1400+superstition

Modern superstitions include the belief that walking under a ladder will cause something bad to happen to you, but back in the 1400's the supersitions were very different.

__** European Superstition in 1450 **__

Some Europeans believed that there were witches. Witch craft was believed to be an anti- Christ religion women would practice. Witches were thought to be evil women that could cast spells causing harm to a person or their possessions. Unlike superstitions today people took superstitions very seriously and leading to death and imprisonment. Many test were given to determine whether or not. A simple scar, birthmark, or mole on a women could be enough to test whether or not a women was a witch. The final test consisted of the women getting tied at her arms and legs and thrown into deep water if the women sunk she was not a witch; if she floated she was. The penalty for being a witch was being burned at the stake.

__thought to cause good luck__: a bird pooping on you, knocking on wood, spilling salt, horseshoes, 3/4 leaf clovers
 * __Modern day superstitions__**: Stepping on a crack would brake your moms back

__Thought to cause bad luck:__ Broken mirrors or robin eggs cause seven years bad luck, black cats that cross your path, cleaning on a holiday, If someone sweeps the floor and sweeps your feet, lying without crossing your fingers, walking under a ladder.