Saturday Chimney Sweep
Especially in the British Isles, people
believe that chimney sweeps bring good luck. This may come from the story of a
chimney sweep rescuing King George III from a runaway horse. But there is also
the tale of a worker, covered with soot, being saved after he slipped and ended
up dangling from a ledge. The person who rescued him was a woman, and she later
became his wife.
At any rate, encountering a chimney
sweep or shaking his hand is believed to bring good luck. And even today some
bridal couples hire a chimney sweep – in full costume - to meet them outside
the church after the wedding to shake their hands and/or kiss the bride.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Superstition #129:
“Chimney sweeps are
believed to bring good luck.”
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