Kiss the Cod!

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If a fisherman pees in the ocean, a bad storm will come. Good luck will come to your household if you own a three-coloured cat. Ancient, entertaining and sometimes-quirky folklore enrich all cultures, but many superstitions and traditions of Atlantic Canada are truly unique: ⢠The New YearâIt is good luck to eat cabbage for dinner on the first day of the New Year and babies born on January 1 will always have good luck ⢠DogsâWhen a dog buries its bone in your garden, it indicates a poor harvest that year, if a dog chases its tail, a ship will sink ⢠WeddingsâIt is bad luck for a bride to bake her own wedding cake, if a bride tastes the wedding cake before it is cut, she will lose her husband's love ⢠BabiesâIf a woman suffers from heartburn while she is pregnant, the baby will have a full head of hair, if you dream of death, then a baby will come into the family ⢠The Screech-inâTo become a true Newfoundlander a person must perform this ceremony in which he takes a shot of screech, makes an affirmation and kisses a cod fish ⢠Snakes and SpidersâFinding a spider in your house in January, means an early spring, a snake in your house is bad luck ⢠To bring good luckâCarry an acorn in your pocket, wear a sock with a hole in it, count the cars on a train ⢠To bring bad luckâWear odd socks, put your shirt on inside out, wear a hat at the dinner table, eat the seeds of an apple, fish on a Sunday ⢠CureâTie an uncooked fish (preferably mackerel), to the bottom of both feet and cover them with a sheet, the fish will draw the fever from the body. And so many more!