What are some old wives' tales?

Answer 1

1) Bells provide protection from demons as they are scared of the loud noise.

2) Bringing a banana on a fishing trip will scare the fish away.

3) If your right ear itches, someone is saying something nice about you. If it's the left, someone's saying something bad about you.

4) If you make a wish over burning onions, it will come true.

5) The Friday before Easter is Good Friday. If someone dies on Good Friday, they will go directly to Heaven.

6) You shouldn't jog. It jumbles up your insides.

5) Use the same pencil for taking a test as was used for studying for the same test. The pencil will remember the answers.

6) Don't tickle an infants feet; it will make them stutter when they are old enough to talk.

7) If a picture falls, it is a sign of death.

8) If a bird flies into the house, a death is soon to come.

9) An apple a day will keep the doctor away

7) Hanging a dead wolf on a fence will tell the other wolves to stay away.

8) don't step on a crack, or you will break your mothers back.

9) If you sit too close to the TV you'll go blind

10) If you pull out a gray hair 10 more will grow back in it's place.

11) A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end.

12) "Don't cross your eyes - they'll get stuck that way!"

Answer 2

Some old wives' tales include "an apple a day keeps the doctor away," "cracking your knuckles causes Arthritis," and "you'll catch a cold from going outside with wet hair." These sayings are not scientifically proven but have been passed down through generations as folklore.