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Weird Superstitions About Death

Death is the most dreadful and fearful part of everyone’s life. All of us want to be away from death. People used to believe that certain incidents will take them closer to death. Here are some interesting and weird superstitions about death.

  1. If a robin flies into room through a window, death will shortly follow
  2. If a clock that has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family
  3. Hold your breath while going past a cemetery otherwise you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died
  4. If a dead person’s eyes are left open he will find someone to take along with him
  5. A person who dies on Good Friday or midnight on Christmas Eve will go straight to heaven
  6. If dogs howl at night there will be a death before day light
  7. All windows should be kept opened at the moment of death otherwise the soul cannot leave the body
  8. If three people are photographed, the middle person will die first
  9. If the buried person was good, flowers will grow on his grave. If the person was bad or evil, weeds will grow.
  10. Funerals on Friday indicate another death in the family during the year
  11. If 13 people sit down to eat together, one of them will die before the year is over
  12. Dropping the umbrella on the floor is an indication of murder in the house
  13. Twitching of left eye signifies a death in the family
  14. If the mirror falls and breaks by itself, some body in the house will die
  15. Pointing at the funeral procession will cause you to die within a month
  16. If you do not cover your mouth while yawning or sneezing, your soul will go out of your body along with the yawn or sneeze
  17. Counting six crows will cause death
  18. To see three seagulls flying together overhead is a warning sign of death
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  1. CemeterySpot

    On March 18, 2008 at 12:41 pm


    Hi Valli: What do you mean “People used to believe….” . I still know people who are afraid of death and believe in these superstitions, or, should I say coincidences. Thanks for the post. It’s always amusing to see what unrelated events scare people to death. Thanks.

  2. Alexa Gates

    On March 18, 2008 at 3:22 pm


    wow! i never knew that…

  3. Dee Huff

    On March 18, 2008 at 4:29 pm


    Spooky!

  4. IcyCucky

    On March 18, 2008 at 6:48 pm


    This is really interesting..

    People told me that if you hear the crow, crows three times, then someone in your house will die..

  5. valli

    On March 20, 2008 at 1:00 am


    Thank you everybody for reading and commenting.

  6. me

    On March 24, 2008 at 12:30 pm


    i don;t like because i ma going to die too

  7. maria

    On May 28, 2008 at 11:35 am


    what you believe you shall concieve….whatever is true, whatever is pure, whatever is noble….think of all these things.

  8. a_tru_marisian

    On November 19, 2008 at 10:28 pm


    is this true

  9. Me :D

    On January 26, 2009 at 4:42 pm


    im working on a speech and superstitions is my topic and this really helped

  10. a scard girl

    On February 18, 2009 at 1:10 am


    alot of this has actually hapend to me
    my friends grandfather was siting with 13 people and he died a couple days later…..

    the other one was the 3 people in one picture i belive in that because my boyfriends cousin was in a picture and he was in the middle and if you look closly in the picture he doesnt even seem like he was even in the picture…si ub some points i belive this

  11. freaked

    On May 9, 2009 at 12:48 pm


    EEP!! i never knew that.

    im certainly gonna be more careful and precautious nowadays
    lol

    im serious

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