Searching for a four-leaf clover can be fun (and maybe a little frustrating).
Just remember that clovers don’t need to have four petals to be lucky.
Regular, old clovers are also thought to bring you good luck.
Why are four-leaf clovers considered lucky?
Druids (Celtic priests) viewed clovers as signs of good health, body, and spirit.
“Any clover is lucky.
It doesn’t have to be a four-leaf one,” Van Der Car says.
Four-leaf clovers also carry folkloric significance.
Additional to luck, clovers are also revered for their resilience and wild, untamable nature, she says.
They grow pretty much anywhere, from forest floors to city lawns.
How do I find a four-leaf clover?
If you search through around 5,000 clovers, then you’re likely to find one four-leaf clover.
At least that’s what ananalysis of millions of clover patchesin Europe found.
“There’s something meditative about picking through a clover patch.”
To find a clover, you have to look really closely.
Van De Car has yet to find a four-leaf clover (not for lack of trying).
When she was young, she used to worry that it meant she wasn’t magical enough.
As she’s gotten older, she’s viewed it differently.
She advises to release the expectation of finding out and, instead,appreciatethe act of searching.
“I don’t need to assign that meaning to it.
What can I do with a four-leaf clover?
The takeaway
Four-leaf clovers are rare and believed to be a sign of good luck.
Clovers, in general, are considered to besymbols of good luckeven with three leaves.
