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BELIEF IN LEBANON
A SMALL BLUE SPECIAL STONE WORN ON THE PERSON
WILL KEEP BAD LUCK AND EVIL AWAY.
Where learned: MARYGROVE COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
JAPANESE CHARM
WE GET CARDS FROM A SHRINE THAT ARE GOOD
FOR TRAFFIC IN A CAR. THEY PREVENT ACCIDENTS.
HERE IS MINE. THEY ARE WRAPPED IN RED CLOTH
BECAUSE RED IS THE COLOR FOR HAPPINESS AND
GOOD OMEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
BABY'S RASH
IF YOU PLACE A RED RIBBON UNDER A BABY'S PILLOW
THE BABY WILL NEVER BE BOTHERED WITH A RASH OR SKIN DISEASE.
Submitter comment:
PAT HEARD THIS SHORTLY AFTER SHE WAS MARRIED(APPR. 1954) FROM
A WOMAN WHOSE NAME SHE COULD NOT REMEMBER.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 01-09-1964
THE OPAL
IF YOU ARE WEARING AN OPAL WHILE YOU ARE FEELING WELL,
THE STONE IS A BRIGHT BLUE COLOR; AND WHEN YOU
ARE NOT WELL, THE STONE WILL TURN A DULL, GREYISH-BLUE.
Submitter comment: MY INFORMANT IS NOT SURE WHERE SHE OBTAINED THIS INFORMATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LATHRUP VILLAGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Color |
A DANCE OF DEATH
A GIRL DANCED A DANCE OF DEATH WITH THE DEVIL.
HER PARENTS FORBID HER TO DANCE BUT SHE USED TO
SLIP OUT AND GO TO THE DANCES ANYWAY. ONE NIGHT
SHE PUT ON RED SHOES AND WENT TO THE DANCE.
THERE SHE MET THIS STRANGER WHO WAS DRESSED DIFFERENTLY
FROM ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE AT THE DANCE. HE WAS VERY
SHARP. HE ASKED HER TO DANCE AND SHE SAID YES. THEY
DANCED AND DANCED AND DANCED. FINALLY SHE ASKED
DANCE SAID THAT IF SHE TOOK OFF HER RED SHOES
TO STOP AND HE SAID NO. THE REST OF THE PEOPLE AT THE
THAT THIS WOULD MAKE HIM
STOP BUT SHE COULDN'T. FINALLY SHE DROPPED DEAD FROM
EXHAUSTION AND WHILE THE REST OF THE PEOPLE CAME TO SEE
WHAT HAPPENED THE STRANGE MAN HAD DISAPPEARED. THE STRANGER
WAS THE DEVIL FOLKS SAID AND HE TOOK HER WITH HIM BACK
TO HELL. ON THE DEATH OF THIS GIRL A FEW OF THE
PEOPLE SAID THEY SAW THE MAN'S HORNS
AS HE RAN OUT.
Submitter comment:
MRS. LEWIS SAID THAT THIS STORY WAS TOLD TO HER BY HER
GRANDMOTHER WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL. HER GRANDMOTHER
SAID THAT THIS WAS A TRUE STORY.
Where learned: FREE PRESS SERVICE DESK
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Color |
SUPERSTITION-BAD LUCK
RED-HAIRED PEOPLE ARE UNLUCKY.
Submitter comment: DOES NOT REMEMBER.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 10-26-1967
BLACK CAT
IF A BLACK CAT CROSSES YOUR PATH YOU WILL
HAVE BAD LUCK FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
Submitter comment:
LEARNED IN CHILDHOOD IN DETROIT WHERE
PLAYMATES AVOIDED BLACK CATS.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 00-00-1949
COLOR SIGNIFICATION
THIS WAS COLLECTED ON MONDAY 3-6-67 FROM
MY SISTER. SHE MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF CERTAIN COLORS WORN ON CERTAIN
DAYS OF THE WEEK.
IF YOU WEAR BLUE ON MONDAY, THIS MEANS YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE A BABY.
IF YOU WEAR GREEN AND YELLOW ON THURSDAY,
THIS MEANS YOU ARE A QUEER.
IF YOU WEAR RED ON FRIDAY, THIS MEANS YOU ARE A DEVIL.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications BELIEF -- Color |
THE OLD GRAY MARE?
IN THE FALL OF 1961, MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK A FRIEND
OF OURS TO THE RACE TRACK. OUR FRIEND, JIMMY, IS NOW
74 YEARS OLD, AND IS BLIND (HAS BEEN FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS).
JIMMY COMES FROM ENGLAND AND HE HAD A FONDNESS FOR HORSE RACING
WHEN HE WAS SIGHTED.
