BESOM (BROOM) LORE

Steps:

• Never step over a broom laying on the floor, if you do & are unmarried you will stay that way. ***
• When moving into a new home, a loaf of bread & a new broom should be sent in first for good luck. ***
• It is bad luck to take a broom across water. ***
• Never lean a broom against a bed. ***
• To keep a ghost out, lean a broom against the door jam. ***
• To give away a used broom is bad luck. ***
• A broom should never be used to sweep dust out of the front door, because it sweeps the luck out with it. ***
• Never sweep a house at night. It is an insult to the faeries & the spirits of the dead. ***
• A broom standing outside the front door says that the lady of the house is away & the men of the house are at liberty to entertain guests. ***
• A broom dropping in front of the door means company before the day is over. ***
• Always pick up, for luck, a broom that is lying on the floor or ground. ***
• Always sweep dirt out the back door or you will sweep away your best friend. ***
• Bad luck will befall you all year, if you sweep on New Year's Day. ***
• Burn up the rubbish when you sweep on New Year's Day and you will have money throughout the new year. ***
• Carry a broom under your arm for luck. ***
• Carrying a broom over your shoulder will give you bad luck. ***
• Do not sweep immediately after the departure of a guest or you will sweep him bad luck. ***
• Dropping a broom while sweeping is the sign of a new carpet. ***
• Hitting someone with a broom means that he will go to jail before a week has passed. ***
• If a broom falls as you are passing it, you will have bad luck. ***
• If a broom falls in front of you and you step over it before picking it up, you will have a "bed of sickness." ***
• If dirt is swept out a door before sunrise, you may expect bad luck. ***
• If dirt is swept out of the house on Friday, the house will burn. ***