Sleeping a Night in a Bean Field

There is a british folk belief that pre women should not eat beans because it could impact the child mentally. According to german folk belief, beans and peas were cult foods of demons so it was best not to eat them on nights that were favorable for magical divination. In nineteenth century leicestershire, if you slept in a bean field all night, the awful dreams and resulting desires would just drive you insane. Sleeping a night in the bean field would be like sleeping a night in a haunted house. There are some more examples where we see beans connected to specific dates, specific traditional festivals.