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BELIEF
MEN WITH BEARDS CAN NOT KEEP THEIR WIVES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
IRISH SUPERSTITION
DON'T GET TOO FOND OF YOUR CHILDREN
BECAUSE YOU WILL ONLY SUFFER MORE
IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO THEM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-20-1968
PREDICTION
IF A PERSON TURNS QUICKLY WHILE PERFORMING A TASK AND SEES AN
IMAGINARY SHADOW, IT MEANS THAT SOMEONE HAS DIED.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
NORSE BELIEF: IF YOU SLEEP WITH YOUR EYES OPEN YOU WILL DIE
AT SEA.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
BAD OMEN
IF A PERSON SNEEZED NOISLY, IT WAS CONSIDERED A GOOD
OMEN, AND EVERYONE WOULD LAUGH WITH JOY, BUT IF ONE SNEEZED
LIGHTLY OR QUIETLY, THIS WAS A BAD OMEN, AND TO AVOID SOME
UNPLEASANT HAPPENING, THE HOST WOULD SALUTE THE PERSON WHO
SNEEZED AND THEN HURRY TO CHEW A PIECE OF BREAD.
Submitter comment: A CUSTOM IN ITALY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 11-20-1967
CURE FOR PAIN
IT IS BELIEVED BY SOME THAT IF YOU ARE SUFFERING
FROM AN ACHE OR PAIN, IT WILL BE CURED IF YOU
KNEEL DOWN AND PRAY, ESPECIALLY PRAYING THE
APOSTLES' CREED AND THE HAIL MARY.
Submitter comment:
BEFORE SHE DIED MANY YEARS AGO. SHE FIRMLY
BELIEVED IN THIS, ALTHOUGH SHE CLAIMED THAT SHE
WASN'T CATHOLIC. SHE HAD GREAT FAITH IN THE POWER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 05-18-1965
SUPERSTITION CONCERNING MARRIAGE
IF YOU MARRY WITH THE HANDS ON THE CLOCK GOING DOWN,
THE MARRIAGE WON'T LAST.
Submitter comment:
MY MOTHER WORKED WITH THIS WOMAN, AND SHE WROTE DOWN
THIS SUPERSTITION FOR MY COLLECTION. MRS. HAIRSTON
LEARNED IF FROM HER MOTHER AND HER GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 02-00-1967
BRIDAL CUSTOM
IN YUGOSLAVIA A WOMAN WHO HAD
JUST BEEN MARRIED LAYS HER NIGHTGOWN
OUT AND IF IT GETS BUGS ON IT, SHE
WILL HAVE MANY CHILDREN.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 04-10-1967
ENGAGEMENT RING
IF YOU ACCEPT AN ENGAGEMENT RING AT CHRISTMAS THE ENGAGEMENT
ALWAYS FALLS THROUGH.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT KNEW OF THIS SINCE SHE WAS A YOUNG GIRL AND
KNOWS OF FOUR PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 05-12-1965
FLOWERS AT A WEDDING
IF THE BRIDE AT A WEDDING HAS LILIES IN HER CORSRGZ, THE FIRST-BORN
CHILD WILL DIE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD IN HAMTRAMCK
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
NEXT GIRL TO BE MARRIED CATCHES THE BRIDES' BOUQUET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 09-00-1968
SEEING THE PERSON THAT YOU'RE GOING TO MARRY
MY MOTHER IS FILLED WITH ALL SORTS OF SUPERSTITIONS.
I REMEMBER ONCE AS WE VISITED MY GRANDFATHER'S BUSINESS
OFFICE, WHICH STILL HAD A POT-BELLIED STOVE IN IT, THAT SHE
TOLD US (CHILDREN) THIS ONE.
AS WE WERE WARMING OURSELVES BY THE POT-BELLIED STOVE
SHE SAID THAT WHEN SHE WAS A GIRL HER MOTHER ALWAYS
TOLD HER THAT IF SHE WANTED TO SEE THE PERSON THAT SHE
WOULD MARRY THEN HERE WHAT ONE SHOULD DO. FIRST STRIP
DOWN NAKED AND GO OUTSIDE (AFTER DARK, OF COURSE) AND
RUN AROUND THE HOUSE THREE (3) TIMES, WHILE REMAINING
COMPLETELY NAKED. THEN COME INSIDE AND LOOK INTO THE
FLAMES OF THE FIRE, EITHER IN THE POT-BELLIED STOVE OR FIRE PLACE,
BEFORE LOOKING AT ANYTHING ELSE. IN THE FLAMES YOU WILL SEE
THE PERSON THAT YOU ARE GOING TO MARRY. MY MOTHER NEVER TOLD
WHETHER SHE HAD TRIED THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FRASER ; 14653 14 MILE RD
| Subject headings: | Observation |
MARRIAGE
IF YOU'RE SINGLE AND YOU WHISTLE AT THE SUPPER TABLE,
YOU'LL MARRY A CRAZY MAN OR WOMAN.
Where learned: TOLD AT COLLECTORS HOME
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-10-1970
WEDDING GIFTS
WHEN YOU RECEIVE CLOCKS AS A WEDDING GIFT YOU ARE BOTH
SUPPOSED TO LIVE A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER WHO LIVED ON A FARM
AS A GIRL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 1928 TYLER
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-31-1967
THERE IS A CERTAIN NIGHT IN THE SPRING,
THAT WHEN YOU HEAR A DOG HOWL,
THE NEXT MAN YOU SEE YOU ARE GOING TO MARRY.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
OMEN
IF YOU GET MARRIED IN MAY, YOU OR YOUR PARTNER OR
YOUR CHILDREN WILL DIE SOON.
Submitter comment: SHE HEARD THIS FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
WEDDING OMEN
IF IT RAINS ON A GIRL'S WEDDING DAY, THIS MEANS SHE WILL SHED
MANY TEARS DURING HER MARRIED LIFE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 19225 STOTTER ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-19-1970
BELIEF
IF A GIRL SITS ON A TABLE, SHE WILL BE AN OLD MAID.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT ; 5250 GRAYTON
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 02-20-1970
KISS A FOOL
IF ONE SIDE OF YOUR NOSE IS ITCHY, YOU WILL KISS A FOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; 11590 COLPAERT ; TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-24-1970
PREDICTION SAYING
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES YOU'RE GOING TO KISS A FOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 09-00-1969