As well as others, love superstitions are also part of our culture. Although each country has its own superstitions that certain objects or actions will influence some area of your life, finding love is something that many of us worry about. However, some of them may not be taken very seriously. But perhaps those who wish to be struck by Cupid’s arrow should follow some rituals or practices to increase their chances of finding love.
If you are superstitious and looking for love in your life, we invite you to discover below some good, old and strange love superstitions that may help you find it.
Listen to the rooster.
An old German love superstition holds that if a virgin wanted to know if she would be married that year, she should go out to the chicken coop on Christmas Eve and knock on the door. If she hears a rooster crow, she will. If she, instead, hears a chicken, she won’t.
Call us cynical, but we prefer not to leave the fate of our love life in the hands of poultry. Also, you would need to have a chicken coop on hand, which seems unlikely to most people.
Watch out for the yellow flowers.
In Russia, a bouquet of yellow flowers means anything but love. Supposedly, this color symbolizes infidelity, and even if no one has been unfaithful yet, the exchange of yellow flowers is believed to curse the relationship anyway.
For the record, if you think your partner may be cheating on you, it’s probably not a bouquet of flowers that’s tipping you off. And beyond that, don’t be afraid to give a yellow bouquet if you think that’s what she really wants, though there are plenty of other fantastic bouquet options out there.
Take out the pigeons.
In the surprisingly vast world of bird superstitions, doves symbolize holiness, peace, and love. They are said to mate for life, and are even released during weddings to celebrate the couple’s engagement and add an extra dose of luck, naturally.
In the same way, it is considered very, very bad luck to kill a pigeon. We can’t speak to how useful it will be to have pigeons at your wedding, but it’s always nice if you can avoid No kill a harmless bird.
Catch the bouquet.
This wedding tradition (which is still widely practised) dates back to the 14th century in England. Single wedding guests would literally rip bits off the bride’s dress and bouquet in the hope that some of their love luck would transfer to them (sounds like harmless fun). Usually, the bride would throw her entire bouquet to the guests so that she could escape.
Over time, this became the bouquet toss we know today, and it is now believed that the woman who catches it will be the next to marry. We can take or leave this tradition as it is today, but we’re glad brides no longer end their special day in a ripped dress.
Check flower petals.
This game, sometimes called the daisy oracle, dates back to medieval times, and it’s as simple as love superstitions: pluck a petal and say, “he (or she) loves me”; take another and say: «he does not love me». Repeat. Whichever ends when you run out of petals should be taken as the absolute truth about that person’s feelings for you.
The oracle became so prominent that it even received recognition in the Faust of goethe in the XIX century. Some say it’s specifically French in origin, but it’s hard to say if that’s true or just another old wives’ tale.
Watch out for brooms.
This Italian superstition is strangely literal in its meaning: if a person is single, they should never let a broom bar his feet, because then he will never have the opportunity to have a partner. We can’t make these things up. But hey, it’s probably pretty easy to dodge the brooms. And if there is something we like, it is totally avoidable bad luck.
watch out for moles
If your partner has a mole or beauty mark somewhere near their mouth, Koreans may tell you to stay away as it suggests they will be cheating partners.
cry with all your heart
A Chinese custom says that the future bride should start crying between 15 and 30 days before her big day. The bigger the tears, the happier her marriage will be.
Wishing every night at 11:11
It’s not exactly clear why or how 11:11 came to be considered a magical moment, but that doesn’t stop many people from ritually wishing for anything their heart desires (including true love) when the clock strikes 11:11.
So you might want to set a reminder every day (possibly 2 times a day) to make that wish come true. Although you will probably need to find better ways to spend your time.
apple stem twist
The apple stem twist is an ancient love game that involves twisting the stem of an apple while calling out the names of potential lovers. It is said that the name we say when the stem breaks off is the person you are meant to be with. Apparently, apples are quite a magical fruit, considering that there are many love superstitions that are related to apples.
break a fuse
The belief in hairpins goes back a long way. According to some superstitions, hairpins not only offer wishes, but can also imply when you will get married.
A superstition says that two women can break a wishbone to find out when they will marry. The one who gets the shortest piece will marry before the one who gets the longest. This goes along with the rhyme: «The shortest to marry, the longest to stay.» Sounds like a fun dinner activity between the ladies at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Don’t cry if you don’t get the short ending!
Kiss when the clock strikes 12 on New Years.
Okay, we admit it, it would be nice to have a New Years celebration kiss. However, some people believe that the quality of their current or future love life depends on receiving a New Year’s kiss.