Category Archives: superstitions

Superstitious Lancashire – Who Will I Marry?

Posted on September 3, 2015 by LancashireFolk

‘Who will I marry?’ is a question which comes to the minds of most young women, even in these modern days when independence is so prized. If you lived in old Lancashire a century or two ago, there were several … Continue reading →

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Superstitious Lancashire – Animals and Birds

Posted on August 29, 2015 by LancashireFolk

They were a superstitious lot, those old Lancastrians. Naturally they were worried by a myriad of things unseen – the boggarts and ghosts that haunt this county – but they also held superstitious beliefs about all kinds of perfectly visible … Continue reading →

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