“Pass the salt, pass the sorrow.”
~Old Saying
When passing the salt, it is advised to place the salt shaker back on the table to break the bad luck connection. If salt is spilled at the dinner table, a family quarrel will soon erupt, and if someone lends salt, it will cause a feud to begin. To avoid a confrontation, pay the person back with sugar.
The magical properties of salt are numerous, and it has been highly valued for centuries. Roman soldiers were paid in salt (salarium) which is where the term ‘salary’ comes from. The spilling of salt has long been considered taboo, and numerous superstitions surround its waste, which is thought to awaken evil spirits. The most well-known superstition about salt is the belief that if salt is spilled, it must be immediately thrown over the person's left shoulder to prevent bad luck.
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