Science Vs Superstition

Canadian Superstitions

Hosting a house-cooling party before moving wards off bad spirits
Burning a piece of bannock bread before eating feeds ancestral spirits and brings luck (First Nations)
Hiding a loonie (one-dollar coin) under the ice brings good luck in hockey
Blessing someone when they sneeze prevents their soul from leaving their body
Grey mittens on a ship are bad luck, as undertakers wore them (Nova Scotia folklore)
A red sky at night in spring in Saskatchewan predicts a windy day unsuitable for seeding
Running around St. Andrews-on-the-Red in Manitoba three times at midnight will make you disappear
Blessing a new home with smoldering sage wards off evil spirits (First Nations tradition)
Picking blackberries after October 11 in Alberta is bad luck, as the devil has claimed them
Eating fish from the head downward (or widest part first for a filet) brings good luck