| Category Parsley Superstitions |
According to an oldwives' tale only the wicked can grow it.
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It is very unlucky to give parsley.
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Parsley plants must not be given.
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Parsley should not be transplanted; it means a death in the family or bad luck.
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If a stranger plants parsley in a garden, great trouble will befall the owner.
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Where parsley grows in the garden, the missus is the master.
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Where the mistress is the master, the parsley grows the faster.
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Parsley flourishes best either when sown by the housewife rather than by her husband, or in gardens of homes where she is master.
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If a young woman sows parsley-seed she will have a child.
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Parsley is believed to prevent a pregnancy, and is sometimes eaten as a salad by young married women who do not desire to have a family.
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If you want to bring on your period put a sprig of parsley inside your vagina for 12 hours - your period should start 24 hours later.
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In the 1600's and 1700's in England, children were told that little girls came from the parsley bed.
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