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TO PREDICT THE SEX OF AN UNBORN CHILD TIE AN EGG TO A
STRING AND HOLD IT OVER THE PREGNANT WOMAN'S STOMACH--
IF EGG MOVES TO THE LEFT, BABY WILL BE A BOY--IF EGG
MOVES TO THE RIGHT, IT WILL BE A GIRL.
Where learned: VERMONT ; VERGENNES
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
AFTER A NEWBORN BABY IS ABOUT TO LOSE THE CORD FROM HIS
NAVEL YOU SHOULD TAPE A HALF-DOLLAR OVER THE NAVEL.
THIS WILL KEEP THE NAVEL FROM RUPTURING.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT IS COLLECTOR'S SISTER-IN-LAW.
Where learned: MARYLAND ; HAVRE DE GRACE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 04-02-1970
WHEN YOU SEE A BABY FOR THE FIRST TIME, PUT A PIECE OF
SILVER IN HIS HAND FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-28-1970
PUT A SILVER DOLLAR IN A BABY'S HAND TO PREVENT THE BABY
FROM GROWING UP TO BE A THIEF. --SPANISH.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-22-1972
TO NEVER LEAVE A NEWBORN BABY THAT HASN'T BEEN BAPTIZED
ALONE WITHOUT PUTTING UNDER ITS PILLOW A RELIGIOUS
ARTICLE, A BROOM (OR PIECE OF ONE), OR SCISSORS.
Submitter comment: CUSTOM
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-26-1969
NEVER LET A PREGNANT WOMAN BAPTIZE YOUR CHILD. YOUR
BABY WILL SUFFER SICKNESS OR DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 09-13-1969
INDIA-EXPECTANT MOTHER
AS SOON AS THE EXPECTANT MOTHER DISCOVERS OF HER
PREGNANCY (3 OR 4 MOS. AFTER CONCEPTION) SHE GOES
TO LIVE THE REST OF THE GESTATION PERIOD WITH HER
MOTHER. BEFORE SHE GOES TO THE HOSPITAL FOR DELIVERY, SHE
IS VISITED BY ALL OF HER RELATIVES--IN FRONT OF WHOM SHE
IS TO WORSHIP GOD; HERE SHE IS ALSO BLESSED BY HER
PARENTS TO HAVE A SON. THEN A SMALL CELEBRATION WILL
FOLLOW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-29-1968
RUSSIAN BELIEF - FORECASTING BIRTH OF BABY
THE BABY WILL BE BORM 4 AND ONE-HALF MONTHS FROM THE
DAY THE EXPECTANT MOTHER FEELS THE FIRST KICK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-08-1968
WHEN A BABY IS BORN INTO A LEBANESE FAMILY, THEY DRINK
CINAMMON TEA. IF THE CHILD IS A BOY, THEY PUT WALNUT
MEATS IN IT.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth Food Drink -- Brew of leaf, bark, root |
Date learned: 02-29-1972
THE BIRTH OF A CHILD IS ANNOUNCED IN GLENDALE, OHIO
BY PLAYING NURSERY RHYMES ON CHURCH BELLS. THEY PLAY
"LITTLE JACK HORNER" FOR A BOY AND "MARY HAD A LITTLE
LAMB" FOR A GIRL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
THIS IS A POLISH CUSTOM. ON THE FIRST BIRTHDAY OF A BABY
THE CHILD WAS TO SELECT FROM A WHISKEY GLASS, A DOLLAR
BILL, A ROSARY, AND A BOOK. WHATEVER HE OR SHE SELECTED
THAT WOULD INDICATE WHAT THE CHILD WOULD BE IN THE FUTURE.
Submitter comment:
MY DAD CHOSE THE DOLLAR BILL. HE ISN'T RICH BY ANY
MEANS BUT HE IS MONEY CONSCIOUS.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-12-1965
POLISH CUSTOM
WHEN A CHILD REACHES HIS FIRST BIRTHDAY, SEVERAL OBJECTS
ARE PLACED BEFORE HIM. E.G. BIBLE, ROSARY, MONEY,
WHISKEY GLASS, ETC. WHATEVER THE CHILD GRABS IS A
PREDICTION OF THE FUTURE--BIBLE=PRIEST; ROSARY=SISTER;
MONEY=BUSINESS; WHISKEY GLASS=DRUNK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
3 CELEBRATIONS IN BABY'S FIRST YEAR
IN KOREA, "SAMCHIL" IS CELEBRATED THREE WEEKS AFTER THE
BIRTH OF A BABY. FRIENDS BRING GIFTS AND "DUCK," A RICE
CAKE IS SERVED.
