Saw My First Spring Robin & There's A Superstition To Go With It

I am sure the Robins have been around for a while, but this just happens to be the first time I have seen one.

The old timers used to have a lot of superstitions and one of them was, when a youngster saw their first Robin in the spring, if take off their shoe and found a hair, that hair would be the color of your future husband or wife.

Another Robin Superstition is:

A wish made upon seeing the first robin in spring will come true - but only if you complete the wish before the robin flies away.

Others are:

Said to be extremely unlucky to kill this bird. The hand that does so will continue to shake thereafter. Traditionally the Irish believe that a large lump will appear on the right hand if you kill one, and in Yorkshire if the person owns cows then the milk will become blood colored. It is a reputed fact that whatever you do to a robin you will suffer the same tragedy. Breaking the eggs will result in something valuable of your own being broken. Flying in through an open window or tapping on the window is a sign of death being present. To see a robin sheltering in the branches of a tree indicates that rain is on the way & to see one chirping on an open branch indicates that fine weather is imminent. Some believe that the robin will not be chased by a cat. You should make a wish when seeing the first robin of the season, making sure that you are quick as if the bird flies away then no good luck will be present for the next twelve months.

Well, I saw my first Robin, forgot to make a wish and since I have already been married almost 50 years, not too concerned about the color of my spouse's hair - definitely grey.