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SPOON TEST FOR DETERMINING SEX
MY GRANDMOTHER, WHO WAS OF GERMAN DESCENT, TOLD ME
THIS STORY. YOU SPIN A SPOON BEHIND A PREGNANT WOMAN.
IF THE HANDLE IS AWAY FROM HER, IT WILL BE A GIRL.
IF IT'S TOWARD HER, IT'S A BOY. IF THE HANDLE IS
SIDEWAYS, TWINS.
Submitter comment: TOLD TO ME BY MY NEIGHBOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00001940-1950
PREDICTION OF BABY'S SEX
THE PREGNANT MOTHER LAYS DOWN ON HER BACK. THEN YOU
TAKE EITHER A NEEDLE OR A PENCIL HUNG ON A STRING
AND HOLD IT OVER HER NAVEL. IF IT GOES IN A CIRCLE
IT WILL BE A GIRL. IF IT GOES BACK AND FORTH, IT
WILL BE A BOY.
Submitter comment:
TOLD TO INFORMANT BY HER NEIGHBOR IN WAYNE, MICHIGAN,
CAROL PROUGH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1961
IN ALGIERS, PEOPLE WITH BLUE EYES ARE CONSIDERED TO
HAVE THE EVIL EYE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 02-13-1971
THE HILLBILLIES IN KENTUCKY CONSIDER A RED-HEADED
WOMAN EVIL AND AVOID SUCH A PERSON FOR FEAR OF
BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 02-13-1971
SUPERSTITION
TO PREDICT VISITORS: IF A SPOON DROPS, A BABY WILL COME TO VISIT;
IF A FORK DROPS, THE VISITOR WILL BE A WOMAN; IF A KNIFE DROPS, THE
VISITOR WILL BE A MAN. WHICHEVER WAY THE UTENSIL DROPS WILL BE THE
DIRECTION FROM WHICH THE VISITOR WILL COME.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1981
GAME
A CHILDHOOD GAME MY BROTHER PLAYED INVOLVED TWISTING THE STEM
OF AN APPLE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY RECITING THE ALPHABET.
THE LETTER HE WAS ON WHEN THE STEM BROKE OFF WOULD BE THE FIRST
INITIAL OF THE PERSON HE WOULD EVENTUALLY MARRY.
Submitter comment: PLACED HERE BECAUSE CHILDHOOD ALPHABET COUNTING GAME
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00001960S
TO FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE GOING TO MARRY, TAKE AN APPLE BY THE
STEM AND TWIST THE APPLE WHILE YOU ARE SAYING THE ALPHABET.
THE LETTER THAT YOU ARE SAYING WHEN THE STEM BREAKES IS THE INITIAL
OF THE PERSON YOU ARE GOING TO MARRY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT REMEMBERS DOING THIS WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER.
Where learned: OHIO ; DEFIANCE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO LOVERS, TAKE TWO APPLE SEEDS AND NAME ONE FOR
EACH PERSON. SPIT ON THE SEEDS AND STICK THEM ON YOUR FOREHEAD.
THE SEED THAT STAYS ON THE LONGEST WILL LET YOU KNOW WHO IS THE
RIGHT MAN FOR YOU.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT REMEMBERS HEARING ABOUT THIS IN A MAGAZINE.
Where learned: OHIO ; DEFIANCE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
TAKE THE SEEDS OF AN APPLE AND NAME THEM FOR YOUR LOVERS. THROW
THEM ONE BY ONE INTO A FIRE. THE SEED THAT MAKES THE LOUDEST NOISE
IS THE LOVE THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU.
Where learned: OHIO ; DEFIANCE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
BENDING THE STRAW
AFTER YOU FINISH A MIXED DRINK, TAKE THE STRAW AND HOLD
IT BETWEEN YOUR THUMB AND FOREFINGER. BY BRINGING THE ENDS
CLOSER TOGETHER THE STRAW WILL BEND IN HALF. FOLDING THE STRAW
ALL THE WAY ON THE BEND WILL SHOW HOW EVEN THE ENDS ARE TOGETHER,
OR HOW CLOSE THE BEND WAS TO THE MIDDLE.
