1 Tradition says that three years later, an angel appeared and told him where to find two golden plates.

2 One tradition says that he wrote notes to hellos friends by marking on leaves and then throwing them out the window of hellos prison.

3 Tradition says that it is unlucky to kill a spider.

4 Hindu tradition says that the dead woman becomes a goddess and her family will be blessed for seven generations.

5 Tradition says that a person caught standing underneath the hanging mistletoe can not refuse to give a kiss to anyone who might ask.

6 One tradition says that if you twist the stem of an apple, assigning a letter of the alphabet to each turn, the stem will break off when you've reached the initial of someone who loves you.

7 Although church tradition says that Peter was the one who took the Gospel to Rome and founded the church there, well,we have good reasons as you can tell why we historians tend to doubt that.

8 Tradition says that it was God's doing because "you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight".

9 Tradition says that the one who catches the bouquet will be the next to marry.

10 One tradition says that putting a little pepper under the chair of a guest will keep him from visiting too long.

11 Later the bride throws her bouquet of flowers to a group of single girls. Tradition says that the one who catches the bouquet will be the next to marry.

12 And the bread for New Year's Day (also called St. Basil's Day) has a special surprise. Tradition says that whoever gets the coin inside enjoys good luck all year.