Why is Finding a Penny Good Luck?
“Find a penny, pick it up. All day long, you’ll have good luck.” Everyone has probably heard this rhyme, or some variation of it, at one time or another. You may have said it yourself. The superstition, actually, has been around for a quite some time. Bad things can happen to good people when they least expect it. As a result people tends to fall back on ancient rituals which seem to hold back disaster. That is, they believe in superstitions. Many superstitions seem to revolve around the battle between good and evil, and these rituals were designed to swing the balance onto the side of good. Finding a penny and picking it up is a relatively new spin on an old superstition. Many, many years ago, people believed that metal was a gift from the Gods, given to man for protection against evil. From that belief, we get the belief that metal brings good luck. In fact, it was widely believed that any form of metal was lucky. That is partially why people hang horseshoes over their doorways, wear
