Throwing salt over the shoulder is a superstition believed to ward off evil spirits or bad luck. It is thought that spilling salt brings bad luck, so throwing it over the shoulder is a way to counteract this belief.
Salt was once used as part of the salary of Roman soldiers. To spill salt is to spill (loose) money, which most of us see as bad luck. The antidote to spilling salt, is to throw a bit of it over your left shoulder. The devil is said to sit behind your left shoulder waiting to see you do something that will allow him to harm you. By throwing the salt over your left shoulder you will be throwing it into the devil's eye and he can't see that you should have bad luck.
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.
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Throwing salt over your shoulder if you spill some on the table. Breaking a mirror brings 7 years of bad luck. Walking under ladders brings bad luck. Throwing salt over your shoulder if you spill some on the table. Breaking a mirror brings 7 years of bad luck. Walking under ladders brings bad luck.
Yes, tossing salt over the right shoulder is a common superstition believed to ward off bad luck. The practice often involves spilling salt accidentally, which is thought to bring misfortune. By throwing a pinch of salt over the right shoulder, you counteract that bad luck, as the right side is associated with good fortune. However, this is merely a cultural belief and not based on any scientific principle.
The superstition of throwing spilt salt over the shoulder is believed to ward off bad luck. It is thought to have originated from the idea that salt was a precious commodity and wasting it could anger evil spirits that might be nearby. By throwing salt over the left shoulder, one is believed to blind the evil spirits waiting there.
The superstition of throwing salt over your (left) shoulder came about because people once believed the Devil stood behind your left shoulder waiting for you to make a mistake or to influence you into making a mistake. Spilling salt, which was once used as part of a Roman soldier's salary and hence as money was believed to not only be wasteful, but bad luck. Throwing some of the spilled salt over your left shoulder would be throwing it into the Devil's eyes, thus blinding him to your mistake.
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It's not so much lucky as apotropaic. The act of throwing salt over the left shoulder is only done if salt has already been spilled. Salt was supposed to ward off the devil so spilling the salt encouraged his presence. To counteract this one throws salt over their left shoulder, because the left is where the devil comes, and then all is good again.
well some people believe that its bad luck if you spill salt by mistake..and others believe that its good luck because salt is an earth element. it really depends on your perspective on it.Answerwell some people believe that its bad luck if you spill salt by mistake..and others believe that its good luck because salt is an earth element. it really depends on your perspective on it.