A spoon fell on the floor: signs about a teaspoon and a tablespoon

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Spoons have long been considered magical accessories that could bring people happiness or not. For example, you should not drink tea with a spoon. Ancestors believed that this makes a person unhappy.

Spoons in folk signs

Folk signs and beliefs

Since ancient times, there was a respectful attitude towards food; a spoon was considered a symbol of household prosperity. She protected from dark forces and maintained well-being in the home.

Among our ancestors, men had larger cutlery than women. It was believed that whoever has the biggest scoop is the boss of the house.

Since time immemorial, a large number of folk signs about spoons and beliefs associated with these cutlery have been preserved:

If after the mass meal the spoon is not removed, then wait for the guest. Also, placing an extra scoop on the table indicates someone’s visit or the receipt of a gift.
After finishing eating, they licked the spoon. If such manipulations were not done, then it was believed that the bride or groom would be pockmarked. This sign was invented so that people would be more careful with food, which was already in short supply.
After a meal, the spoon cannot be washed immediately (like people) it must “rest”. It is also not recommended to wipe it after washing; you need to put it down so that the water drains, then you don’t have to worry about the evil eye and witchcraft.
When clearing the table, you should not knock with cutlery, so as not to bring gossip into the house.
To avoid a scandal, do not hit the mug, the edge of a glass or any other utensil with a spoon.
Do not leave spoons and forks on the table at night (especially when making tea), then there will be peace and quiet in the apartment.
If a teaspoon falls on the floor, then the guest will be a girl, the dining room will be an elderly woman. If the guest was not welcome, then it was considered correct to knock the fallen scoop on the table, while saying: “Stay at home.” You cannot quarrel over fallen cutlery, since a quarrel can send you negativity from higher powers.
Having cutlery in a criss-cross pattern is unlucky.
Giving cutlery means discord in the family. If someone brings one, then pay a coin and everything will be settled.
When there are two spoons on the plate by chance, it’s a sign of a wedding, because each family member used to have their own spoon, which means that it seemed to personify one person. Therefore, it was believed that as soon as two scoopers were on the same plate, two lovers would soon meet.

Important: this did not free married people from suspicion. If their plates contained such a set of cutlery, then this served as a hint of secondary marriages.

You should not take back a spoon once lent to a friend. If someone else has already used your cutlery, then it is already charged with his energy, as well as the energy of the house where this cutlery has been.
If spoons disappear in the house, it is believed that the brownie is playing pranks. According to ancient legends, he lived in every house, so treats were left on the table at night to appease him. They believed that when the clock struck midnight, the brownie would treat himself, because a well-fed and kind little drummer would create happiness with all his might.

Interpretation taking into account the type of spoon

To determine the meaning of a belief, it matters what the device is made of, as well as its dimensions.

The material from which the fallen spoon is made allows us to predict the financial situation awaiting the family:

metal - portends serious unplanned cash expenses;
plastic - indicates minor material losses;
tree - indicates that soon someone will want to borrow a decent amount of money from the owners, and it is not recommended to refuse the applicant.

The size of the cutlery is also of great importance. In any case, according to signs, the spoon symbolizes a certain young woman who should be expected to visit in the near future.

Dessert

The fall of a medium-sized spoon foreshadows the arrival of a young girl or child. Such a visit will be very pleasant for the owners of the house. A fallen dessert spoon promises joy from communication, positive emotions and fun.

If the owners have adult children living separately, they will soon visit their parents.

For people who are childless or have children of their own, this belief may foretell the arrival of godchildren and nephews.

Teahouse

If a small spoon falls late in the evening, then you should expect the arrival of guests, relatives and children.

In the case when the cutlery falls down with the concave side in contact with the floor, this is a sign that in the near future you will have to face problems concerning children or grandchildren.

If a teaspoon falls with its notch up and its handle is facing the table, this is a good sign. The owners will soon be visited by their adult children to chat and share news. The meeting does not entail any serious consequences. When the handle of the device is turned away from the table, you can expect that children will expect help from their parents, including financial help.

