superstitions

Superstitions are like candy to me. They are sometimes strange, often odd and really get my story writing gears turning. I was perusing one of my superstition books the other day looking for story ideas (yes, I peruse) and came upon the entry for ghosts. It talked about the usual - how ghosts manifest themselves as apparitions; how spirits return to earth for a variety of reasons, including vengeance, warning others of danger and other unfinished business. But it also talked about an old Scottish tradition of wearing a cross of Rowan wood fastened with red thre[...]