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Spilling salt - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 week ago by Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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A superstition in Western cultures holds that spilling salt is an evil omen. However, salt has had a variety of meanings in religions around the world.

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[–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Privileged solution to a waste problem, just throw more salt over your left shoulder!

[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 3 points 6 days ago

You throw the spilled salt....