![]() ![]() Frequently the movement of knocking on nearby wood is followed by da kucnem u drvo / да куцнем у дрво ("I will knock on wood"), or sometimes by da ne ureknem / да не урекнем ("I don't want to jinx it"). In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Serbia there is also the habit of knocking on wood when saying something positive or affirmative about someone or something and not wanting that to change.JSTOR ( September 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. This was thought to protect the sailors from ghosts believed to be living within the rigging. ![]() ![]() Carved wooden sailors heads would be seen on the main deck. Īnother origin of knocking on wood is on old English Sailing Boats. The British version of the phrase "touch wood" has been traced back as far as the 17th century. A more modern theory from folklore researcher Steve Roud suggests it derives from a form of tag called "Tiggy Touchwood" in which players are safe from being tagged if they are touching wood. Knocking on wood (also phrased touching wood or touch wood) is an apotropaic tradition of literally touching, tapping, or knocking on wood, or merely stating that one is doing or intending to do so, in order to avoid "tempting fate" after making a favorable prediction or boast, or a declaration concerning one's own death or another unfavorable situation.Ī common explanation traces the phenomenon to ancient Celtic peoples, who believed it called on spirits or gods of the trees, while Christians tie the practice to the wood of the cross of crucifixion. Katie Beirne Fallon and Shaun Donovan knocking on wood in the Oval Office (2015) For other uses, see Knock on Wood (disambiguation). ![]()
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