.

To find and pick up a horseshoe.

To wash a baby with a piece of gold in its hand.

To have new clothes on New Year's Day.

To see a person of the opposite sex first on New Year's Day.


Unlucky Omens.

To see the new moon through a pane of glass.

To see the first lamb of the year with its tail towards you.

To turn to the left.

To hear furniture cracking (this means removal).