Superstitions

The Clover:

To find a piece of clover with four leaves
is regarded far and wide as a bringer of
good fortune, and many people will
spend an idle half hour or so wandering
across summer fields hoping to spot one -
and they are actually not as rare
as generally supposed. In some parts
of Britian it is said that if a young man or woman
finds such a clover they can expect
to meet their future love the same day.
The fact that cattle particularly enjoy grazing in
fields of clover is the origin of the phrase
often applied to a person doing well in life,
'He's in clover.'

( Incidentally, you can enhance your chances of
good luck after finding a four-leafed clover
by handing it to someone else ).
The reputation of the four-leafed clover
springs from the tradition that Eve took one
with her when she was expelled from paradise.
There is an old saying accociated with the leaf that goes:

'One leaf for fame, one leaf for wealth,
One leaf for a faithful lover,
And one leaf to bring glorious health -
All are in the four-leaf clover.'

There is also a tradition that should
you find one of the extremely rare
five-leaf clovers then you will
become very wealthy.