Superstitious Saturday Pennies
I knew several dancers who kept a
lucky penny. Some of them actually sewed it into a costume for good luck. But
most simply had it in their possession – usually kept on their dressing table
or in their dance bag backstage.
But how did pennies get such a lucky
reputation? It may have come from a time when metal was scarce and so finding a
penny was believed to be a divine gift that would protect the finder from bad
luck.
Some say the good luck only works if the penny is given to someone else, and in Ireland they advise spitting on the
penny and tossing it into the bushes. From there, fairies or leprechauns will take
it as payment for providing good luck.
If you find a penny that has your year of birth on it, that’s an especially lucky one!
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Superstition #143:
“Many dancers have a lucky penny.”
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“Watch the
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