Lightkeeper
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Do you pick up lucky pennies (they have to be heads up)? Do you have any lucky penny stories? If I see a penny tails up I kick it so someone else can find it heads up.
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Lucky Pennies
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standing_on_one_foot
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Sure, I pick up pennies. They're shiney 
I don't really pay attention to whether they're heads or tails.
Hey, a question. If heads is lucky and tails is unlucky, and you pick up one tails up and then another heads up, do they cancel each other out? Or do you start over with each new penny? And are quarters 25 times as lucky (or unlucky) as a penny?
I don't really pay attention to whether they're heads or tails.Hey, a question. If heads is lucky and tails is unlucky, and you pick up one tails up and then another heads up, do they cancel each other out? Or do you start over with each new penny? And are quarters 25 times as lucky (or unlucky) as a penny?
Lightkeeper
Well-Known Member
I checked several spots on the net. Everyone said the penny has to be heads up to be lucky. If you find one with your birth date on it, it is especially lucky.
Pah
Uber all member
http://utut.essortment.com/talismans_rfbf.htm
From rabbits feet to holy medals, a look at the talismans we carry to bring good luck and ward off danger.
The concept of luck, or having things go in one's favor, is a much sought after experience. Even those who claim not to be superstitious will bend over to pick up a lucky penny as they feel their day will be better on account of it. The act of carrying a lucky charm or talisman has been part of many cultures throughout history. Charms and Talismans serve two purposes: first to attract good luck and secondly to ward off evil.
In ancient African culture, the carrying of an animals foot, or other parts of a swift creature were supposed to help a person be able to escape or flee with the speed of the animal. This lucky rabbits foot charm was handed down and assimilated into our culture by the enslaved Africans who were brought to the New World. Also borrowed from centuries of African Voodoo ceremonies is a Mojo or luck bag could carry many lucky objects or a spell meant to cause a particular effect. The idea is that certain items (spices, teeth, feathers etc,) placed in a bag and blessed or charged will produce a magical effect for the person who carries it. Mojo bags are still popular today as many advertisements in magazines and on web sites promote their use and distribution.
The continent of Europe has also produced its share of lucky items. Followers of St. Patrick, who drove the snakes i.e. the devil from Ireland, the patron saint of Ireland, have adopted the Shamrock (and in its rare form the four leaf clover) as a symbol of the luck of the Irish as clover grows plentiful in the green hills of Ireland. Finding a four leaf one is less difficult than in other regions. This Irish symbolism becomes prevalent in American culture once a year as we celebrate St.
Patricks Day and also lives on throughout the year in the form of a famous cereal that included moons, stars, hearts and clovers.
During the time of the Crusades, Nordic countries employed their magical alphabet known as the runes for protection, carving symbols of battle success into stones to be carried on a soldier.
In Eastern Europe during the middle ages, legends of the undead or vampires were prevalent, partially due to the number of plague deaths as well as a certain Romanian prince known as Vlad the Impaler, who horribly tortured and killed thousands. To ward off such vampires, charms and talismans were employed. Legend has it that the undead cannot attack if you hold up a cross, the symbol of God, as good deflects evil. Another vampire vanquishing tool was a chain of garlic around your neck garlic was the closest thing to an antibiotic in the middle ages, so no wonder it seemed like a lucky charm!
In modern times, many lucky charms and talismans have been adopted and utilized. During the early 20th century when many Irish Catholic men became Police officers in New York City, many started carrying a medal of St.Jude, along with their callbox key for protection, as St. Jude is considered to be the patron saint of policemen. Many Catholics continue to believe that certain holy medals (especially blessed ones) will aid those who wear them, particularly St. Christopher, who is the patron saint of travelers. Although crosses are not employed as a deflector for vampires today, at most Catholic funerals many attendees have crucifixes around their necks that dont usually wear one as everyday jewelry. On a less religious, although team spiritual level, some ballplayers swear by a pair of lucky socks and hesitate to wash them during an important series for fear that they will lose power.
Although science has defeated superstition on many levels, we cant help but pick up the penny lying in the street or smile when we come across a four-leaf clover.
