Scottish folklore and superstitions

Scottish Folklore and superstitions

Daniel.L. Sidley.V. Alejandra.M.

legends

The haunted Glamis Castle

-Original location -Tongueless woman -Grey lady -Earl Beardie -Ogilvy clan -Monster of Glamis

The mystery of the Flannan Isle

- Malfunctioning lighthouse - "Abandoned" isle - Recent storm - Diary notes - Popular theories

The Scottish Cannibal

-Alexander Bean (Known as Sawney Bean) and Agnes Douglas -Where did they live? .Who were their victims? - The legend says that,between sons and grandchildren,the cannibals of Scotland came to form a clan of more than 45 members.

The legend of Nessie,the loch ness monster

-Scotland's best-known legend -The lake is in Inverness -Operation Deepscan -The analysis of the waters of Loch Ness -Sightings -Shape of the monster

Superstitions

-The birth of a black-faced lamb brings bad luck to the rest of the flock -Hats on the bed bring bad luck. -It's considered good luck to place a silver object, usually a coin, in the hand of a newborn baby.This would supposedly bring luck and wealth to the baby's life.

-If on the way to your wedding you stumble upon a funeral, bad luck. If on the way to your wedding you see a pig, it is also considerate, bad luck

-It's bad luck to carry pigs on a boat - It's bad luck to cross two knives on the table

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