My mother always told me that if I didn't break up my egg shells then the witches would use them to sail across the water to get the fairies. I have crushed my egg shells ever since and even make my husband do it too!
A childhood belief about witches
others believed things like this
- You must break the bottom of egg shells after finishing a boiled egg or witches will use them for boatsAnon
- If you don't smash egg shells witches use them as boats.— Sarah
- We were told that if you played with egg shells you would get worts !— GAJ
- I used to think shell macaroni was sea shells.— Don Northrup
- I used to think that walnut furniture was made out of the shells.— Cambria Consuelo
- I used to believe that red pistachio shells were the same as women's press on nails.— Bob