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skies over the horizon to the east permit the sun to light the undersides of moisture-bearing clouds. Conversely, to see red clouds in the evening, sunlight must have a clear path from the west, so therefore the prevailing westerly wind must be bringing clear skies. Basically, this means if there is a red sky, Sun, or clouds at morning, it might mean there will be a storm, or severe winds will come. Although, if there is a red sky, Sun, or clouds at night, there will be clear skies, soft or no winds, and you have a good day ahead of you.
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by the prince, he marries another. Told she must stab the prince in the heart to return to her sisters, she can't do it out of love for him. She then rises from the ocean and sees ethereal beings around her who explain that mermaids who do good deeds become daughters of the air, and after 300 years of good service they can earn a human soul. A
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depict a mermaid speaking to the doomed ships. In some versions, she tells them they will never see land again; in others, she claims they are near shore, which they are wise enough to know means the same thing. Mermaids can also be a sign of approaching rough weather, and some have been described as
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plot. In the original version, The Little
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powers that could protect ships from dangerous weather. Another popular belief was that cats could start storms through magic stored in their tails. If a ship's cat fell or was thrown overboard, it was thought that it would summon a terrible storm to sink the ship and that if the ship was able to
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may be "interrogated" by King
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who became the "evil angel" of all sailors, who would identify more with the beset-upon ship-mates of Jonah than with the unfortunate man himself. Upon death, a wicked sailor's body supposedly went to Davy Jones' locker (a chest, as lockers were back then), but a pious sailor's soul went to
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him while he is strapped to a barrel; there is no documentary evidence it was actually used specifically as a nautical phrase. Either way, the image created in the mind is that of total helplessness and loss of control, which is a common anxiety of sailors in fear of corporal punishment.
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Friday is considered to be an unlucky day in some cultures, and perhaps the most enduring sailing superstition is that it is unlucky to begin a voyage or 'set sail' on a Friday. However, this superstition is not universal. In the 19th century
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that would be given associative meaning in relation to the life of a mariner, sailor, fisherman, or a crew in general. Even in the 21st century, "fishers and related fishing workers" in the U.S. have the second-most dangerous occupation, trailing only
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through shipping lanes to medieval northern Europe. Preliminary results of that genetic study concluded that cats were also carried on trading ships to control rodents, and that practice was adopted by traders from other nations, including
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who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. They were portrayed in both Greek and Roman mythology as sea deities who lured mariners, and in Roman lore were daughters of
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victim's head over a barrel, and rolling his body over it, in an attempt to remove aspirated water from the person's lungs. However, this etymology is challenged, and may come instead from the custom of punishing a prisoner by
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associated with his presence: no member of a ship blessed by his presence shall ever set eyes on him; he only ever becomes visible to the crew of a doomed ship. The belief in
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in their duties. He is a merry and diligent creature, with an expert understanding of most watercraft, and an irrepressible musical talent. He also rescues sailors washed overboard. The name comes from the
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particular to sailors or mariners, and which traditionally have been common around the world. Some of these beliefs are popular superstitions, while others are better described as traditions, stories,
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belly coated with axle grease, etc.), largely for the entertainment of the
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965:as the ship passes the Equator, in 2008.
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2921:
2842:"Sailor Tattoos, Become a Cool Mariner"
2789:. Tattoo Archives. 2000. Archived from
2729:
2643:
2629:. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Reference.
2341:
2335:
2084:Arin Murphy-Hiscock (18 January 2012).
1613:The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin
1347:
1290:
1054:(usually including his first assistant
532:meaning "rumble" or "make a noise". An
209:and then stop their own ears with wax (
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3154:
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3123:
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2948:
2878:from the original on November 12, 2014
2699:
2506:
2481:Hans Christian Andersen (2007-12-13).
