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1. Pistreoga

   

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   56. Pistreoga:-
   1. The nothing should be thrown
   out of the house on New Year's
   day unless something has been
   brought in first - a can of water,
   turf.
   2. That nothing should be given in
   aisce on that day.
   3. That it is a sign of good luck
   during the year if first visitor to
   a house on New Year's Day is
   blackhaired. and tis regarded as
   an ill omen if first visitor on that
   day is red haired.
   4. To meet a red haired girl or
   woman first when a person is
   leaving home on business of
   importance is regarded as a sign
   of ill luck.
   5. If a person comes into a house
   while a churning is going on and
   doesn't take a brais, that is,
   lending a helping hand for a few
   minutes, he is suspected of
   having evil intentions. It was
   believed that certain evil minded
   people had power to prevent
   butter coming on milk.
   6. People believed that whoever got
   the first can of water out of a
   Spring well in the morning had
   good luck as a result.
   Consequently, fights at spring
   wells in the early morning were
   a common occurrence. Belief was
   that whoever drew water first in
   the morning had best yield of
   butter.

   

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