WHEN WE TOOK HIM TO THE TRACK, WE HAD TO BE HIS "EYES",
SO I WOULD READ THE RACING SHEET ENTRIES TO HIM.
BEFORE EACH BET, HE WOULD ASK, "WHAT COLOR IS THE HORSE"?
UNLESS IT WERE GRAY, HE WOULD NOT BET ON IT BY HIMSELF:
HE WOULD, HOWEVER, SPLIT THE BET WITH US.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HAZEL PARK RACEWAY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 05-00-1965
COLOR BELIEF
THE FIRST DARK-HAIRED PERSON TO COME TO YOUR DOOR
ON NEW YEAR'S DAY WILL BRING GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: MRS. DEVEREUX LEARNED THIS AS A CHILD FROM HER RELATIVES.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 11-03-1963
COLOR BELIEF
A BLACK CAT IN YOUR HOUSE, AS A PET, WILL BRING GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: MISS ZITZEWITZ LEARNED THIS BELIEF AS A CHILD IN PANAMA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 10-02-1963
OMEN
QUITE OFTEN ONE SIGN OF A WITCH IS RED HAIR. THIS IS BECAUSE
JUDAS HAD RED HAIR AND DEALT WITH THE DEVIL.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; DEVIL ; HAIR ; JUDAS ; Legend ; Red ; SIGN ; Witch
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 02-12-1968
SCOTS SUPERSTITION (COLLECTOR'S TITLE) ; BAD LUCK: NEW YEARS (CLASSIFIERS TITLE)
NEVER LET A RED OR LIGHT HAIRED PERSON CROSS YOUR THRESHOLD ON
NEW YEAR'S DAY UNLESS THEY CARRY COAL WITH THEM OR YOU WILL HAVE
BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment: PAT HAND HEARD THIS FROM A NEIGHBOR OF SCOTS DESCENT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): FIRST FOOTING ; HAIR COLOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.42 |
MARCH 21- JUNE 20, COLOR, LUCK
ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR, THE CHILDREN RECEIVE RED
ENVELOPES WITH MONEY IN THEM. THE COLOR RED IS CONSIDERED TO BE
LUCKY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HAS COLLECTED RED ENVELOPES ON THE CHINESE NEW YEAR
EVER SINCE SHE WAS A CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): GIFTGIVING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 21 equinox to June 20 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Winter CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 11-04-1971
IRISH NEW YEAR CUSTOM
THE FIRST PERSON TO WISH YOU A "HAPPY NEW YEAR" IN THE NEW
YEAR SHOULD BE A DARK-HAIRED PERSON BECAUSE THEN YOU WOULD
HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID HIS GRANDMOTHER MADE IT A POINT TO SEE HIS
FATHER EACH NEW YEAR FIRST BECAUSE HE HAS DARK-HAIR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; OFFICE ; BRIGGS 338
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Good luck P881.42 SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 02-00-1971
NEW YEAR'S VISITOR
IF THE FIRST PERSON TO VISIT YOUR HOME
HAS DARK HAIR, YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK
ALL YEAR. IF HE IS FAIR, POOR LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F690 F690.1231 BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Good luck P881.42 BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.42 |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
SCOTTISH-IRISH CUSTOM
THEY CALL THIS FIRST-FOOTING. IT IS A SCOTTISH CUSTOM ALSO FOUND
IN SCOTTISH INFLUENCE AREAS OF IRELAND.
YOUR HOME AND YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK IF YOUR FIRST VISTOR IN THE
NEW YEAR IS A DARK HAIRED MAN, ESPECIALLY IF HE BRINGS YOU A PIECE
OF COAL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
Keyword(s): COAL ; GIFTGIVING
Date learned: 02-04-1968
EXPECTANT MOTHER
IF YOU EAT DARK FOODS, BABY WILL BE DARK AND WHITE FOODS WILL MAKE
FAIR BABIES.
Submitter comment: HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 12-00-1977
DREAMS
IF YOU SEE GREEN IN YOUR DREAMS YOU WILL RECEIVE WHAT YOU MOST
WANTED OR ANTICIPATED GETTING
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT BELIEVES IN DREAMS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Dreams Objects in color |
Date learned: 10-00-1977
DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY
A WOMAN WHO HAS JUST HAD A CHILD SHOULD HAVE A RED RIBBON ON HER HEAD SO THAT THE FAT RED FAIRY DOESN'T STEAL HER LIVER
IN TURKEY BEFORE LEAVING THE HOSPITAL A RED RIBBON WAS PLACED IN HER
HAIR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 10-00-1977