2438:
2060:Signal Service Notes: Weather Proverbs
1995:"How cats conquered the ancient world"
1992:
1959:
1424:
794:Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
745:Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "
693:
418:shows that Egyptian cats spread their
3256:
3035:Eleanor Roosevelt, vol. 2 (1933–1938)
2693:
2678:
2654:
2546:. The City of Calgary. Archived from
2240:from the original on December 6, 2015
1899:
1873:
1473:
1391:The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating
1387:
957:, in a line-crossing ceremony aboard
351:, cruise ships built and operated by
340:In North America and Western Europe,
3827:Russian traditions and superstitions
3028:
2848:from the original on 10 January 2012
2742:from the original on January 8, 2013
2626:The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pirates
2413:
2379:. Practically Edible. Archived from
2031:. Science Alert. 23 September 2016.
1814:
1293:"The Most Dangerous Jobs in America"
1230:Russian traditions and superstitions
1133:practice among sailors of placing a
147:
3167:from the original on April 14, 2017
3136:from the original on April 14, 2017
3124:Wilton, David (December 26, 2006).
3102:from the original on April 14, 2017
2035:from the original on 3 October 2016
392:, a black cat who gained fame as a
256:Another mythological creature, the
13:
3155:Martin, Gary (December 26, 2006).
2958:, Cambridge University Press, pp.
2817:Naval History and Heritage Command
2813:"Sailors' Tattoos: A Basic Primer"
2575:from the original on July 23, 2013
2525:from the original on July 28, 2009
2471:, v 2, p 19, New York: Dover, 1965
820:for death or burial at sea (to be
317:
103:, writing in his nautical lexicon
14:
4388:
4326:Superstitions in Muslim societies
3201:Lockwood, William Burley (1955).
2730:Ellison, Jake (January 7, 2013).
2507:Aeppel, Timothy (July 27, 2009).
2005:from the original on 19 June 2017
1974:from the original on 22 June 2017
1932:Dictionary of Symbols and Imagery
1796:from the original on July 4, 2021
1615:. No. Winter 2018. pp.
1434:(10th ed.). Glasgow: Gairm.
1324:"Boating myths and superstitions"
1305:from the original on May 19, 2016
877:
840:; or "Devil Jonah", the biblical
3282:
3062:
2819:. March 29, 2019. Archived from
2700:Brewer, E. Cobham (1898-01-01).
2684:
1960:Newitz, Annalee (19 June 2017).
1874:Sloan, Gene (February 3, 2017).
1829:from the original on 6 June 2014
1106:
938:
655:
595:
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567:
552:
536:deriving the name from the verb
495:A Klabautermann on a ship, from
486:
3514:Superstition in the Philippines
3224:
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2986:from the original on 2010-06-14
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2768:from the original on 2014-09-08
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2712:from the original on 2006-05-06
2616:
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2536:
2489:from the original on 2012-07-20
2461:
2416:"Folktales & Superstitions"
2407:
2395:
2354:from the original on 2019-01-28
2344:"Saint Clement: he Iconography"
2342:Stracke, Richard (2015-10-20).
2298:
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2222:
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2175:
2172:, Becksche Reihe, 1990, p. 109.
2162:
2151:from the original on 2020-08-03
2133:
2122:from the original on 2019-10-28
2104:
2090:. Adams Media. pp. 48–49.
2066:from the original on 2021-07-04
2047:
2017:
1986:
1953:
1922:
1893:
1867:
1841:
1815:Levy, Megan (16 January 2012).
1808:
1777:
1766:from the original on 2019-05-04
1752:
1741:from the original on 2019-05-04
1727:
1716:from the original on 2019-05-04
1701:
1685:
1639:
1623:
1544:"Twelfth Night and Decorations"
1525:from the original on 2011-06-23
1497:from the original on 2020-01-04
1456:from the original on 2021-07-04
1408:from the original on 2021-07-04
1371:from the original on 2021-07-04
1330:from the original on 2020-06-18
1291:Johnson, David (May 13, 2016).
1225:Rabbits on the Isle of Portland
886:Tattooed sailor aboard the USS
282:The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
93:
3188:Dear norrøne sprog på Shetland
2706:Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
2623:Rogoziński, Jan (1997-01-01).
2056:"Proverbs relating to animals"
1993:Briggs, Helen (19 June 2017).
