1199. If you have money in the pocket when you first see the new moon, turn it over, and you’ll have plenty all the rest of the month.
Stratham, N. H.
1100. If you have money in your pocket the first time you see the new moon, and it is seen over your right shoulder, you will have money all the year.
Nashua, N. H., and Massachusetts.
1101. Take out money and shake it in the hand on first seeing the new moon; it will increase your wealth.
Miramichi, N. B.
1102. Look at the new moon through a ring, wish something while doing so, and your wish will come true.
Alabama.
1103. If you first see the new moon with full hands, that is, with busy hands, you will be busy, full of work, all the month; if idle, the reverse.
1104. See the new moon through a glass,
See sorrow while it lasts.
Deer Isle, Me., and Salem, Mass.