It sounds like an old-fashioned superstition: take a dried bay leaf and place it beneath your pillow before going to sleep.
But this quiet ritual has a surprisingly long history.
For generations, bay leaves have been associated with wisdom, protection, dreams, good fortune, and wishes. The modern practice of placing one beneath a pillow is less about proving that the leaf has supernatural powers and more about the meaning people attach to the ritual.
The Ancient Story Behind the Bay LeaF
Bay leaves come from the laurel tree, a plant