1760:"Top 20 sailing superstitions"
1562:
1536:
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1381:
1341:
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1185:The Colossus of Rhodes (novel)
1115:Punishment of the Paddle, 1912
463:
66:
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4301:Obsessive–compulsive disorder
4058:End-of-the-day betting effect
3822:Ravens of the Tower of London
3738:Barbary macaques in Gibraltar
3038:. New York: Penguin. p.
2956:Charles Darwin's Beagle diary
2934:, London: Henry Colburn. pp.
2265:. A&C Black, London, UK.
1274:
507:or mythical sprite, called a
446:
3925:Seventh son of a seventh son
3231:NĂ Fhloinn, Bairbre (2018).
1394:, McGraw-Hill Professional,
1220:Piracy in the Atlantic World
777:Lore, mythology, and stories
358:
296:
266:
7:
2655:Dunne, Susan (2006-07-07).
2230:"The Story of St. Nicholas"
2054:Dunwoody, H. H. C. (1883).
1708:Debra Ronca (3 June 2015).
1178:
727:The Little Mermaid (statue)
430:Some sailors believed that
58:
10:
4393:
3712:Numbers in Chinese culture
3218:Nemmingsfordomar ved Fiske
3098:. Houghton Mifflin. 2003.
2903:Sangre de Cristo Chronicle
2689:. Norton. ASIN B0007DNHZ0.
1569:McCullough, David (2001).
1052:King Neptune and his court
942:
866:
822:sent to Davy Jones' Locker
780:
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624:calmed a storm by prayer.
450:
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4311:Post hoc ergo propter hoc
4238:
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3547:Ghosts in Bengali culture
3496:
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3290:
3235:. UCD. pp. 237–238.
2954:Keynes, R. D. ed. (2001)
2420:Visit Trinidad and Tobago
2185:(2002 Quarto Publishing).
1822:The Sydney Morning Herald
1737:. National Park Service.
1515:"Merriam-Webster Online,
1483:, Conway Maritime Press,
1163:and protect the sailors.
783:Kraken in popular culture
612:Sailors have had several
503:Traditionally, a type of
306:Ceremonial ship launching
3998:Auspicious wedding dates
3775:Icelandic magical staves
3587:Puppy pregnancy syndrome
3509:Superstition in Pakistan
3375:Superstition in Ethiopia
3359:Theatrical superstitions
3186:Jakobsen, Jakob (1897).
2261:Eyers, Jonathan (2011).
1900:Eyers, Jonathan (2011).
1254:Theatrical superstitions
1064:men dressing up as women
349:17 is considered unlucky
342:13 is considered unlucky
279:'s well-known 1798 poem
81:
4321:Superstition in Judaism
3842:Spilling water for luck
3832:Superstition in Britain
3161:The Phrases Finder (UK)
3070:Royal Museums Greenwich
2519:Dow Jones & Company
2514:The Wall Street Journal
2310:Siege of Constantinople
2295:. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
2141:"Royal Navy Traditions"
1605:Karoglou, Kiki (2018).
1016:, often referred to as
863:Practices and semiotics
769:Sailors would look for
374:
277:Samuel Taylor Coleridge
177:John William Waterhouse
4090:Four eleven forty-four
3837:Superstition in Serbia
3519:Japanese superstitions
3354:Sailors' superstitions
3349:List of bad luck signs
2283:St. Erasmus (St. Elmo)
1480:The Sailor's Word-Book
1215:List of bad luck signs
1205:Jesus walking on water
1151:Theories as to origins
1116:
1101:
1043:
1027:(in 1832 the nickname
971:Line-crossing ceremony
966:
945:Line-crossing ceremony
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741:in Copenhagen, Denmark
665:
648:, also referred to as
500:
399:
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226:Stephanus of Byzantium
180:
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107:, described Friday as
105:The Sailor's Word-Book
20:Sailors' superstitions
4256:Astrology and science
4003:Baseball superstition
3524:Superstition in Korea
3504:Superstition in India
3344:List of lucky symbols
3339:List of superstitions
2874:. November 10, 2014.
