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In this video, we take a look at the historical and cultural significance of the phrase "getting up on the wrong side of the bed," which refers to starting the day in a bad mood. We'll talk about the long-standing association of the left side with bad luck and evil, tracing this belief back to ancient Rome, where "the wrong side" meant the left side. This superstition likely has roots in ancient Greek and Indo-European cultures, where the left side was linked to negative omens and the north, a direction associated with darkness. These beliefs influenced various practices, such as Roman customs around which foot to step with first, and how left-handed people were historically stigmatized.
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Sources:
https://imperiumromanum.pl/en/curiosities/are-you-up-with-your-left-foot-again/
https://blog.oup.com/2010/09/left-hand/
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed066p534.3#:~:text=2)%2C%20stand%20for-,Latin%20words%20rectus%20and%20sinister%2C%20which%20mean%20“right”%20and,”%2C%20respectively%2C%20in%20English.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/sinister-left-dexter-right-history
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-roman-superstitions
http://kensycooperrider.com/blog/2016/10/30/left-and-right-in-superstitions
https://www.thevillageidiom.org/idioms/get-up-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-bed-idiom-meaning-and-origin/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3l5UCNq7BR5nO4gLYwQrtiNfDsvBwXYzh4VZLPfqBFR-VvuTPcAh7V89Q_aem_lC70CNxXagTGBZkqtJdcHg
https://www.thevillageidiom.org/idioms/get-out-of-bed-on-the-wrong-side-idiom-meaning-and-origin/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR039bHIBUS-kUbUWd88sTIYN3zASy02uLXy3lLXtPNLHpn0kAYrqvTfk-w_aem_43nJKBxP96fRetMu3M78HA
https://www.thevillageidiom.org/idioms/wake-up-on-the-wrong-side-of-bed-idiom-meaning-and-origin/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2b2fGMUNBMLDXKOI_e-tTX14Y77RoF1XwUgmZZkMBhACSq589rqwFZMLk_aem_fgdgZX-TzWux9priU-4Zaw
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20up%20on%20the%20wrong%20side%20of%20the%20bed
https://www.theidioms.com/get-out-of-bed-on-the-wrong-side/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1reK65ThQ5mjBYJ9G4sbHL8TMWgKHT_Hwi3JSCqLYe5ST-CeQ0Qrplitg_aem_36AkAGyv9WGyAd78TU4mxg