Babies born at three, six, nine, or twelve o'clock are said to be exceptionally lucky. When they are grown up it is declared that they will be gifted with considerably more insight and ingenuity than the average person.
If a child is born with teeth there is a superstition that it will become extremely selfish.
For a child to be born with an open hand, however, is a sign of great generosity.
Superstition also declares that if a moon is shining at the time of birth, the child will be a male; no moon at all indicates a girl.
When a baby leaves its mother's room for the first time, it should be carried upstairs before it is carried downstairs, in order to ensure its success in the world.
For the child to cry at the christening is considered a fortunate sign, for people in the olden days thought that evil spirits were then leaving the baby's body
A baby's tooth, set in a ring or brooch, was sometimes worn in order to bring good luck.
