

The logic is that a knife can symbolize the severing of a relationship, so you shouldn’t give it as a gift for events, especially weddings. The true origins of the myth seem to be lost to time, but the meaning of the superstition makes perfect sense. So where did this old myth come from? Let’s take a look. I’m here to tell you with the utmost conviction that it’s nothing more than an old wives tale that holds absolutely no truth. Yes, that’s something we’ve been asked before, and though it might seem crazy, there’s actually a pretty old superstition that giving a knife as a gift is bad luck.

“Is giving a knife as a present bad luck?” To read out previous entries, see our Knife Myths category.

We’re continuing our quest to bust some of the most prominent knife myths.
