Samaras -- known by many other names -- are one-seeded winged fruits whose seeds never sprout.
If you find a samara that has fallen from an ash, elm or maple tree, make a wish on it. Then, put it on the branch of a tree or on a bush and leave it there. A samara that actually falls on you as it wafts down is said to be a sign of good luck. Wish for good luck. Put the samara on the back of your hand and blow it off gently. It doesn't matter where it lands, but you must not pick it up again, if you want your good luck to come through.
A samara, because it looks like an angel's wing, is sometimes carried or kept as a good luck charm. The owner should stroke it three times when moved to make a wish. The longer it is kept, the more powerful it becomes.
An interesting custom connected with the samara is to gather some in the palm of your hand and make a wish either for the good of a deserving individual or for the good of the world. Keep this wish a secret, but give each of the samaras to others -- they can keep it for good luck and to wish on, or they can give it to someone else, with the same suggestion that the lucky samara be kept or passed on.
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