~ From Harry M. Hyatt’s Folklore of Adams County, Illinois ~
-9614. To sweep under the feet of someone sitting on a table signifies that person will marry before the year ends.
-9615. Do not let anyone sweep entirely around the chair on which you are sitting; you will remain single seven years longer.
-9616. The person under whose chair you sweep will marry once say some, twice say others — soon after his or her mate dies.
-9617. If you sweep your own feet, you will never get married.
-9618. Whoever breaks a broom handle will soon break someone’s heart.
- 9619. For luck in love, a woman may wet the bushy part of her broom and sprinkle the water about the house.
-9935. The significance of an engaged girl dropping a broom is as follows: if the handle points to the north, she or her fiancee will break the engagement; if to the south, she will marry him and live a happy life.
-10129. It is very unlucky for a bride to see a broom on her wedding day before she goes to church.
-9615. Do not let anyone sweep entirely around the chair on which you are sitting; you will remain single seven years longer.
-9616. The person under whose chair you sweep will marry once say some, twice say others — soon after his or her mate dies.
-9617. If you sweep your own feet, you will never get married.
-9618. Whoever breaks a broom handle will soon break someone’s heart.
- 9619. For luck in love, a woman may wet the bushy part of her broom and sprinkle the water about the house.
-9935. The significance of an engaged girl dropping a broom is as follows: if the handle points to the north, she or her fiancee will break the engagement; if to the south, she will marry him and live a happy life.
-10129. It is very unlucky for a bride to see a broom on her wedding day before she goes to church.
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