At my boarding-school we said "Black Hares" last thing at night on the last day of every month, and "White Rabbits" first thing in the morning. And for some reason we came downstairs backwards on the first morning of each month, too.
And our family had the traditional thought that each mince pie you ate during the festive season would bring you a lucky month in the coming year - I suppose because they were traditionally only eaten during the Twelve Days of Christmas, so if you had one every day... Wouldn't do nowadays, when they're on sale all year round!
Similarly, catching a leaf as it blew from the tree was supposed to bring you a lucky month, although I think it was only either in October and November, and cannot now remember which.
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Date: 2007-04-04 04:21 pm (UTC)And our family had the traditional thought that each mince pie you ate during the festive season would bring you a lucky month in the coming year - I suppose because they were traditionally only eaten during the Twelve Days of Christmas, so if you had one every day... Wouldn't do nowadays, when they're on sale all year round!
Similarly, catching a leaf as it blew from the tree was supposed to bring you a lucky month, although I think it was only either in October and November, and cannot now remember which.