THIS IS AN INDICATION OF HOW "LUCKY" YOU ARE GOING TO BE AS FAR AS
SEX GOES FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. A BEND IN THE EXACT CENTER SO
THAT THE ENDS MEET EXACTLY IS PRACTICALLY AN ASSURANCE OF SUCCESS.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
TO FIND OUT WHO YOU WILL MARRY, YOU CAN TWIST THE
STEM OF AN APPLE AND RECITE THE
ALPHABET, ONE LETTER PER REVOLUTION. THE LETTER IT BREAKS OFF ON,
INDICATES THE FIRST LETTER OF THE LAST NAME OF YOUR
FUTURE HUSBAND OR WIFE.
Submitter comment: A GAME PLAYED MAINLY BY CHILDREN AND TEENS.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1940
YOU CAN DETERMINE THE SEX OF AN UNBORN CHILD BY
MIXING A CAPFUL OF DRAINO WITH A SAMPLE OF THE
MOTHER'S URINE. AFTER 24 HOURS, IF A BLUE RING
APPEARS THE CHILD WILL BE A BOY. IF IT IS ONLY GREEN,
THE CHILD WILL BE A GIRL.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): DRANO IS A CRYSTAL USED TO UNCLOG DRAINS.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Use of Object |
FEAST OF ST. GEORGE-APRIL 23 BYZANTINE RITE
THE USUAL PICTURE OF ST. GEORGE HAS HIM PICTURED ON A
HORSE, WITH A SPEAR IN HIS HAND. HE IS KILLING A DRAGON
WHICH IS SYMBOLIC OF PAGANISM. THE DEW OF THE FEAST DAY
IS CONSIDERED MIRACULOUS AND IF GATHERED BEFORE SUNRISE,
IT SHOULD HEAL ANY DISEASE OF THE EYES. ANOTHER COMMON
EVENT FOR THE DAY IS A PROCESSION AROUND THE FIELD WITH
RELIGIOUS SERVICES. THE PRAYERS ARE PETITIONS FOR A GOOD
HARVEST. ALSO ON THIS DAY, YOUNG GIRLS TRY TO PREDICT THEIR
MARRIAGE DATE. THEY ASK THE CUCKOO HOW LONG BEFORE THEY WILL
MARRY. IF THE CUCKOO STOPS COOING AT THE END OF THE QUESTION
SHE WILL MARRY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. IF IT BEGINS
COOING, THE NUMBER OF TIMES IT SINGS WILL BE THE NUMBER OF
YEARS BEFORE HER MARRIAGE.
Submitter comment:
SOME OF THESE CUSTOMS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH IN THE
UNITED STATES.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; ROCHESTER
Keyword(s): ANIMALS
| Subject headings: | Observation Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- April 23 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Typical Elements of a Festive Pattern BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time Year BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs BELIEF -- Remedy BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00001950S
MARRIAGE BELIEF
PUT A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE UNDER YOUR PILLOW AND YOU WILL DREAM
ABOUT WHO YOU WILL MARRY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about friends and lovers BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about weddings, funerals, and other crucial moments of life BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00001970S
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT LETTER YOUR FUTURE BOYFRIENDS
NAME WILL BEGIN WITH THEN YOU TAKE AN APPLE WITH A STEM
IN IT AND TWIST THE STEM AROUND WHILE SAYING THE
ALPHABET. WHEN THE STEM BREAKS ON A CERTAIN LETTER THEN
THAT'S THE LETTER YOUR BOYFRIEND'S NAME WILL BEGIN WITH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 04-00-1983
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU PUT A PERSONAL ITEM TAKEN FROM SOMEONE YOU LOVE
AND PUT IT UNDER YOUR PILLOW AT NIGHT, THEN DREAM ABOUT
THAT PERSON HE/SHE WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU.
Submitter comment:
I TRIED THIS WHEN I WAS THIRTEEN AND IT DIDN'T WORK.
