I've been trying to find barn folklore and superstitions. I know there must be some but I'm not turning up much beyond how and when to plant, and other things I've heard many times over. I hope to find something more interesting and newsworthy in time for the newsletter at the end of this month.
2. Don’t Mix Corpses & Crops
If you ever happen to use a backhoe or other piece of farming machinery to dig a grave, it should never again be used for your ag work. Operating equipment that’s been used to dig graves on your farm will plague your crops, causing them to rot. However, some say that the machinery can be used again if a priest blesses the equipment with holy water.
7. Keep Digging Tools Outside
Farmers will be the first to tell you that it’s bad luck to bring a shovel, hoe, or any other excavating equipment into the house. Keep those tools outside, or you may risk digging your own home into a hole of bad luck.
From Icy Sedgwick (UK) What about brownies? Could you have a brownie in your barn? Seems like it could be a good thing...
Briggs described the brownies found in the Borders as being small men of around 3 ft in height, “dressed in brown clothes, with brown faces and shaggy heads” (1976: 45). They would do any work during the night that the servants hadn’t done. This might include reaping, threshing, herding sheep, and even running errands. Brownies might become attached to a family member. A bowl of cream or a good cake became their right in return (1976: 45).
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