Dining room

When a large spoon falls, it means that an adult woman will soon visit the owners of the house. The guest can be a relative, colleague, friend or just an acquaintance.

The visit will be pleasant, except if a tablespoon filled with food falls and stains the tablecloth, floor or clothes. This belief suggests that a lady coming to visit will bring bad news or provoke a family conflict.

Some tips these days

Never pick up cutlery if you find it on the street. Finding a spoon will only bring misfortune, problems and illnesses will appear. If you do touch a scoop (especially a rusty one), you may have to suffer from problems for quite a long time.

"Don't steal!" If you had to sin like that, then you have to live with someone else’s grief. But at the same time, if your scoop is missing or stolen, then this action will bring you happiness. But if scoops disappear often, remember the brownie.

It is known that spoons cannot be given as gifts, but spoons can be given as rakes. Unlike ordinary spoons, it helps to rake finances into the wallet in which they are stored, which leads to wealth and success. They can be made from silver and come in very small sizes, making a great miniature gift. The only recommendation for such a gift is that to ensure that the flow of money does not stop, the rasp should be periodically washed with water and salt.

Nowadays, for example, a child is often given a spoon (silver) when his first tooth appears. It is believed that the child will grow up healthy, and his teeth will be beautiful, healthy, and strong.

There is an English saying that if a child takes up a device for the first time with his right hand, then his future life will be successful, and with his left hand - unsuccessful. Our ancestors believed in otherworldly forces and believed that to the right of a person are angels, and to the left is the devil.

In Great Britain there is a superstition that if you do not give a spoon to a baby at his christening, he will live in extreme poverty. The rich gave 12 pieces (one must be silver). The less wealthy made do with two to three spoons, while the poor brought one metal ladle.

Additional superstitions

What to do when a spoon falls or breaks

Older generations explain why a tableware falls and what to do when a spoon falls or breaks. Additional superstitions include:

Having borrowed an item, you do not need to give a ransom or money for it. Other tableware and simple house items, a knife or a needle, require payment in the form of a coin.
Extra cutlery on the table will attract the guest to dinner.
After lunch, all cutlery must be taken away from the table. When a spoon remains on the table, wait for a guest in the evening, he will come to you to drink tea.
It fell on the floor and needs to be picked up. This will bring a loved one into your home.
Folk signs explain why it is not recommended to wash utensils immediately after lunch. They are saturated with human energy and they, like him, need to rest after eating. There is also no need to wipe them after washing, this will attract a conspiracy and the evil eye.

Knowledge of such folk superstitions as a spoon falling on the floor or in tea will help you avoid evil fate, illness, and misfortune.

Popular beliefs in the old days

It was considered a sign of disrespect when the upper part of the scoop lay on a saucer, and the lower part was upside down on the table, which could bring misfortune to the house, since people believed that the spoon served as a bridge that helped to move into tea, and subsequently into a person , evil spirits.

For young girls who wanted to get married, the rule of etiquette was not allowed to leave a spoon in the mug while drinking tea. This behavior alarmed the chosen one, even scared him off, and if he was also treated to tea with cutlery in a cup, then this foreshadowed contempt in society and poor work. By such an act, the girl seemed to condemn the young man to poverty for the rest of his life. Therefore, nowadays we do not often ask the question:

“Why can’t you drink tea with a spoon?”

Modern meaning of signs

The current view of the sign of a spoon in a mug is associated with existing rules of etiquette and the logical background of superstition. Of course, you can ignore the prejudices of your ancestors and the postulates of good manners... But, you must admit, drinking coffee or tea with a spoon is not so convenient and is even fraught with minor household injuries.

A spoon in a cup can easily damage your eye. What if she is very hot? No one is safe from accidental burns

There is a modern superstition: if you forgot to take a spoon out of a mug and drank a drink, you will soon visit a doctor. It is not difficult to substantiate this superstition from the point of view of elementary logic - with a spoon you can accidentally injure yourself or get burned. So such beliefs are more likely a consequence of folk experience than mystical omens.

What does a spoon mean in a dream?

