ESERCIZIO NUM: 2691 - CATEGORIA: comprensione > halloween - DIFFICOLTA':
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Collega i termini inerenti alle superstizioni di HALLOWEEN con le sottostanti definizioni:
1. BLACK CATS / 2. HORSESHOES / 3. FOUR LEAF CLOVER / 4. SALT / 5. NUMBER 13 / 6. RABBIT'S FOOT / 7. BROKEN MIRRORS / 8. LADDERS / 9. WISHBONES / 10. OWLS / 11. SPARROWS / Which numbers bring good luck? / Which numbers bring bad luck?
a. If you break it, you must wait 7 hours before picking up the pieces and you must bury them outside under the moonlight. You can see your actual soul in it. / b. If you walk beneath an open one or pass through the triangle one, something not nice will happen. It origins from times before the gallows when they hung the criminals. Their spirits were believed to stay underneath. / c. If it looks in your window or if you see one in the daylight, bad luck or death will bestow you. / d. If it crosses your path, you need to spit 3-times over your shoulder. They are connected to evil since the witch hunts in middle ages. / e. If you spill it, you need to throw a pinch of it over your shoulder. At one time it was considered luxury and to have magical powers. / f. Don't ever kill one! They carry the souls of the dead. / g. Many people fear of it, so they avoid it in many different ways. Some buildings do not have that floor and many people do not travel on that date, especially if it is Friday. / h. People hang it over the door with the end up, so good fortune doesn't spill out. Witches were opposed to horses too, so if you hang one over the door, the witches can't enter. / i. It protects people and animals. The Irish adopted it as their symbol. / j. You must carry it on a chain around your neck or in your left pocket. The older it is, the better. / k. People usually use turkey or chicken ones. They pull it apart and the one left with longer end, his/ her wish will come true.