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How to Push Your Luck in Newfoundland

From pigeons and brooms to uni-brows and whistlers, Newfoundlanders have no shortage of superstitions. In honour of Friday the 13th, here’s a collection of 13 things that are (or were once considered to be) bad luck in Newfoundland.

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Sheila’s Brush

Sheila's Brush is a piece of Newfoundland weather folklore associated with St. Patrick's Day... but where did it come from?

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