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About horseshoe, it is said that: … if you find a horseshoe, you can consider yourself a lucky man, especially nowadays when they are very rare, but to attract good fortune on you, you must follow a certain ritual that will ensure you its beneficial effects.

Take the horseshoe with your right hand, spit on one end of the horseshoe and put a wish. Then throw the horseshoe over the left shoulder and go from there without looking back, not to see where it fell. … if you put a horseshoe above the door at the entrance of the house, do not forget to put it with the ends up. A horseshoe is a symbol of luck, but according to some only if it is directed upwards, if it is downwards, the lucky escapes. There are some theories about the origin of the belief that the horseshoe protects against evil spirits and brings good luck, in the believing of Christians, St. Dunstan was asked by the Devil to hoof his shoe sole, St. Dunstan met the requirement, but caused him a pain so terrible, that he vowed to never go where he sees a horseshoe.
Another theory was that the horseshoe (iron being the symbol of Mars) counteract the power of Saturn (the god of witches). Since its shape is reminiscent of the crescent, the horseshoe is a symbol of fertility, more because it looks like two horns and signifies vitality. In the Celtic legend, it was also said that hanging a horseshoe at the door of the house could remove malicious magical beings, because they were “allergic” to iron. So schoose a wedding cake topper represented by a horseshoe to enjoy all the benefits of this symbol of good luck in your wedding day.