Don't want no search engine regurgitation so ... who knows where hanging 
a horseshoe over a door came from? Supposed to be good luck charm.

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Le 01/08/2013 20:42, James Holsenback nous fit lire :
> Don't want no search engine regurgitation so ... who knows where hanging
> a horseshoe over a door came from? Supposed to be good luck charm.

without looking it up, I would say that previously *finding* a horseshoe
was a good luck sign: as horseshoe was expensive to make, it was a
welcome income soon for the finder (selling it to the local blacksmith
and sharing part of the benefit with it: the blacksmith would be paid as
usual by his customers, but the workload would be greatly reduced, hence
a significant benefit (at least on daily food & coal for the blacksmith,
which, on a non-profit-religious-area (non-selfish) would share with his
finding friend))

Hanging horseshoe would then be a sort of treasure's display: the owner
of the barn/house/.. showing to everyone that he has been lucky (and as
superstitious people often believe: luck calls more lucks, troubles more
troubles; so the owner was to be lucky in business and as such became
worthy of more business (because his luck would spill on his
customers/providers too, so better him than someone else))

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"James Holsenback"  wrote in message news:51faac17$1@news.povray.org...

> Don't want no search engine regurgitation so ... who knows where hanging a 
> horseshoe over a door came from? Supposed to be good luck charm.

Can I ask my mom?

I think it's a Catholic thing. We had them when I was a kid. Supposed to 
keep the devil out, though nobody in my family is that literal about 
religion.

My mother always said up to hold in your good luck, down to let out (change) 
your bad luck. She'd flip it up when she was feeling lucky. She'd know the 
origin if I asked--she loves superstition and etymology.

-Shay

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James Holsenback <nom### [at] nonecom> wrote:
> Don't want no search engine regurgitation so ... who knows where hanging
> a horseshoe over a door came from? Supposed to be good luck charm.

Just guessing... was it to keep people from slamming the door? You know, balance
the horseshoe precariously so it falls easily? No, it couldn't be that... too
harsh ;)

Sam

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On 01/08/2013 7:42 PM, James Holsenback wrote:
> Don't want no search engine regurgitation so ... who knows where hanging
> a horseshoe over a door came from? Supposed to be good luck charm.

The fairy folk can't bear iron, (remember this is pre Disney and none of 
them are nice.) and it is to keep them from entering your house or barn. 
Lucky horseshoes are an early Christian thing.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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On 08/01/2013 03:07 PM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> Le 01/08/2013 20:42, James Holsenback nous fit lire :
>> Don't want no search engine regurgitation so ... who knows where hanging
>> a horseshoe over a door came from? Supposed to be good luck charm.
>
> without looking it up, I would say that previously *finding* a horseshoe
> was a good luck sign: as horseshoe was expensive to make, it was a
> welcome income soon for the finder (selling it to the local blacksmith
> and sharing part of the benefit with it: the blacksmith would be paid as
> usual by his customers, but the workload would be greatly reduced, hence
> a significant benefit (at least on daily food & coal for the blacksmith,
> which, on a non-profit-religious-area (non-selfish) would share with his
> finding friend))
>
> Hanging horseshoe would then be a sort of treasure's display: the owner
> of the barn/house/.. showing to everyone that he has been lucky (and as
> superstitious people often believe: luck calls more lucks, troubles more
> troubles; so the owner was to be lucky in business and as such became
> worthy of more business (because his luck would spill on his
> customers/providers too, so better him than someone else))
>

Generally speaking I'd say that finding /anything/ is lucky ... well I 
suppose that finding a beehive /might/ not be. So I'm not sure that 
finding a horseshoe is what makes it lucky.

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On 08/01/2013 03:09 PM, Shay wrote:
>
>
> "James Holsenback"  wrote in message news:51faac17$1@news.povray.org...
>
>> Don't want no search engine regurgitation so ... who knows where
>> hanging a horseshoe over a door came from? Supposed to be good luck
>> charm.
>
> Can I ask my mom?
>
> I think it's a Catholic thing. We had them when I was a kid. Supposed to
> keep the devil out, though nobody in my family is that literal about
> religion.
>
> My mother always said up to hold in your good luck, down to let out
> (change) your bad luck. She'd flip it up when she was feeling lucky.
> She'd know the origin if I asked--she loves superstition and etymology.

I've always heard that they go up to hold luck in ... never about down 
to change luck. I kind of like that idea! Yes ... please do ask her!

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On 08/01/2013 03:14 PM, Samuel Benge wrote:
> James Holsenback <nom### [at] nonecom> wrote:
>> Don't want no search engine regurgitation so ... who knows where hanging
>> a horseshoe over a door came from? Supposed to be good luck charm.
>
> Just guessing... was it to keep people from slamming the door? You know, balance
> the horseshoe precariously so it falls easily? No, it couldn't be that... too
> harsh ;)
>
> Sam
>
LOL .. where's the luck in that!

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On 08/01/2013 03:24 PM, Stephen wrote:
> On 01/08/2013 7:42 PM, James Holsenback wrote:
>> Don't want no search engine regurgitation so ... who knows where hanging
>> a horseshoe over a door came from? Supposed to be good luck charm.
>
> The fairy folk can't bear iron, (remember this is pre Disney and none of
> them are nice.) and it is to keep them from entering your house or barn.
> Lucky horseshoes are an early Christian thing.
>

I think you're on to something ... it's a /very/ old supersition

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Le 01/08/2013 22:04, James Holsenback nous fit lire :
> On 08/01/2013 03:07 PM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>> Le 01/08/2013 20:42, James Holsenback nous fit lire :
>>> Don't want no search engine regurgitation so ... who knows where hanging
>>> a horseshoe over a door came from? Supposed to be good luck charm.
>>
>> without looking it up, I would say that previously *finding* a horseshoe
>> was a good luck sign: as horseshoe was expensive to make, it was a
>> welcome income soon for the finder (selling it to the local blacksmith
>> and sharing part of the benefit with it: the blacksmith would be paid as
>> usual by his customers, but the workload would be greatly reduced, hence
>> a significant benefit (at least on daily food & coal for the blacksmith,
>> which, on a non-profit-religious-area (non-selfish) would share with his
>> finding friend))
>>
>> Hanging horseshoe would then be a sort of treasure's display: the owner
>> of the barn/house/.. showing to everyone that he has been lucky (and as
>> superstitious people often believe: luck calls more lucks, troubles more
>> troubles; so the owner was to be lucky in business and as such became
>> worthy of more business (because his luck would spill on his
>> customers/providers too, so better him than someone else))
>>
> 
> Generally speaking I'd say that finding /anything/ is lucky ... well I
> suppose that finding a beehive /might/ not be. So I'm not sure that
> finding a horseshoe is what makes it lucky.

Would finding a purse with many coins, when the daily pay may be as low
as 1 coin, be lucky ?

Iron was expensive. Manufactured iron as horseshoe was really not cheap.
Oh look, you found one...

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