Cross Your Fingers

To hope that something happens the way you want it to.



In the time of the early Church, Christians would cross their fingers in order to invoke the power associated with the Christian cross for protection, when faced with evil. Moreover, Christians, when persecuted by the Romans, used the symbol of crossed fingers, along with the Ichthys, in order to recognize one another and assemble for worship services. In 16th century England, people continued to cross fingers or make the sign of the cross in order to ward off evil, as well as when people coughed or sneezed.



Ex: Fingers crossed that everything will be ok



Spanish: Cruzar los dedos



German: Drücken Sie die Daumen