1259. To meet a funeral is bad luck. To avert it, turn round and take three steps backward before going on.
St. John, N. B.
1260. It is bad luck to meet a corpse. One may follow it, but never meet it. A colored person will turn square about on seeing a funeral procession approaching.
Talladega, Ala., and Virginia.
1261. To keep the corpse in the house over Sunday will bring death in the family before the year is out.
South Framingham, Mass.
1262. If the grave is left open over Sunday, another death will occur before the Sunday following.
Boxford, Mass.
1263. If a grave is covered on Friday, another in the same family will follow inside of a year.
Chatham, N. B.