Putting a Horseshoe in Your Home for Good Luck

There's a long tradition of hiding boots and shoes around houses. They are found in large numbers during conservation and remodeling projects. Quite often they are associated with the chimney space. And there seems to be a potential that they're being hidden around the building to act almost like a decoy to attract the evil spirit. So it goes for the boot rather than the building, because obviously the boot is so redder than the human being.