Why do people throw salt on their shoulders?

Chefs do it on television.Your grandma is cooking.The guy at the pizzeria is doing something.A woman did it at a restaurant.You could even do it yourself.Throwing salt over your shoulder is an old tradition.

Throwing a pinch over your shoulder reverses bad luck if you spill salt.It's usually thrown over the left shoulder.There are a few reasons why spilled salt is bad luck.

You can see in Leonardo da Vinci's painting The Last Supper that Judas Iscariot knocked over the salt with his elbow.Salt was associated with lies and disloyalty because Judas betrayed Jesus Christ.The devil was waiting to force you into bad behavior if you threw salt over the left shoulder.

Why not put it over the left side?The devil is waiting to take advantage of you according to some Christian beliefs.The devil sees salt as an invitation to do evil.Throwing it over his face blinds him and makes him powerless.

There is more to it than warding off bad luck.Salt was so precious in ancient times that it was used as currency.The devil would cause someone to act with such foolishness if they spilled salt.The devil would think twice about trying to trick you again if you threw a pinch over your shoulder.

If you spilled the salt, you need to throw it over your shoulder or you will have bad luck.If you're the kind of person who likes to play it safe, it would probably be a good idea to put a small amount of sodium chloride over your left shoulder if you accidentally spill it.You never know what's behind you.