“It Meant Bad Luck For A Year”: 19 Questionable Family Superstitions That Gen Z And Millennials Still Swear By

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“Some members of my family still believe a woman should not enter the garden during menstruation, as doing so will ruin the yield.”

—chunkybuttsoupdinner

“When my husband and I planted our first garden 35 years ago, one of his friends stopped by while I was working and claimed my tomatoes were cracked for this exact reason, then asked when my period was due again. I was speechless and almost in tears.”

—ilovedaryldixon

“When canning tomatoes, no menstruating women may enter the kitchen. It’ll spoil the batch.”

—WTAFbombs