Macbeth Superstitions

Some people believe that to bring one good luck and to keep the nightmares and monsters away, you have to hang a horsehow in a bedroom or on a door knob with its ends pointing upwards. However, some people believe to hang it with the ends pointing upwards brings good luck. As it acts like a containter that can pick up any good luck that is passing by. This belief roots from the fact that the number seven is a lucky number and the horse shoe has seven holes. Since ancient times, the number seven was considered to be very important. This is because; life was divided into seven stages, a rainbow has seven colours, and there are seven days in a week. Horseshoes were also considered lucky because they were made by blacksmith. Being a blacksmith was thought of as a very lucky trade. As thet worked with fire and iron, peop;e thought of them as magicians. Iron is considered to be magical because it's very strong and can withstand fire. Blacksmiths were believed to have the ability of curing the sick.