Ascension Day Superstitions

It's funny I could be raised in a home going to church almost every Sunday until I was 18 and not really notice Ascension Thursday before.

I just noticed it on my calendar today though and had to look it up on Wikipedia

As I would have guessed it's a day commemorating the day Jesus ascended into heaven on a Thursday much like this one 40 days after Easter Sunday.   Sure they didn't follow the same calendar as we do back then..  details, details

What was more interesting than the origins of the day itself though were some of the superstitions that have come to surround it..

 Here's the list from wikipedia I thought was great.

• According to Welsh superstition, it is unlucky to do any work on Ascension Day.
• In Devon, it was an ancient belief that the clouds always formed into the familiar Christian image of a lamb.
• If the weather is sunny, the summer will be long and hot; but if it rains, crops will do badly and livestock, especially cattle, will suffer from disease.
• Eggs laid on this day will never go bad and will guarantee good luck for a household if placed in the roof.
• Rain collected on Ascension Day is said to be good for inflamed or diseased eyes.
• Those suffering from goitre should bite into the bark of a peach tree at midnight on Ascension Day, so that the disease passes to the tree and the sufferer is cured.
• Gifts to the blind or lame made on this day are sure to be rewarded with great wealth within the following twelve months.

be aware!

 :-)