Sneezing Omens

Recorded English folk belief

The same chapter records Durham nurses blessing children who sneeze. Blessing the sneezer and predicting by the weekday are distinct recorded responses.

William Henderson, Notes on the Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders, new edition (1879), Portents and Auguries; concluding Buckinghamshire verse beginning “Sneeze on Monday”; preceding Durham nurses paragraph

A Buckinghamshire rhyme assigning different fortunes to sneezes on different weekdays.

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William Henderson, Notes on the Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders, new edition (W. Satchell, Peyton and Co. for the Folk-Lore Society, 1879), 1879, Portents and Auguries; concluding Buckinghamshire verse beginning “Sneeze on Monday”; preceding Durham nurses paragraphRecords the named locality, reported belief or custom, attributed meaning and local detail stated in this entry.