LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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The left shoulder is considered to be lucky.
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The shoulder doesn’t matter as long as salt is thrown over it.
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Because spilled sugar goes over the right shoulder.
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It’s believed that the devil rests on the left shoulder.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Salt is believed to ward off evil spirits in Mahayana Buddhist tradition, and after a funeral, salt is thrown over the left shoulder to prevent evil spirits from entering the house.
Detailed explanation-2: -A superstition says spilling salt will bring you bad fortune. As legend has it, you should take a pinch of the spilled salt and throw it over your left shoulder to cancel the bad luck. The left shoulder was where the devil was supposed to be sitting and tossing salt in the devil’s eyes kept the devil away.
Detailed explanation-3: -If you spill salt, you’ll get bad luck. To remedy your misfortune, throw salt over your left shoulder with your right hand to blind the devil and keep him from taking your soul. Risky business, using salt.
Detailed explanation-4: -It’s important to note that the superstition calls for the offender to throw salt over the left (or “sinistra”-sinister) shoulder ie the devil’s side with your right hand (your “good” side). In biblical times, salt was an expensive commodity.
Detailed explanation-5: -They discovered salt kept food from going bad, and they started to believe salt could keep evil spirits away. Since then, people throw salt (or just say it) in order to push devils away after unwelcomed or despised people visit. SBS Drama.