They who wash on a Monday have all the week to dry,
They who wash on a Tuesday are not so much awry,
They who wash on a Wednesday not so much to blame,
They who wash on a Thursday wash for shame,
They who wash on a Friday wash in need,
But they who wash on Saturday are sluts indeed.
It is unlucky to wash on "Good Friday." The legend says:--"A woman who
was washing when Our Lord was passing on his way to be crucified threw
some dirty water over him."
Two persons washing together in the same basin or bowl, or drying
themselves with the same towel, will very soon quarrel, but this may be
prevented by each making the sign of a cross with their finger-tips on
the surface of the water.
If, when washing, the soap slips from your hands and falls on the ground
you will hear of a death before the week is out.
If a woman has a fine day for washing the first time after Michaelmas
Day, she will have fine washing days all the year.