In general, red-headed people are often said to be of the fiery temperament. Meeting a red-haired woman is also believed to bring bad luck. Other current superstitions related to red hair are that a man bumping into a female redhead on his way to work will procrastinate and go back home, and a male or female redhead in a red coat is a bad luck omen.
Other Superstitions
Actions
After recovering from an illness, swear not to comb your hair on a Friday or kneel and pray facing the full moon to express gratitude for the grace to live on until death.
Crossing a stream of running water keeps evil souls from following at night.
For their child to not have a club-shaped foot, married women should avoid stepping on graveyards or tombs when they are pregnant. If they did so, they should kneel down and pray immediately and make a sign of the cross on their shoe soles thrice.
Passing under a hempen rope causes death and will cause evil in the next life.
Hair locks should be hidden from birds. Headaches will befall the owner if a bird brings the locks to its nest.
Shaving every Sunday starts toothaches; to prevent it, always have the jawbone of a haddock as a talisman.
Place an earthworm inside the hand of a newborn seventh son and let it stay there until it dies; this will enable the infant to possess the power to cure when he grows up.
Dropping coins while onboard a boat can bring a heavy storm.
A person who looks at a cat rubbing its paws on its face will die ahead of his housemates.
Walking counterclockwise twelve times around the Black Church in St. Mary's Place will make the devil appear and grant any wish to the witness provided that the devil takes the witness’ soul upon death.
If you are stalked by an evil spirit or being, cross a stream of running water to stop it from trailing behind.
Cutting the nails of a baby before he turns a year old will make him a kleptomaniac when he grows up.
One form of witchcraft makes a person ill or violently harmed by nailing his photo on an oak tree or placing it upside down in front of a pitcher filled with water.
A ritual of invisibility: Cut a raven's heart into three, place beans inside each portion, and then bury them right away. When the bean sprouts, keep one and place it into the mouth. Invisibility occurs while the bean is inside the mouth.
http://www.witchinghoursociety.com/myths-legends-lore/superstitions/irish-superstitions-and-folklore
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Bees
For centuries many felt bees came from heaven. So because bees make wax and we make candles from their wax, this is why candles are considered heavenly -- esp. in churches.
Lighted Candles
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Ancient conjurers and sorcerers felt candles were a protection against spells. They also felt that if you watched how they burn you could tell about your future love life. A good example that lives today is to blow them all out (on your birthday cake) and that means you get your wish.
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