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Let's put a little bit of a lighter tone on this blog - Valentine's Day! Well, Valentine's Day superstitions, that is. Much like any other Holiday that exists, Valentine's Day is no stranger to superstitions. Most of magical beliefs surrounding this holiday are centered around love. So, if you are interested in finding out who will your future spouse will be or what your current partner truly thinks of you, check out the list bellow. Also, keep in mind these are just superstitions and purely for fun! VALENTINE'S DAY SUPERSTITIONS Source: pixabay.com 01. To be awoken by a kiss on Valentine's Day brings you good luck! 02. The very first man or woman's name you read or hear on Valentine's Day will be the name of the person you will marry. 03. Write down the names of your sweethearts on pieces of paper, attach them to clay balls and than drop the balls into water. The first name that surface is the name of your future husband. 04. If you fin...

Friday the 13th is considered as one of the scariest dates of the year in the Western culture, making it the biggest competitor to Halloween. Friday the 13th is so infamous that not even Hollywood has not missed a chance to cash on by filming one of the greatest horror classics of all time and naming it Friday the 13th. What it is about that day that made it so infamous? Let's find out! Source: pixabay.com To start with, Friday the 13th occurs whenever the 13th of the month in Gregorian calendar falls on Friday. This happens every year at least once, however it could occur up to tree times a year.  As mentioned, in Western civilizations, Friday the 13th is considered to be quite an unlucky day. Why is it considered unlucky? Well, the origins are actually pretty unclear. According to ibtimes.com , there are no written evidence about Friday the 13th before the 19th century which makes the unlucky day relatively new. However, the fear of the number 13, which is directly conne...

Wonderful month of December is full of holidays filled with love, joy and peace on Earth. Where I come from, one of the special dates in December was the 5th; that is when the the holiday of Saint Nicholas is celebrated.  ST NICHOLAS & KRAMPUS Source: pixabay.com When I was a child, I would traditionally wait for St. Nicholas Day since it meant getting candy and gifts. In order to get presents, children would have to clean their boots until they are sparkly clean. On the evening of December 5th, we would place our clean boots on the window, and patiently go to sleep. During the night, St. Nicholas would arrive and put delicious candy and small treats in our boots; that is, if our boots are clean enough, and we have been good all year.    Similar to Christmas, the holiday of St. Nicholas rises the question if the child had been naughty or nice. As mentioned, if you have been nice and if your boot is perfectly clean, St. Nicholas would give you treats. Ho...

Among shadow people, black eyed children and white eyed children; there is another type of paranormal entity which belongs to a bit more modern folklore. In today's article, I would like to introduce you to The Black Stick Man; another mysterious being people claim to have seen. The very first time, I discovered the idea of the Black Stick Man was in an article on ListVerse.com where they discussed top 10 bizarre modern paranormal phenomenon . Although, Black Stick Man never really reached the popularity as other paranormal beings, he was placed on an honorable third place on ListVerse.com and above him were only the famous Black Eyed Children and Shadow People. Therefore, this mysterious creature deserves a place on this blog. THE APPEARANCE & ENCOUNTERS Source: pixabay.com Encounters with the Black Stick Man are apparently known to be relatively common and share lots of similarities with those with Shadow People and Slenderman. Firstly, most of the e...

Source: pixabay.com In yesterday's post, we have started our topic of Halloween superstitions. Since Halloween is all about supernatural, it is no wonder that there are a lot more superstitions surrounding the holiday aside from those we mentioned yesterday. Therefore, it is only appropriate to add them to our list!  Today's post will be a part two of strange and spooky superstitions regarding the holiday of Halloween. HALLOWEEN SUPERSTITIONS II It is believed that the dead are allowed to walk the Earth on Halloween. Dressing up as a ghoul makes them think you are one of them, so they would not steal your soul. If you see bats flaying around your house on Halloween, it is a sign that spirits are nearby. Furthermore, if a bat flies into your house on Halloween, it is believed that your house is haunted - a spirit let the bat come in.  To prevent evil spirits from coming into your house on Halloween, you should walk around your home three times back...

Source: pixabay.com If you have not started already, it is only appropriate to start getting into the spooky fall mood; we have already dived into the magical autumn and, after all, Halloween is only 25 days away! Therefore, we have decided to dedicate this article to Halloween; Halloween superstitions in particular.  According to wikipedia, superstition is the belief in supernatural causality - one event causes another to happen without any natural process linking the two events. Moreover, superstitions contradict natural science. Halloween, being all about supernatural, is full of all kinds of superstitions. HALLOWEEN SUPERSTITIONS A person born on Halloween will possess all kinds of supernatural abilities. A person will also be protected from all the negative energies and they will have the ability to wart off evil spirits. If you hear foot steps behind you on Halloween, it would be smart not to look back. It is believed that the dead are following you. If...

Imagine waking up in the middle of the night only to find a dark shadow of a person wearing hat standing by your door. No facial features except eyes. It seems like they glow in a reddish tone. The only thing you are sure about is that this being is sinister and it's intentions are not good. All you could feel is pure fear. This is how majority of encounters with the hat man look like with some reports dating as back as to ancient times. ENCOUNTERS  Source: pixabay.com The hat man is mostly known to appear while falling a sleep, waking up or during a vivid dream. However, there have been several reports of people seeing him in the bright daylight. He is usually described as a full figure shadow of a person wearing a fedora hat or, less commonly, different hat styles. In some cases, he will tip his hat at the person as if he is greeting them. Sometimes, he is seen wearing a cloak or a black suit. Although most of the time the hat man is seen without any facial features,...