Psychic Library says knocking on the wood was also seen as a thank-you gesture to the gods for bringing blessings and good luck. In Irish folklore, touching trees was a way of thanking leprechauns ...

Knock on Wood: Poems about Superstitions Janet S. Wong. Margaret K. McElderry Books, $17.95 (36pp) ISBN 978-0-689-85512-2 ...

Professor Giora Keinan at Tel Aviv University studies superstition. In one study (2002), Keinan was interested in the old superstition about knocking on wood—I’m sure you know it. When someone ...

Jennifer Whitson admits, "I will occasionally knock on wood, even as I tell myself this is not going to do anything." And Stuart Vyse? "Well, I'm not a superstitious person at all.

People may not actually believe in these superstitions or take them seriously, but they are hardly ever sincerely challenged. I like that we have a blind faith in them. We are constantly questioning ...

Knock on wood: The quirky explanations behind these 7 common superstitions ... This superstition is so legit that the term triskaidekaphobia was coined for those who have a fear of the number 13.

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Have you ever paused in your tracks when a black cat crossed your path or thrown salt over your shoulder after spilling it?