A brief catalogue of collected superstitions, part 2

Interesting superstitions and sayings:

In Iceland the first snows are "Winter Calves."
If you itch in the mouth, you will receive a mouth-full of knuckles.
The flower "Love Lies Bleeding" is symbolic of "Hopeless, but not heartless."

Misogynistic beliefs;
Women are associated with the negative, passive principle:
Humble
Ignoble
Low
Mean
Tranquil
Dependent
Capable of creating life, and destroying the life she creates.

Interesting Greek superstition:
If you bury a woman who died without marrying, your fields will be plagued with drought from her unquenched thirst for love. The only remedy is to place a bottomless jar atop her grave.

Interesting island superstition:
Those that are buried at sea repay the ocean and the fish for the sustenance they provide.

Comets appear when the devil lights his pipe and throws away the match.