How many traditional storytellers does it take to change a light bulb? Six - one to change the bulb and five to say how much better the old one was.
I went to a talk in Ireland last week on Fishermen's Luck Superstitions, and the lady giving the talk was from Dublin University Folklore Archives section. She was collecting new material from fishermen, and maintained that current superstitions were just as valid as 'traditional' ones, in fact there was really no difference.