If you drop scissors, it means your lover is being unfaithful to you.

Salty soup is a sign that the cook is in love.

It's bad luck to leave shoes upside down.

A swan's feather, sewed into the husband's pillow, will ensure fidelity.

If a woman sees a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it means she will marry a sailor. If she sees a sparrow, she will marry a poor man and be very happy. If she sees a goldfinch, she will marry a millionaire.

It's bad luck to open an umbrella inside the house, especially if you put it over your head.

All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave.

Knock three times on wood after mentioning good fortune so evil spirits won't ruin it.

A brides veil protects her from evil spirits who are jealous of happy people.

Two people pull apart the dried breastbone of a chicken or turkey until it cracks and breaks, each one making a wish while doing so. The person who gets the long half of the wishbone will have his or her wish come true.

If you tell someone your wish, it won't come true.

If you make a wish while throwing a coin into a well or fountain, the wish will come true.

The new bride must enter her home by the main door, and must not trip or fall - hence the custom of carrying the bride over the threshold.

If the groom drops the wedding band during the ceremony, the marriage is doomed.