I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD FROM A FRIEND'S MOTHER WHO
WAS FROM NEW ORLEANS AND SHE BELIEVED IN WITHCRAFT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTAGIOUS MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Dreams BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 04-00-1983
BIRTH; DETERMINING SEX OF UNBORN CHILD
I REMEMBER ONE THING THAT WAS REALLY PRETTY SILLY, THAT ALL THE
GIRLS DID WHEN THEY WERE PREGNANT TO SUPPOSEDLY TELL IF THE
BABY WAS TO BE A BOY OR A GIRL. WE'D THREAD A NEEDLE AND LET
IT SWING ON ITS OWN INTO MAKING A CIRCLE OR AN OVAL SHAPE IN
THE SWINGS. SUPPOSEDLY SOME SPIRIT OR THE CHILD ITSELF WAS
DIRECTING THE SWING OF THE NEEDLE, AND IF THE NEEDLE MADE A
CIRCLE, THE BABY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A GIRL AND AN OVAL WAS
AN INDICATION OF A BOY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): ANAPEL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of Object |
OBJECTS USED FOR PREDICTION
AT WEDDING SHOWERS, THE RIBBONS OFF THE BRIDE'S PRESENTS
ARE HANDLED CAREFULLY! FOR EACH RIBBON SHE BREAKS AS SHE
OPENS THE PRESENTS, SHE'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE A CHILD, SO IF SHE
BREAKS FOUR RIBBONS, SHE WILL HAVE FOUR CHILDREN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 10-00-1983
RUSSIAN NEW YEAR'S EVE CUSTUMS
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE CHILDREN AND EVEN ADULTS PUT ON
UNUSUAL OR FUNNY COSTUMES AND WENT FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE
TO HAVE FUN. IT IS A LOT LIKE HALLOWEEN IN THE UNITED
STATES. ALL THIS IS FORGOTTEN NOW.
ALSO ON THIS EVENING, TEENAGE GIRLS WOULD GO OUTSIDE
BETWEEN TEN AND ELEVEN O'CLOCK. A GIRL WOULD ASK THE FIRST
MAN SHE SEES HIS FIRST NAME AND THIS WOULD BE THE NAME
OF HER FUTURE HUSBAND.
ALSO ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, SOME TEENAGE GIRLS WOULD PUT
A LARGE MIRROR IN FRONT OF THE DRESSER MIRROR FACE
TO FACE. THEN THEY PUT THE LIGHTS OUT AND PUT A CANDLE
ON EACH SIDE OF THE FIRST MIRROR. THEN A GIRL LOOKED
OVER ONE MIRROR AT THE OTHER IN SUCH A WAY THAT SHE
SEES A CORRIDOR. BY CONSTANTLY STARING AND USING THE
IMAGINATION SHE BEGINS TO SEE SOME SHADOWS, THEN A FORM,
AND FINALLY SHE SEES A BOYFRIEND OF HERS. THIS WILL BE
THE ONE SHE WILL MARRY. THE OTHER GIRLS TAKE THEIR
TURNS ALSO.
Submitter comment: THESE CUSTUMS TOOK PLACE BEFORE THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Farmington Hills
James Callow Keyword(s): VISITING
| Subject headings: | Observation Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 12-00-1983
WEDDING LORE
IF ONE CATCHES THE GARTER AFTER IT IS THROWN BY THE GROOM
BEHIND HIS BACK, THAT PERSON WILL SOON GET MARRIED.
IF ONE CATCHES THE BOUQUET FROM THE BRIDE AFTER SHE THROWS
IT BEHIND HER BACK, THAT WOMAN WILL GET MARRIED SOON.
THROW RICE AND MONEY AFTER A WEDDING ON THE COUPLE, AND
THIS WILL BRING GOOD LUCK AND ABUNDANT RICHES AND
HEALTH.
Submitter comment: THESE ARE TRADITIONAL CHALDEAN CUSTOMS IN CHALDEAN WEDDINGS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FRANKLIN VILLAGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Rice BELIEF -- Marriage Bouquet toss BELIEF -- Marriage Garter toss BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 11-00-1982