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Why do people throw salt over their shoulders when they are cooking?
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∙ 15y ago
Salt, which has been spilled (something that happens frequently when people cook) is often thrown over the left shoulder. The belief was that the devil stood over your left (or sinister) shoulder, waiting for or causing your mistakes. The salt was supposed to go into the devil's eyes, blinding him to your errors.
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