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Woman on Wigilia spells bad luck in Poland


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Polonius3Threads: 1,005
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Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂ 		 Dec 24, 10, 14:27    #1
Acccording to Old Polish Wigilia lore, if the first person to visit your home on Chrsitmas Eve is a woman, that means bad luck in the year ahead.
Another belief is that how you are on Wigilia you'll be the whole year.
Spinsters (now they call themselves singles!) and other unmarried ladies pulled strands of hay from under the tablecloth. A golden strand meant a wedding before Ash Wednesday, a green one indicated they were in for a wait and a grey and withered one pointed to lifelong spinsterhood.
Tradition, fortune-telling, old wives' tales -- it all depends on your take. These beliefs are in the same category as the Anglo-Saxon superstition about a bride having to wear something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.
Whatever the case. A HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL PF-ers -- WESOŁYCH ŚWIĄT!
BzibziohThreads: 6
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Joined: Oct 15, 08 ♀ [Suspended] 		 Dec 24, 10, 14:33    #2
Polonius3:
Acccording to Old Polish Wigilia lore, if the first person to visit your home on Chrsitmas Eve is a woman, that means bad luck in the year ahead.

I know. I'm taking this a step further and not even calling people first, waiting for my hubby to dial and joining the conversation later.
Polonius3:
Another belief is that how you are on Wigilia you'll be the whole year.

That's another superstition I like :)
beckskiThreads: 19
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Polonius3:
if the first person to visit your home on Chrsitmas Eve is a woman, that means bad luck in the year ahead.


Oh goody, the first person to come to my home today is my roofer! He happens to be a male. Guess I'll be having a great new year ;)

A sincere thanks PF, for putting up with me FIVE terrific years, muah!
wildroverThreads: 180
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Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂ 		 Dec 24, 10, 17:10    #4
Polonius3:
Acccording to Old Polish Wigilia lore, if the first person to visit your home on Chrsitmas Eve is a woman, that means bad luck in the year ahead.


Unless you can convince the wife to go out that is...?
tygrysThreads: 2
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Joined: Dec 28, 07 ♂ 		 Dec 24, 10, 17:21    #5
Polonius3:
Acccording to Old Polish Wigilia lore, if the first person to visit your home on Chrsitmas Eve is a woman, that means bad luck in the year ahead.

They always degrade women in Poland
NathanThreads: 33
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Joined: Feb 13, 09 ♂ 		 Dec 24, 10, 17:31    #6
Polonius3:
if the first person to visit your home on Chrsitmas Eve is a woman, that means bad luck in the year ahead.

It is always bad luck, not only on Christmas.


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