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Hidden Traditions of Home Life
Explore lesser-known rituals and quirky customs once practiced in households around the world.
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  • 1. Ritual to bring fertility or prosperity
  • 4. Plant believed to attract positive household energy
  • 5. Animals often seen as household spirit guardians
  • 7. Time often associated with warding off spirits
  • 8. Used to symbolize light and dispel darkness
  • 9. Place believed to release spirits from the home
  • 12. Stone traditionally kept to protect the home
  • 13. Leftover material sometimes spread for protection
  • 15. Burning herbs to cleanse a home
  • 17. Household item used in sweeping away bad vibes
Down
  • 2. Act to purify rooms during special occasions
  • 3. Place where blessings are often sprinkled
  • 6. Grain scattered to bless a new home
  • 10. Items used in rituals to invite peace
  • 11. Object covered after a death to avoid bad luck
  • 14. Object hung for good luck at the door
  • 16. Common element sprinkled to create protective barriers
  • 18. Spice thrown to ward off evil eyes
  • 19. Symbolic tie used to bind good fortune

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