"BAIK NAL" IS A SIMILAR CELEBRATION 100 DAYS AFTER THE
BIRTH OF THE BABY.
WHEN THE CHILD TURNS A YEAR OLD, THERE IS A BIG CELEBRATION
WHERE MANY FOODS ARE SERVED AND GUESTS BRING GIFTS OF
CLOTHES. EVERYTHING IS PLACED ON A TABLE; THE FOOD, THE
GIFTS, AND EVEN THE BABY. EVERYONE WAITS TO SEE WHICH
OBJECT THE CHILD WILL GRASP FIRST. IF HE GRASPS A BOOK,
HE WILL BE A VERY BRILLIANT PERSON, IF HE GRASPS A COIN,
HE WILL BE A WEALTHY MERCHANT, ETC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
EXPECTANT PARENTS ARE SOMETIMES PRESENTED WITH BABY STORKS
OF RICE DOUGH, ONE WHITE AND ONE RED, EMBLEMS OF CONGRAT-
ULATIONS. ALSO, WITH A THIN WHITE COTTON SASH, WITH THE
ENDS DIPPED IN ROUGE. THIS IS USED AT A CEREMONY AT
WHICH ONLY THE TWO SPOUSES, WOMEN MEMBERS OF BOTH
FAMILIES ARE PRESENT. THE SASH IS PASSED THROUGH THE
GARMENT SLEEVES OF THE FATHER-TO-BE, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.
THEN IT IS ADJUSTED AROUND THE MOTHER-TO-BE (SEATED NEXT TO
HIM) WHO IS HENCEFORTH REGARDED AS A "LADY OF RETIREMENT."
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THE ABOVE FROM A MEMBER OF HER FAMILY
WHO WENT THROUGH SUCH A CEREMONY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 08-01-1964
RURAL AREAS STILL CARRY ON THE CUSTOM WHEREBY EXPECTANT
PARENTS SOMETIMES BORROWED A BABY TO KEEP IN THEIR HOME
UNTIL THEIR OWN CHILD WAS BORN.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED OF THE ABOVE WHILE LIVING AT HER
FATHER'S ANCESTRAL HOME IN OKAYAMA PREFECTURE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 08-01-1964
IF A NEWBORN CHILD IS THOUGHT TO HAVE AN "EVIL EYE"
MIX SALT AND CHILI AND PASS IT OVER THE CHILD, THEN
THROW THE COMBINATION INTO A FIRE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-30-1969
IT IS COMMON IN SEVERAL PARTS OF SPAIN TO SAY THAT, IF A
BOY IS BORN HEAD-FIRST, HE WILL BE A NOTHING IN LIFE.
IF BORN FEET-FIRST, HE WILL GROW TO BE A VERY SUCCESS-
FUL AND COMPETENT MAN.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-17-1968
IT IS BETTER TO NAME A BABY BEFORE IT IS BORN.
Where learned: PASTEUR SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 01-29-1968
WHEN A CHILD IS BORN THE FATHER HANDS OUT CIGARS.
BLUE CIGAR BANDS INDICATE A BOY; PINK A GIRL.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; WILSON
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NAVAJO INDIANS: NEW MEXICO
IF A MOTHER DIES AT CHILDBIRTH THE BABY IS TAKEN TO
THE TRADING POST AND GIVEN TO THE WHITE TRADERS.
THEY KEEP THEM FOR THEMSELVES OR TURN THEM INTO THE
HOSPITAL. MM
WHEN TWINS ARE BORN, THE STRONGEST ONE IS USUALLY
PICKED OUT AND THE OTHER ONE IS TAKEN AWAY AND LEFT
TO DIE. THERE ARE VERY FEW TWINS ON THE RESERVATION.
A FEW HAVE KEPT THEM IN THE LAST FEW YEARS (1960S)
BUT THIS CUSTOM IS STILL WIDESPREAD.
Where learned: NEW MEXICO ; SHIPROCK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN