TO BREAK A STREAK OF BAD LUCK



Go for a walk and pick up seven twigs from the ground, one to represent each day 
of the week. Traditionally, the twigs should be ash for Monday, beech for 
Tuesday, elm for Wednesday, oak for Thursday, horse chestnut for Friday, yew for 
Saturday, and elder for Sunday. Take them home, snap them into pieces and burn 
them in the hearth or a bonfire. Say:
 
Ill luck broken
As these words are spoken.