The Encyclopedia of Superstitions

Have you ever rubbed a frog on your freckles?Trivia fans and fun fact fanatics will adore this fascinating, flickable encyclopedia of superstitions! Richard Webster presents over five hundred of the most obscure, curious, and just-plain-freaky superstitions of the Western world.Discover batty beliefs about baldness, beans, and the Bermuda Triangle, and peculiar practices regarding hiccups, hearses, and hunchbacks. From modern myths to centuries-old lore, The Encyclopedia of Superstitions offers a wealth of wonderfully weird beliefs on just about every topic you can imagine:HolidaysBirthDeathWeddingsColorsGemstonesTreesFlowersFairiesWeatherNumbersAnimalsBirdsInsectsHousehold ItemsZodiac SignsGamblingThe Human BodyFoodPraise: "[T]his reference makes for compulsive browsing." - Publishers Weekly