Unlucky in love, lucky in games?
Superstitions have existed since time immemorial. Proverbs and rituals are good illustrations of this. Even more striking: according to a study by the Public Opinion Research Center, no less than 54% of adults have at least one superstition. This percentage increases significantly in casinos. People use little "tricks" to try to get luck on their side. The four-leaf clover has long been a symbol of luck and protection against misfortune. Whether it's a magical charm or a reminder of the good things around you, or a bit of both, the four-leaf clover is a powerful symbol of protection and positivity. Due to its rarity, the four-leaf clover has always been considered a sign of good fortune, hence a good luck charm. Each leaf represents something different: the first represents hope, the second faith, the third is meant to promote love, and the fourth brings luck. According to Laurence Caracalla, Celtic druids believed that these good luck charms warded off evil spirits. "Better yet, they allowed their owner to perceive the presence of demons." Be that as it may, if you ever have the good fortune to find this little rarity, keep it preciously.
For the Greeks, the clover is a sacred plant. Indeed, it is said that Zeus's horses, strong and fertile, fed exclusively on four-leaf clovers.
Homer, the Greek poet from the 8th century BC, conferred upon it the power of immortality and protection.
The four-leaf clover, a symbol of the earthly paradise connected to Christian tradition.
To find an initial origin of the four-leaf clover, one must refer to the texts narrating the creation of the world. According to the Bible, Adam and Eve were the first human beings created by God: they are immortal.
Living in the Garden of Eden, God forbade them to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge, otherwise, they would become mortal.
One day, Satan appeared in the form of a serpent with a single goal: to make Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit. The serpent explained that God was lying to them and that if Eve ate the fruit, she would gain universal knowledge.
You know the rest. Eve ate the fruit and God expelled them from the garden.
Upon leaving, it is said that Eve took a four-leaf clover with her.
The clover also appears alongside the child Jesus. It is said to have served as his pillow and, in the middle of winter, bloomed with beautiful flowers.
Money: "Having clover," "bathing in clover." These expressions remind us of how the cultivation of clover was once synonymous with material prosperity. This symbolism attached to the plant is also present in divinatory card games where the clover announces a windfall of money. If you are skeptical of cartomancy and prefer to operate on your own, insert a four-leaf clover into your wallet. If the belief holds true, you will soon be rich!
Game: Except for the people of the Vosges, for whom winning in games was conditioned
by the unsuspected possession of a four-leaf clover, players from other regions of France intentionally placed the vegetal lucky charm in their clothes. This common practice, known to all, annoyed the supporters of rationality. Let us remember the authors of the "Dictionnaire universel, historique et critique des mœurs, lois, usages et coutumes civiles, militaires et politique," who in 1772, protested against this belief: "There are people who are foolish enough to imagine that they will be lucky in games and will always win, provided they have a four-leaf clover on them."
It is fortunate that these men did not know the habits followed by players of the following centuries, as there is no doubt that their criticism would have been more virulent. De Plancy indeed claimed that being equipped with a clover picked under a gallows "after midnight, on the first day of the moon" guaranteed permanent victory in all kinds of games. Driven by a frantic lure for gain, the players of Saintonge did not content themselves with seeking four-leaf clovers under the gallows.
o win at games, pick a four or five-leaf clover, making the sign of the cross over it, then say: clover or broad clover, I pick you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, by the virginity of the Holy Virgin, by the virginity of Saint John the Baptist, by the virginity of Saint John the Evangelist, that you may serve me in all kinds of games. You must say five Pater and five Ave; then continue: EI. Agios, Ischyros, Athanatos.
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