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If you feel like you’re going to sneeze, make sure you do it correctly according to these late 19th century superstitions.
It was considered unlucky to sneeze while putting on your shoes.
One should be careful to avoid sneezing three times in quick succession. It was said of sneezing in this manner:
“Once, a wish;
Twice, a kiss;
Three times a disappointment.“
A rhyme regarding sneezing during specific days of the week goes:
“Sneeze on Monday, sneeze for danger,
Sneeze on Tuesday, kiss a stranger,
Sneeze on Wednesday, sneeze for a letter,
Sneeze on Thursday, something better,
Sneeze on Friday, sneeze for sorrow,
Sneeze on Saturday, see your lover tomorrow.“
(There is no mention about sneezing on Sunday)
Victorian Society of Alberta
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