Many of these superstitions were recorded and preserved in Ozark Folklore and Magic by Vance Randolf. Superstitions, generally, were not specific to any particular events. Superstitions recorded by Randolf included:
- If a woman drops her dishrag, company is coming
- If a woman's nose itches then unexpected company will arrive
- If your right eye itches then bad luck will follow
- If your left eye itches then good luck will follow
- If your ears burn then someone is saying something about you
The superstition get more complicated when the superstition involved a sneeze:
- Sneeze on Monday--kiss a stranger
- Sneeze on Tuesday--a letter will arrive
- Sneeze on Wednesday--good luck will follow
- Sneeze on Thursday--bad luck will follow
- Sneeze on Friday--sorrow will follow
- Sneeze on Saturday--you will find a new friend
- Sneeze on Sunday and the devil will be with you all week
If you run out of salt you will suffer a whole years poverty
It is bad luck to return borrowed dishes unwashed
If two friends are walking and a third party walks between them then the two friends must turn their backs to each other to avoid a quarrel
You should always leave by the same door you came in from
A rock with a hole in it is very good luck
It is bad luck to pick up a black button
