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What's the superstition behind knocking on wood? To touch wood is a superstition action to ward off any evil consequences, say of untimely boasting; it can also... ... To touch wood is a superstition action to ward off any evil consequences, say of untimely boasting; it can also be a charm to bring good luck.
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Are your beliefs motivated by tradition or superstition? ... A friend asks you how you're feeling. You answer, "Fine, knock on wood," and rap your knuckles on the nearest piece of lumber. Someone sneezes, and you respond, "Bless you." Are your responses motivated by tradition or superstition?
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by Rh Value Publishing; Published in July 9, 1986, Random House Value Publishing ... Subject: Controversial Knowledge ; Non-Classifiable ; Sale Books ; Dictionaries ; New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit ; Superstition ; Bargain Books ;
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[A] To touch wood or knock on wood is a superstition action to ward off any evil consequences or bad luck, perhaps because of some recent action you’ve taken or untimely boasting about your good fortune (“I’ve never been in danger of drowning, touch wood”);
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Mr. Lanza recalls his “slow transition” to working with wood from his earlier pieces, which were “almost like silk-screening.” “I was trying to get more into folk art,” he remembers.
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Amazon.com: Knock on Wood: Poems About Superstitions (9780689855122):
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Knock on Wood: Poems About Superstitions (Hardcover) ... Grade 3-5-Itchy ears, broken mirrors, and hats worn backward join wood spirits, ghosts, and of course black cats in this imaginative exploration of common and lesser-known superstitions. ... This item: Knock on Wood: Poems About Superstitions by Janet S. Wong
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superstition: knock on wood - Posted: 09-24-2006 ... To knock on wood or touch wood is a way to ward of evil or bad consequences. The origins are unknown, although the Irish are believe to have started this. As they would knock, or touch oak to thank the little people for the good luck you have been having.
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"Don't forget "knock on wood". Supposed to keep the devils living in the wood from hearing your ill-considered idle comments." - Bob Vincent - inocent@exis.net ... Now I have been living in California for thirty years and no one thinks about the open umbrella superstition. In fact, it is common for people (including me)
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More copies of this ISBN: ... Subtitle: (an encyclopedia of superstition ) ... Subject: Superstition...
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