Few of us do not dream. It happens that when I wake up in the morning, I remember a dream so clearly that I am bursting with curiosity and want to interpret it (in case it is prophetic). Why do you dream about cutlery? There are a lot of interpretations:

A spoon breaks in a dream - do not persist, agree to a compromise, perhaps information will appear in your hands that can be used for good.
Breaking a silver spoon with your own hands means that you will ruin your happiness with your own hands.
A beautiful silver one dreams of a pleasant purchase, and if you eat such a scoop, you will live in abundance.
Cheap, nondescript - a difficult period in life.
Eating hot soup with a wooden spoon means that all is not lost.
If there is hot tea in a mug, and you dream that you are trying to drink it with a spoon, difficult trials are possible.

A good omen is to find cutlery in a dream. Finding a scoop means that in a difficult situation fate itself will help you, and you should not despair, because the answer to all your questions will come unexpectedly. If you see in a dream that a scoop falls, expect guests.

Knowledge of superstitions and folk signs will help you avoid illnesses and many troubles. But to believe in signs about spoons or not is the right of each of you (you alone can decide). This is what folk superstitions say about a spoon.

Is it possible to give spoons to children?

You can give a spoon to a child for his first tooth

Signs about spoons, which originated in ancient times, have reached our time with unchanged meaning. Adults will need a souvenir to attract money into the house. It is customary to give such a gift to children for the first tooth that appears. According to ancient beliefs, a silver spoon given to a baby for his first tooth will make him healthy and strong.

The peoples of England considered a spoon to be a less successful gift for a baby, so giving such a gift for a baby's baptism was prohibited. According to ancient beliefs, giving a spoon to a baby is a bad omen. Her new owner will have an unhappy life.

This cutlery often personified power and strength, protection from dark forces. Even a small silver spoon can harm its owner. This is especially true for children.

There is a folk sign about which hand a baby takes this cutlery for the first time: with the right - for a happy life, with the left - for an unsuccessful one.

Why find a spoon?

In the old days, it was believed that the product in question was literally akin to human energy, which is why each eater had a personal spoon and it belonged to him alone. If the lunch item was lost or disappeared, then this symbolized the loss of vitality. But what does it mean if you happen to find spoons?

Did you happen to find a spoon? Don't even try to pick it up. You will acquire the troubles of the previous owner.
You cannot pick up a rusty thing that you find on the ground. You'll get into a lot of trouble.
Whoever finds the spoon will suffer from gluttony.
Are you sure that you have been jinxed and suddenly found a nobody’s item? Carefully lift it and throw it strictly over your left shoulder - you will get rid of the misfortune.

Important: But if you find a silver spoon on the street, then you should definitely pick it up, clean it and store it as a talisman to attract good luck.

Another folk superstition about spoons says: if you steal a spoon from a rich house, you will become rich. Just make sure you don't get caught stealing someone else's property. Otherwise, instead of prosperity, you will get major problems.

Scooping spoon in superstitions

It is not customary to give ordinary spoons as gifts; this is considered a bad omen. The only exception is christenings; giving a spoon “for the tooth” is an old folk tradition. But the zagrebushka is an original and useful gift for any occasion. It is known about her that she can bring success and wealth to the owner, so that there is money in the house, everything is fine. These miniature spoons are made of silver, several times smaller than tea spoons. Folk wisdom has preserved the traditions of their use:

put in your wallet next to large bills;
periodically you need to clean it with water and salt, otherwise the flow of money to this wallet will stop;
Part of the money that comes in must be donated to charity in order to enhance the magical effect of the silver item.

Signs for donating products

Once upon a time, spoons were considered a very relevant gift. Cutlery made of precious metals, inlaid with stones with monograms and dedicatory inscriptions, was presented even to royalty.

Of course, today hardly anyone makes such significant and original gifts, but a set of beautiful objects can be given to a loved one for a suitable holiday (for example, a wedding, anniversary, housewarming). This gift is especially relevant for a small child, as already mentioned above.

Brand new cutlery, donated with all your heart, will bring happiness, harmony in relationships, prosperity and other benefits. But it’s better to refuse donating already used items.

Not only will you share your own troubles with others, but you may also lose the most valuable thing - vital energy and luck.