The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-18
LUCKY DAYS.
superstitiOns Concerning |
Days and Dates.
From The New York World.

In ancient times the heather were so
superstiious with regard to certain days
that they were pointed out in their calen-
dars with different colored characters TO
mark the lucky ones and the unluclly,
and all classes arranged the details Of
their daily life with reference to these
marks We Of the present day claim to
be free from all this, but many there are
in this supersulious nineteenth century
who viii not begin a journey nor a piece
of work on Friday nor cut the hair in
the last quarter Of The moon, and who are
very much frightened If the soft rays of
Luna chance to fan upon the face while
they are asleep
Friday is ever under a ban; even with
regard TO the weather there is an old
saying which declares that
fridays moon,
Come when it will, comes too soon.
In countries where capital punishment
is in vogue Friday has nearly always
been "hangmans day. In America
that custom has been well nigh abol-
ished within the past Jews years, and exc
BUTTONS now take place on any day the
Judge may decide
In the Book of knowledge" there is the
following account of the perllous days Of
every month. "In the change of every
moon be two days in which what thing
soever is begun, late or never, it shall
come to no good end, and the days be fun
periious for many things. In January
when the moon is three or four days Old;
in February, 5th or 7th; in March, 9th or
7th; in April, 5th or Sth; May SIN or
9Th; June. 9Th or 18th; July, 3d or 18th;
August Sth or 18th; September Sth or 18Th;
October 9Th or 18th; November 9Th or 9Th;
December, Sd or 18th"
Astronomers says that six days Of the
year are perilous Of death, therefore they
forbid men to let blood on them or take
any drink. The days are Jan. 3, July /.
Oct q the last OF April, Aug, !, the last
day going out of December.
There are many superstitons connected
with New Years day; one that IS stll
firmly believed by many OF the devOut
IS that Of opening his Bible at random
and putting the finger on any chapter con-
tanned in the two open pages. II is be-
lieved chat the luck or unluck OF the COM
ing year viii in a greater or less degree
be foreshadowed by some of the lines.
Again, others believe that it is very I'M
lucky to take anything out of the house
on New Years morning before taking
something in the old rhyme which ex-
presses this belief runs as follows:
Take out then take in,
Bad luck will begin:
Take in, then take out,
Good luck comes about
with reference TO the transference Of
honor from Saxon to Roman deities In our
names Of the days Of the week a quaint
Old poet thus expresses himself:
The sun still rules the weeks initial day.
The moon DER Monday yet retains the
sway,
But Tuesday, which to Mars was whilom
given
Is Tuescs subject IN the northern
And Wooden hath the charge Of wednes-
day,
Which did belong of old to Mercury;
And Jove himself surrenders his own day
TO Thor, barbarous god Of Saxon clay;
Friday, who under Venus once did WELD
Loves balmy spells. must now to Frea
yield;
While Saturn still holds fast his cay
The Sabbath, which the central sun
abuses.
Certain days for birth have generally
some particular attribute given them,
which tell US that the child:
Born on Monday is fair Of face;
Born on Tuesday, fun Of Gods grace;
Born on Wednesday. sour and sad;
Born Thursday, merry and glad
Born on Friday, worthily given;
Born on Saturday, work hard for your
living,
Born on Sunday, you will never know
want.
The quaint Scotch version varies some
what from this. yet they undoubtedly had
the same origln
Mondays BARN is fair of face,
Tuesdays BARN is full OF grace,
Wednesdays BARNS a child OF woe,
Thursdays BARN has far to go,
Fridays BARN IS loving and giving
Saturdays BARN works hard for a living
But a BARN that Is born on the Sabbath
day,
is lively and bonnie, and wise and gay
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