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Judaism. Divine protection. Amulets. Jewish Museum Berlin. GJudaism. Divine protection. Amulets. Often consisted of scrolls written in Hebrew and the texts were combined with motifs geom?tircos or magical figures
Los Caprichos by Francisco de Goya (1746-1828)Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Caprichos. Lo que puede un sastre! (What can a tailor!). Number 52. Aquatint. 1799. Reproduction by M. Segui i Riera
4-Leaf Clover - BardeClover plant with several four-leaf clusters
Witches Sabbath by Francisco de GoyaFrancisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish romantic painter. Witches Sabbath, 1821-1823. Detail. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
SuperstitionsAn interesting instance of the popular aversion to walking under a ladder. A group of superstitious pedestrians find themselves in a bit of a scrum as they attempt to squeeze through the smallest gap
Pulling the WishbonePulling a wishbone to see who will come away with the larger part and the corresponding wish
Those Superstitions by BairnsfatherThose Superstitions Private Sandy McNab cheers the assembly by pointing out (with the aid of his pocket almanac) that it is Friday the 13th
East End Woman scared of dog making her to walk under ladder" You never know you Luck." " Hi! Come back, yer Silly! Do yer want to spile yer Luck?" Date: 1892
Boy and Clover - 1A boy walks through the snow carrying a very large four- leaved clover Date: 1910
Miss Modern magazine fortune tellerFront cover of Miss Modern magazine for November 1931, featuring a young gipsy fortune teller with a crystal ball (and the free gipsy ring, found FREE inside the magazine!). Date: 1931
Eddie Merton, superstitious stuntman, who always slept in a coffin on the night before a dangerous stunt. Seen here sitting up in the coffin in his hotel bedroom for his morning cup of tea. Date: 1971
Quaker's group hanging a dog condemned by warlock. EngravingNew England (Massachusetts). 17th century. Quaker's group hanging a dog condemned by warlock. Engraving, 1807
The racemose Passionflower, Religious superstitionThe racemose Passionflower, Passiflora racemosa, Religious superstition. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora
Tartar Woman making a Tsi, sacrificing the spirit of the door to prevent misfortune entering. Buddhist or Fo sect, Lao-Kiun
DEVIL ATTACKS SHIP, C15A devil attacks a merchant ship in a storm while God watches from above Date: 15th Century
HOGARTH / CREDULITYCredulity, Superstition and Fanaticism Date: 1762
Hamsa painted hands, Nefta, TunisiaHamsa painted hand signs on a house door to keep out evil and afford protection, Nefta, Tunisia Date: 1987
Dinner Party with Thirteen PeopleTHIRTEEN AT TABLE - the hostesss ultimate nightmare ! Date: 1925
For Good Luck by William Heath RobinsonTraining black cats to enter the front door at the stroke of twelve on New Years Eve. A contraption to encourage a New Year tradition imagined by the cartoonist William Heath Robinson. Date: 1919
In Marble Halls - Jobbing actors chatting in a theatre bar" In Marble Halls" - Jobbing actors standing in a theatre bar discussing their fortune, both successful and not
Big Stone - Cloughmore, Co. Down, Northern IrelandThe Big Stone - Cloughmore, Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland. This 30-ton granite boulder perches on the slopes of Slieve Meen, 1000 ft above the village of Rostrevor
Trees in Superstition and Legend by Pauline BaynesIllustration by Pauline Baynes depicting the various trees of legends and superstition
Kissing the Blarney Stone, IrelandKissing the Blarney Stone, Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland. Date: late 19th century
Eddie Merton, superstitious stuntman, who always slept in a coffin on the night before a dangerous stunt. Seen here with a suitcase, helping to carry the coffin into his hotel. Date: 1971
At fortune tellers house. Engraving. ColoredAt fortune tellers house. Engraving by Walla. L Illustration, 1885. Colored
Superstition / Throw SaltIf you spill some salt you must throw it over your left shoulder or else you will have bad luck Date: 1960s
Girl and HorseshoeA girl stands in the snow holding a giant horseshoe to wish you a good New Year Date: circa 1905
Astrology & SuperstitionASTROLOGIA E SUPERSTIZIONE astrology admired, superstition scorned Date: 18th century
Leap-Year MonsterIn Berry, central France, there is a monster who you should try not to see during Leap Year - for if you do, its sure to bring you bad luck Date: 1855
A bride getting ready for her wedding day. A page relating various wedding lore, including that a bride should put on her gloves with her back turned to the mirror. Date: c. 1912
Two diners pull a wishbone rather too energetically much to the amazement (or annoyance) of their waitress. Chicken, plates
Superstition - LaddersIs walking under a ladder really bad luck? These London pedestrians seem to think! Date: early 1930s
Walking under a LadderIs walking under a ladder really bad luck? These pedestrians think so, doing their best to avoid a ladder! Date: early 1930s
Eastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Tsam ceremonyEastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Buddhist Tsam ceremony amongst the Buryat People to exorcise evil which consisted of a series of masked dances and often had a narrative content
Fortune teller. Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠;
Book of the Good and Bad luck (15th c. )Book of the Good and Bad luck (15th c.)
LCC-LFB Vauxhall fire station, Lambeth SE1Vauxhall fire station was built by the London County Council in the last year of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, before the name was changed to the London Fire Brigade
Superstition has always ruled the world
Hoyts comic whirlwind, A brass monkey a satire on superstition. Date c1900
Washing in DewThe fair maid who, the first of May, goes to the fields at break of day, and washes in dew from the hawthorn tree, will ever after handsome be
Lucky Horseshoe on DoorA horseshoe is nailed to a farm door to keep away the devil or any other evil threat Date: 1922
Boy and Clover - 2A boy stands in the snow holding a very large four- leaved clover Date: 1910
Arrows against StormsThe Gauls fire arrows into stormclouds to drive them away - an idea which is not quite so ridiculous as it sounds. Date: 1st century
Four-Leaf CloverThe four leaves of this clover each carry a romantic picture representing happiness... Date: circa 1910
Child & HorseshoeGirl with a horseshoe to wish a Good Year - a few months later World War One began... Date: 1914
Woe Betide or Good Luck to You by Pauline BaynesA page of superstitions painted in intricate detail specially for Holly Leaves by Pauline Baynes. The key to the illustration is on p.46 of the issue
The Humorist Christmas NumberTwo diners pull a wishbone rather too energetically much to the amazement (or annoyance) of their waitress. Chicken, plates
Superstition. By A. E. BestallA humorous cartoon showing a young woman driving her uncle through the countyside. She is reassuring her passenger about how safe and experienced she is, not concentrating on the road sign ahead
Boy in Daisy Meadow 1940Does she love me ? Yes, I know - cos the petals of the daisy told me so !
Rats Leaving a ShipRats are said to leave a doomed ship
Good Luck SignsVarious items symbolising good luck - apparently, the number 13 is lucky for some !
Demon & Horse ShoeA cottager nails a horse-shoe over his front door, thereby frustrating the Devil who is lurking nearby with evil intentions
Smallpox / SuperstitionYuo-hoa-long: the God who happily terminates the disease
Candles for LuckGood luck will come to the one whose candles burns the longest
Previewing a LoverA Spanish girl breaks a raw egg into a glass of water on St Johns Eve : the shape it makes tells her what kind of lover she will have
Norwegian CloverThree little Norwegian girls carry four-leaved clovers to wish you Godt Nytaar !
