Animal Superstitions
Animal superstitions are deeply rooted in the cultural heritage of the United Kingdom and Ireland, with beliefs such as a black cat crossing your path bringing bad luck, a horseshoe bringing good fortune, and the sighting of a single magpie indicating sorrow still widely held today.
Animal Superstitions articles on Spooky Isles
7 Ways Deer Have Shaped British and Irish Folklore
22 November 2024
Bats Folklore and Superstition: 10 Things You Didn’t Know
21 October 2024
The Magpie Rhyme Decoded: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
12 January 2024
Hedgehog Superstitions: 10 Strange Things You Didn’t Know
15 August 2023
Butterfly Superstitions: Symbolism and Meanings
12 April 2023
19 British Bird Superstitions You Didn’t Know
24 February 2023
The Badger in Superstition and Spellcraft
14 October 2022
The Trickster Fox in British Folklore
1 October 2022
10 Rat Superstitions and Folklore You Didn’t Know
13 January 2022
Bee superstition: A matter of life and death
14 July 2020
The Corpse Bird: A Guide to Welsh Owl Folklore
21 June 2019
Spiders Superstition: Web Of Omens And Beliefs
8 October 2018
Black Cats and Superstition: 13 Things You Didn’t Know About
28 October 2017
Ladybirds Superstitions: The Luckiest of Beetles!
27 October 2016
