Why You Shouldn't Sweep Crumbs Off the Table with Your Hand: Here's What Can Happen

10.08.2023 05:50

After a person eats food, there may be a lot of crumbs left on the dining table.

These are the remains of bread, cookies, buns and other flour products.

There is nothing wrong with such debris appearing on the surface of furniture: crumbs are easy to remove.

But this must be done correctly. According to folk signs, you cannot sweep away bread scraps with your hand.

The consequences of sweeping crumbs off the table with your hand

It is clear that collecting crumbs with your palm and then throwing them into the trash can is very convenient: there is no need to use a rag.

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However, it is advisable to refrain from performing such an action due to its possible undesirable consequences.

According to popular belief, the habit of sweeping crumbs from the dining table with your hand leads to unnecessary chores.

In addition, problems may arise in the family: perhaps the husband will quarrel with his wife, and the parents with their children.

Another consequence of sweeping away bread scraps with the palm of the hand can be poverty and the need to save even on food, since a person shows disrespect for food, symbolically refusing an important product.

Therefore, it is advisable to remove crumbs with a rag. But you shouldn't use paper: this is also a bad omen.

Kurchev Anton Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief