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by Robert McLaren on June 13th, 2005
From the website for Morton Salt...
The widespread superstition that spilling salt brings bad luck is believed to have originated with the overturned salt cellar in front of Judas Iscariot at the Last Supper, an incident immortalized in Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous painting
http://www.mortonsalt.com/consumer/about_us/history/
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Comments
interesting!
by jenniferprofitt on June 13th, 2005
Wow - I had no idea!
by scymitar72 on June 13th, 2005
thank you very much
by pepsi boy on June 13th, 2005
you can tell good fibz lol
by intens0 on June 14th, 2005
Salt was used ceremonially to bind a contract, Judas broke the contract (spilled the salt).
by Scottythinks on June 14th, 2005