Black Cats & April Fools - Origins of Old Wives Tales and Superstitions in Our Daily Lives 9781857829471, 9781857829488, 9781857829495, 9781843581628, 1857829476

Intro -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE: ARTS AND ENTE

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English Pages 131 p Year 2012;2009

Table of contents :
Intro --
Title Page --
Table of Contents --
Dedication --
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --
INTRODUCTION --
CHAPTER ONE: ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT --
CHAPTER 2: OUTDOOR DANGERS --
CHAPTER THREE: ACTIONS AND GESTURES --
CHAPTER FOUR: AROUND THE HOME --
CHAPTER FIVE: CLOTHES AND APPAREL --
CHAPTER SIX: ANIMALS --
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE BODY --
CHAPTER EIGHT: LOVE AND MARRIAGE --
CHAPTER NINE: FOOD AND DRINK --
CHAPTER TEN: SPORT AND PASTIMES --
CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE WEATHER AND NATURAL OCCURRENCES --
CHAPTER TWELVE: BIRTH --
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: DEATH --
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: NUMBERS, LUCKY AND UNLUCKY CHAPTER FIFTEEN: GIFTS --
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS --
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: DAYS OF THE WEEK --
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: PREDICTING THE FUTURE --
CHAPTER NINTEEN: OLD WIVES' TALES AND PSEUDO-SCIENCE --
CHAPTER TWENTY: FLOWERS AND TREES --
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: INTERNATIONAL TALISMANS --
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: AROUND THE WORLD --
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Black Cats & April Fools - Origins of Old Wives Tales and Superstitions in Our Daily Lives
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