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My first tip is really more a superstition than a tip. If you spill salt, you have to flick some over your left shoulder and you might as well flick some over your right too for good measure because my Nana said so and she lived until her 80s.
I wonder why this is such a prevalent superstition. Salt as a means of purification is a big thing in Japanese culture and Shintoism as well. That’s why the sumo wrestlers throw salt over their shoulders before they run at each other. A lot of restaurants have little bowls of salt at their front door too and sprinkle on the sidewalk to ward off bad luck.
I know a few grannies who throw salt outside the front door when they’ve had a visitor that they did like/didn’t want to come back
Agree it's pretty universal. Wicca uses salt a lot to reset to neutral status, religiously speaking.
The devil reportedly sits on your right shoulder, so you are throwing salt in his eyes so he doesn't steal your soul.
I thought the devil sat on your left?
Ah shit I meant left. Why did I say right? I mean why did I write right? Brain fart moment, thanks for the correcto!
Without looking it up I'm gonna assume it has to do with salt once being a precious commodity so using it to ward of evil spirits would be like giving it all you've got. 🤷♀️
What if you spilt sugar? 😜
Ants, you get ants.
Then you just clean it up and carry on.
Aye aye cap!
You get ants. Clean it up immediately including vacuuming.
I know I was just joking around
I figured that you might be. Still, spilling sugar is far more of a hassle than spilling salt and has more consequences.
Yep I know all this :)
Hahaha. Do you regret your question now?
Yes and no. I was hoping the emoji 😜 would show I kidding. Most often people get it 🤷♀️ oh well. No harm done 🤣
Edit: at least you understood I was kidding around and that’s what matters since I was replying to you
I got it. 😂
Your floor will be sticky!
Ok no imaginary sugars then
I should have added a 😉 - my reply got a bit lost in translation :-)
All good. I was just being silly is all