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MONDAY'S CHILD IS FAIR OF FACE,
TUESDAY'S CHILD IS FULL OF GRACE.
WEDNESDAY'S CHILD IS FULL OF WOE,
THURSDAY'S CHILD HAS FAR TO GO.
FRIDAY'S CHILD IS LOVING AND GIVING,
SATURDAY'S CHILD WORKS HARD FOR HIS LIVING.
BUT THE CHILD WHO IS BORN ON THE SABBATH DAY
IS BONNY AND BLITHE AND GOOD AND GAY.
Submitter comment: FROM CHILDHOOD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
JAMAICAN SUPERSTITION
NEVER TRY TO CUT A DRESS OUT ON A FRIDAY OR IT WON'T TURN OUT.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM A LADY-FRIEND FROM JAMAICA.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; JAMAICA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Home BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
SEWING SUPERSTITION
IF YOU SEW ON SUNDAY YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE OUT EACH STITCH IN HELL
WITH YOUR NOSE.
Submitter comment:
MRS. GROVE LEAREND THIS IN SOMERSET, PENNSYLVANIA, APPROXIMATELY
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Measure of time Working |
A RELIGIOUS BELIEF
IF YOU GO TO MASS, CONFESSION, AND COMMUNION ON NINE CONSECUTIVE
FIRST FRIDAYS OF THE MONTH YOU WON'T GO TO HELL.
Submitter comment: TAUGHT TO HER IN GRADE SCHOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Ninths / Nine BELIEF -- Church BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
JAMAICAN SUPERSTITION
IT'S BAD LUCK TO SWEEP THE HOUSE AFTER 6 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM A LADY-FRIEND FROM JAMAICA.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; JAMAICA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Measure of time Working BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 01-01-1964
CHURCH SINKS
THERE IS A CHURCH IN SPAIN THAT WAS HIT BY A TIDAL WAVE AND SUNK
BENEATH THE GROUND. PEOPLE WHO WALK ON THE SHORE WHERE IT ONCE
STOOD SAY THEY CAN STILL HEAR THE ANGELUS BELLS RING AT NOON.
Submitter comment: HEARD FROM A GUIDE WHILE ON A TOUR OF EUROPE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 06-00-1964
BURIED ALIVE
THIS HAPPENED IN A CONCENTRATION CAMP NOT TOO LONG AGO. ALL THE
PRISONERS WHO WERE KILLED OR DIED WERE BURIED IN TWOS. A MAN
WAS GOING TO BE KILLED SO HE PRETENDED THAT HE WAS DEAD. HE HAD
MADE A DEAL WITH THE DOCTOR TO DIG HIM UP AFTER 15 MINUTES WHEN
EVERYONE HAD LEFT. THE DOCTOR GAVE HIM SOME MATCHES TO LIGHT SO
THAT HE WOULDN'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK. AFTER THE MAN WAS BURIED,
HE WAITED 5, THEN 10, THEN 15 MINUTES AND THE DOCTOR STILL HADN'T
COME TO DIG HIM UP. HE LIT HIS LAST MATCH AND TURNED TO THE BODY
NEXT TO HIM ONLY TO FIND THAT THE BODY NEXT TO HIM WAS THE DOCTOR.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT HEARD THIS AT A PAJAMA PARTY FROM ONE OF HER FRIENDS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 08-00-1964
PICK UP A PIN AND YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK THAT DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
SEE A PIN AND PICK IT UP,
ALL DAY LONG YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: 12-00-1967
SEE A PIN AND PICK IT UP,
ALL THE DAY YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
SEE A PIN AND LET IT LAY,
BAD LUCK YOU WILL HAVE ALL DAY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT IF YOU SEE A PIN ON THE
GROUND AND PICK IT UP, YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK FOR
THE REST OF THE DAY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT IS UNSURE WHETHER THIS BELIEF IS TRUE.
Where learned: LETTER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: 02-19-1972
SEE A PIN AND PICK IT UP
ALL DAY YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
(SEE A PIN AND LET IT LAY
CAN'T REMEMBER THE REST).
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS COLLECTED FROM MY SISTER. SHE HEARD THIS
FROM HER CLASSMATES; SHE'S IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WYANDOTTE
James Callow Keyword(s): NURSERY RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: 04-11-1967
IF YOU FIND A PIN AND PICK IT UP, YOUR WHOLE
DAY WILL GO WELL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: 04-02-1967
IF YOU SEE A PIN AND PICK IT UP, THE REMAINDER
OF THE DAY YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: DOESN'T REMEMBER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: 11-01-1967
FIND A PENNY AND PICK IT UP AND ALL THAT DAY
YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck Money |
Date learned: 03-10-1968
IF YOU PICK UP A PENNY FROM OFF THE GROUND, THEN
YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK ALL DAY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER CHILDHOOD YEARS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck Money |
Date learned: 02-12-1971
FOR A RABBIT FOOT TO BE REALLY EFFECTIVE AS A LUCK
CHARM, IT MUST BE THE LEFT HIND FOOT OF A GRAVEYARD
RABBIT KILLED BY A CROSS-EYED NEGRO AT MIDNIGHT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck Amulet, mojo |
Date learned: 03-06-1971
NEVER MOVE ON SATURDAY, IT'S A SHORT STAY.
Submitter comment: HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 07-23-1964
TO SET SAIL FROM PORT ON A FRIDAY MEANT SHIPWRECK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 10-29-1968
IF YOU LAUGH VERY HARD ON FRIDAY, YOU WILL CRY
BEFORE MONDAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |