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Why do you have to throw salt after spilling it and what would happen if you did not?
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∙ 15y ago
To throw salt over your shoulder has the same meaning as to say: " Bless You " after somebody has sneezed to ward off the evil spirits.
Why...? because when somebody spills a salt (salt used to be considered highly valued commodity thus to waste salt was seen almost like a blasphemy) he/she is vulnerable to devil's machinations. :-))) superstition.... or???? :-)))
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What would happen if you ran out of rock salt?
we will use salt
What would happen to colors in Aztec cloth when washed if salt was not part of the dye bath?
I think what would happen is that the cloth would not keep it's colors after washing since salt makes the dye stick to the cloth.
What would happen to a houseplant if you water it with salt water hypertonic solution?
It will die.
What will happen to a protist living in salt water if the number of salt particles in its cytoplasm were increased ten times?
it would die because of the salt particals
What would happen if Increasing the salt concentration in a solution?
specific weight raise up
Which shoulder do you throw salt after spilling it?
left
What shoulder do you throw salt after spilling it?
the Left Shoulder
If one is superstitious over which shoulder should one throw salt after spilling salt?
your left shoulder
When spilling salt what shoulder do you throw salt over?
It is believed the devil stands over your left shoulder and spilling salt is supposed to bring his attention to your "wastefulness" bringing bad luck. If this happens, you are instructed to throw the salt over your LEFT shoulder and "hopefully" into the devil's eyes, thus blinding him to your mistake.
How many years of bad luck do you get for spilling salt?
Your bad luck will last probably until you throw a pinch of salt over your left shoulder.
Is spilling salt considered good luck?
No it is bad luck that is why you have to throw it over you left shoulder to hit the demon in the eyes.
Is it bad luck when you throw salt over your shoulder?
Of course not. It's all superstition. In fact, according to the superstition, throwing salt over your shoulder counteracts other things that bring bad luck supposedly, like breaking a mirror or spilling salt.
Which shoulder do you throw salt over?
Throwing salt over your left shoulder is a common superstition believed to help ward off evil spirits or bad luck. This practice is often associated with spilling salt, as salt was historically considered a valuable and protective substance.
What would happen if a jellyfish was placed in a very low salt environment what would happen?
It would lose salt into the water.
What is the origin of spilling salt superstition?
Lots of superstitious people, when they spill salt, will take a pinch of it in their right hand and throw it backwards over their left shoulder. Superstition has it that, at all times, a devil waits over your left shoulder, and also that spilling salt is bad luck (perhaps because it used to be rare and precious). Hence, you can mitigate your bad luck by throwing salt into the eyes of the devil. There's also a belief that your guardian angel (who can be found over your right shoulder) spills salt to warn you of evil nearby. Either you throw the salt to hurt the devil or, as salt was valuable, as an offering to placate him. Like lots of other superstitions in a Christianized culture, it has a Christianized explanation: spilling salt is bad luck, because Judas spilled salt at the Last Supper. This is somewhat equivalent to the Christianized explanation for not sitting down thirteen at the table, and almost certainly a red herring.
Why is spilling salt a bad luck?
Not that long ago, salt was expensive, and of course accidentally wasting something valuable would have been unlucky. Same went for mirrors.
What would happen if you ran out of rock salt?
we will use salt