From rabbits feet to holy medals, a look at the talismans we carry to bring good luck and ward off danger.
The concept of luck, or having things go in one's favor, is a much sought after experience. Even those who claim not to be superstitious will bend over to pick up a lucky penny as they feel their day will be better on account of it. The act of carrying a lucky charm or talisman has been part of many cultures throughout history. Charms and Talismans serve two purposes: first to attract good luck and secondly to ward off evil.
In ancient African culture, the carrying of an animals foot, or other parts of a swift creature were supposed to help a person be able to escape or flee with the speed of the animal. This lucky rabbits foot charm was handed down and assimilated into our culture by the enslaved Africans who were brought to the New World. Also borrowed from centuries of African Voodoo ceremonies is a Mojo or luck bag could carry many lucky objects or a spell meant to cause a particular effect. The idea is that certain items (spices, teeth, feathers etc,) placed in a bag and blessed or charged will produce a magical effect for the person who carries it. Mojo bags are still popular today as many advertisements in magazines and on web sites promote their use and distribution.
The continent of Europe has also produced its share of lucky items. Followers of St. Patrick, who drove the snakes i.e. the devil from Ireland, the patron saint of Ireland, have adopted the Shamrock (and in its rare form the four leaf clover) as a symbol of the luck of the Irish as clover grows plentiful in the green hills of Ireland. Finding a four leaf one is less difficult than in other regions. This Irish symbolism becomes prevalent in American culture once a year as we celebrate St.
Patricks Day and also lives on throughout the year in the form of a famous cereal that included moons, stars, hearts and clovers.
During the time of the Crusades, Nordic countries employed their magical alphabet known as the runes for protection, carving symbols of battle success into stones to be carried on a soldier.
In Eastern Europe during the middle ages, legends of the undead or vampires were prevalent, partially due to the number of plague deaths as well as a certain Romanian prince known as Vlad the Impaler, who horribly tortured and killed thousands. To ward off such vampires, charms and talismans were employed. Legend has it that the undead cannot attack if you hold up a cross, the symbol of God, as good deflects evil. Another vampire vanquishing tool was a chain of garlic around your neck garlic was the closest thing to an antibiotic in the middle ages, so no wonder it seemed like a lucky charm!
In modern times, many lucky charms and talismans have been adopted and utilized. During the early 20th century when many Irish Catholic men became Police officers in New York City, many started carrying a medal of St.Jude, along with their callbox key for protection, as St. Jude is considered to be the patron saint of policemen. Many Catholics continue to believe that certain holy medals (especially blessed ones) will aid those who wear them, particularly St. Christopher, who is the patron saint of travelers. Although crosses are not employed as a deflector for vampires today, at most Catholic funerals many attendees have crucifixes around their necks that dont usually wear one as everyday jewelry. On a less religious, although team spiritual level, some ballplayers swear by a pair of lucky socks and hesitate to wash them during an important series for fear that they will lose power.
Although science has defeated superstition on many levels, we cant help but pick up the penny lying in the street or smile when we come across a four-leaf clover.
Bastet
Vile Stove-Toucher
I found a lucky $2 coin yesterday. I'd have picked it up regardless of whether it was heads up or not...$2 is $2 lol. As a matter of fact, though, it was heads up (I remembered this thread when I picked it up, and had to smile). We don't have one or two cent coins anymore (haven't had since the late 80s or something), so I've never really subscribed to the "lucky penny" theory. Any money I didn't have to work for, is lucky for me. I once found a $10 note in a waste paper bin at a bank...I was a far too honest kid (I was about 10 at the time), and handed it in. *sigh* They told me they'd let me have it if nobody came to claim it, but I think they just kept it.
I once found a $10 note in a waste paper bin at a bank...I was a far too honest kid (I was about 10 at the time), and handed it in. *sigh* They told me they'd let me have it if nobody came to claim it, but I think they just kept it.
Bastet
Vile Stove-Toucher
The sports oval at my primary school had a patch where four-leaf clovers tended to grow. Not all the time, but in cycles...I have vivid memories of children sprawled on the clover patch, combing it for one of the four-leaf variety. Twenty years later, I still have two in a small frame, that I found.pah said: