California Travel Tips
Very Superstitious!
Published on: October 30, 2016
Stevie Wonders sings that “Superstition Ain’t the Way” but don’t tell that to millions of Halloween celebrants in California. If you’ve carved a pumpkin and lit it, you have observed the tradition of guiding lost spirits, which originated with Irish settlers in the U.S. They introduced a homeland fable of a drunken farmer, Stingy Jack, who tricked the Devil. Rejected from both heaven and hell, the Devil tossed him an ember from hell, which Jack used to create his own turnip-lantern to find his way through darkness. Among the superstitions people observe regularly:
- Winchester Mystery House hosts Friday the 13th Flashlight Tours
- Make a wish and blow out the candles on your birthday cake
- Knock on wood
- Cross your fingers for good luck
- Wear black to funeral
- Break turkey wishbone at Thanksgiving
- Pick up a penny for good luck
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