In my last post I made a reference to 'knock on wood'. that got me to thinking--just what does that mean? I googled it and I found out that there are several theories about the meaning and origin of that phrase. The most popular one is: far back in ancient times spirits were thought to live in trees so if danger threatened a person he simply knocked on the tree to summon up the aid of the spirit living within that tree. So knocking on wood seems to be a way to bring some good luck for yourself.
Another theory goes back to the child's game of 'Tag.' in this version the child simply has to touch a tree, or wood, and is free from capture.
An Irish belief was that you 'Knock on wood' to let the leprechauns who live in that tree know that you are thanking them for a bit of good luck.
So for a bit of good luck or to keep going along good just knock on wood and hope for that bit of good luck for yourself!
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