broom superstitions

a broom dropping in front of the door means company before the day is over

always pick up, for luck, a brom that is lying on the floor or ground

always sweep dirt out the back door or you will sweep away your best friend

bad luck will befall you all year, if you sweep on new year's day

burn up the rubbish when you sweep on new year's day and you'll have money throughout the new year

carry a broom under your arm for luck

carrying a broom over your shoulder will give you bad luck

don't sweep immediately after the departure of a guest or you'll sweep him bad luck

dropping a broom while sweeping is the sign of new carpet

hitting someone with a broom means he'll go to jail before the week has passed

if a broom falls as you're passing it, you'll have bad luck

if a broom falls in front of you and you step over it before picking it up, you'll have a "bed of sickness"

if dirt is swept out a door before sunrise, you may expect bad luck

if dirt is swept out of the house on friday, the house will burn

if someone comes in to see you and you pick up a broom and go to sweeping in fron of them, that is the sign they're not wanted and you want them to go 

if you go to someone's house and have to step over a broom, it shows that the mistress of that household is an untidy housekeeper

if you hand a broom through a window to someone, you may expect bad luck

if you must borrow a broom, take it without the owner's knowledge, and you'll not have bad luck

if you must sweep on new year's day, you can avert bad luck by not taking up the dirt and leaving it in a pile on the floor

if you must sweep your kitchen after sunset, you can avert bad luck by burning the dirt

if you step over a broom you'll be arrested

if you sweep after dark you'll bring sorrow to your heart

if you sweep after dark, you'll sweep out the money made that day

if you sweep in front of someone, you're sweeping them off the earth

if you sweep under someone while their sitting in a chair, you're giving them bad luck

it causes bad luck to sweep a porch after dark

it's a sign of good luck to have a broom drop in front of you

it's a sign of misfortune, to lay a broom on the bed

it's unlucky to borrow a broom

it's unlucky to sweep on monday

it means bad luck when a broom falls across the derail

keep the corners of your broom square or even for luck

lean a broom against a bed and you'll be unlucky

let the broom rest with the straws up and you'll be lucky

letting the sweeping edge of a broom wear off at the two corners will bring you bad luck

never burn a broom; it'll bring you bad luck

never sweep dirt out the front door; it'll bring you bad luck

never sweep the kitchen after supper, whether daylight or dark, or you'll sweep out all your money

never sweep your kitchen early in the morning before sunrise, or you'll be unlucky

stepping over a broom will bring sorrow to your heart

stumbling over a broom handle will bring you good luck

sweep after dark and you'll never be rich

sweep on the third day after easter and you'll have bugs in your house

sweep the top of a bed and you'll have bad luck

sweeping dirt over a doorstep after 6:00pm will bring bad luck

the child who steps over a broom will get a whipping

to brush your boot with the broom while you're sweeping will give you bad luck for a week

to have good luck, place the broom on its handle in a corner

when a small child takes a broom and begins to sweep, company is coming