2702:"Davy Jones's Locker"
2595:"Davy Jones's Locker"
2485:. Hca.gilead.org.il.
2467:Francis James Child,
2451:, "Mermaids", p 287.
2348:Christian Iconography
1929:de Vries, Ad (1976).
1200:Superstition in India
1190:Fata Morgana (mirage)
1125:, meaning to be in a
1114:
1090:
1088:on 26 November 1936:
1076:Franklin D. Roosevelt
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626:Brendan the Navigator
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451:Further information:
388:
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4331:Traditional medicine
3817:Rabbit rabbit rabbit
3220:. Oslo. p. 178.
2661:The Hartford Courant
2483:"The Little Mermaid"
2207:Rose, Carol (1996).
2029:www.sciencealert.com
1475:Smyth, William Henry
1388:Vigor, John (2004),
1349:Bassett, Fletcher S.
1326:. 16 February 2019.
630:St. Brendan's Island
603:St. Brendan's Island
416:University of Leuven
4140:Maternal impression
3992:Number of the Beast
3763:The Goodman's Croft
3438:Curse of Tippecanoe
3216:Solheim, S (1940).
3065:"Crossing the line"
2909:on December 9, 2014
2844:. Marine in Sight.
2787:"Religious Designs"
2687:A Sailor's Treasury
2667:on January 31, 2013
2657:"Davy Jones Legacy"
2569:"Mermaids of Earth"
2328:army. According to
2236:. 3 December 2015.
2183:The Book of Faeries
1712:. How Stuff Works.
1693:Art and Archaeology
1066:. Afterwards, some
990:Royal Canadian Navy
756:world-famous statue
708:Mermaids appear in
703:Trinidad and Tobago
694:Mermaids and mermen
650:St. Clement's Cross
616:. According to his
575:St. Clement's Cross
328:Biblical numerology
160:, ca. 480-470 BC, (
101:William Henry Smyth
4316:Questionable cause
4286:Magic and religion
4048:Davy Jones' Locker
3812:Powder of sympathy
3483:White lighter myth
2965:2012-02-27 at the
2941:2012-02-27 at the
2793:on August 13, 2012
2447:Katharine Briggs,
2288:2012-05-24 at the
2168:Leander Petzoldt,
1117:
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810:Davy Jones' Locker
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747:The Little Mermaid
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737:The Little Mermaid
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634:Erasmus of Formiae
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4357:Maritime folklore
4344:
4343:
4190:Sign of the horns
4095:Gambler's conceit
3952:triskaidekaphobia
3944:The Thirteen Club
3848:The Scottish Play
3557:Kuai Kuai culture
3412:Ascalapha odorata
3242:978-0-9565628-7-6
2571:. Philip Jepsen.
2330:George Sphrantzes
2271:978-1-4081-3131-2
2097:978-1-4405-2688-6
1915:978-1-4081-3131-2
1086:Eleanor Roosevelt
1058:and her Highness
1050:to appear before
1040:Chrzest rĂłwnikowy
1002:U.S. Marine Corps
718:Sir Patrick Spens
679:. If hung in the
638:Saint Elmo's Fire
420:mitochondrial DNA
381:Cat communication
238:(modern Lefkai).
216:In another myth,
148:Sirens and Scylla
4384:
4291:Magical thinking
4251:Apotropaic magic
4185:Shoes on a table
4160:Numismatic charm
4125:Law of contagion
4120:Knocking on wood
4018:Bread and butter
3948:thirteenth floor
3911:Four-leaf clover
3901:Three on a match
3859:Tycho Brahe days
3781:In bocca al lupo
3607:Okiagari-koboshi
3468:Oscar love curse
3418:Bermuda Triangle
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669:English folklore
599:
585:
571:
453:Birds in culture
404:in many cultures
355:lack a Deck 17.
347:In Italy, where
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332:Synchromysticism
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4105:Human sacrifice
4100:Good luck charm
4084:Flying Dutchman
4053:Dead man's hand
4008:Beginner's luck
3962:Heptadecaphobia
3940:Friday the 13th
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