West Texas Superstitions Reveal Hidden Local Beliefs

Are you superstitious? Most of us aren't carrying around a lucky rabbit's foot or knocking on wood all day, but in West Texas, we've got plenty of superstitions you may not even notice.

Some of them are rooted in sports, and others simply come from living where tumbleweeds outnumber people 10 to 1 (if not more). You probably follow a few of them without even realizing it.

Here are a couple of West Texas superstitions that fly under the radar.

1. "Well, if the cotton's good, the year is going to be good."

In West Texas, the harvest isn't just a paycheck, but it's also a sign of good fortune for everything from relationships, family, and the football season.

2. Don't ever wash your car before a storm.

If you do that, then you're just begging for a good ol' haboob to roll in and swallow us up.

3. Tapping your dashboard at a yellow light.

It's not for luck, but more just out of respect at this point. Maybe it could keep you from suffering a T-bone on the loop. You never know.

4. Rituals of the Red Raider Variety

Lucky shirt. Lucky hat. Lucky undies. Whatever it is. You put them on for game day because...luck!

5. Never trust calm winds.

If it gets too quiet, it usually means something bad is on the horizon. Eye-of-the-storm type stuff. Ya dig?

6. Don't celebrate the rain too early.

If you fuss over it, it might up and leave! SHHH...

7. The Dairy Queen Blizzard Omen

If the Blizzard falls out of the cup when they flip it over, you're in for bad luck, my friend.

8. Leaving the front porch light on.

If you leave them on, maybe you won't even have an unwelcome guest. We think leaving them on signals there is someone home, even if there isn't. Does it actually keep your house from getting robbed? Who knows...?

9. Don't joke about, or even mention, hail.

The second you say it won't happen, it does, and it's BIG and bad.

10. Make a wish on a dirt devil.

This one isn't official, but I secretly do it. Add it to your list, folks.

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