If you find a horseshoe, spit on it and throw it over your head and you will have good luck. If you pick a flower on May Eve it is said that the fairies will come and take you away with them.

It's the protection notion, rather than the good luck notion." The legend of the horseshoe is closely associated with St Dunstan who, today, is a patron saint of goldsmiths, locksmiths ...

Well, for a start, you could rub that lucky horseshoe you keep on your keyring. Or even check you’ve still got those carp scales from Christmas on you. Lucky symbols and good luck charms are ...