Dropping A Knife On The Floor

If you drop a knife a man is coming to visit while a fork means a woman and a spoon a child.

Dropping a knife on the floor.

In another superstition a dropped knife is a bad sign. If you dropped your sword then lost concentration trying to retrieve it your opponent had the. Good luck will come from the direction in which the knife is leaning. A man will visit if you drop a knife a woman if it s a fork or a child if its a spoon.

That s what my mom always said way back when. One version of the superstition holds that dropping a fork means a lady will merely pay a visit while dropping a spoon means you can expect a kiss. If the knife falls and points towards land the fisherman. At other times a knife is involved or the visitor is a child.

Another reads that if you drop a fork a man. Drop many pieces of silverware and a family is coming. I heard that if you drop a knife on the floor it is unlucky if you pick it up yourself but okay if someone picks it up for you. When you drop a knife it means you ll have a fight a knife a fight.

Dropping silverware means company is coming. If my mum dropped a knife on the floor it stayed there until someone walked in and then she would ask him or her to pick it up for her. I later studied superstition and found that it was a sensible request and probably came from the days of duelling. Sometimes dropping a fork is said to presage a visit by a gentleman while dropping a spoon suggests a woman is going to come calling.

Also if you sweep a person s foot while sweeping the floor they re going to jail. A dropped knife that sticks into the ground is a good sign. I think they will be unexpected visitors. Bad things will happen if a knife falls and sticks into the floor.

In iceland it is believed that when a knife is dropped by someone while cleaning fish and the knife lands pointing in the direction of the sea the fisherman will get a good haul the next time he goes fishing. Maybe its true someone else should pick it up if it s a knife.