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FIVE MINUTES BEFORE NEW YEAR'S DAY, THE WHOLE FAMILY
GATHERS AT THE OPEN BACK DOOR AND RUNS TO THE OPEN FRONT
DOOR, WHILE BANGING SPOONS AGAINST THE SIDE OF PANS
TO USHER OUT THE OLD YEAR AND HELP BRING IN THE NEW
YEAR.
Submitter comment: LEARNED AS A CHILD IN FAMILY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve BELIEF -- Use of Object BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 12-01-1967
IT IS AN OLD IRISH CUSTOM TO OPEN THE FRONT DOOR OF YOUR
HOUSE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE IN ORDER TO LET THE OLD YEAR OUT
AND THE NEW YEAR IN.
Submitter comment:
I COLLECTED THIS FROM MY AUNT ON NEW YEAR'S EVE OF
1960-1961.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WYANDOTTE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve BELIEF -- Use of Object BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 12-00-1960
WATCH MEETING
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, PEOPLE CAN BE SEEN FLOCKING TO CHURCHES
TO USHER IN THE NEW YEAR. AT THE STROKE OF TWELVE,
EVERYONE ENGAGES IN SILENT PRAYER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve BELIEF -- Use of Object BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PEOPLE MAKE NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS TO HAVE A GOOD AND
NOURISHING YEAR. THIS IS DONE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE,
JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve BELIEF -- Use of Object BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 03-21-1971
JAPANESE CUSTOM
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, ONE SCATTERS ROUND BEANS (SYMBOLIC OF
THE STONE OF HEALTH) THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. THE BEANS ARE
USED TO PELT AND CHASE AWAY THE DEMONS OF EVIL. AT THE
SAME TIME ONE SINGS: "GOOD LUCK WITHIN! EVIL, GO OUT!
OUT!"
Submitter comment:
WHEN IN JAPAN, INFORMANT USED TO JOIN HER FAMILY IN THE
ABOVE CUSTOM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve BELIEF -- Use of Object BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 08-01-1964
THE FLOATING CANDLE AND LUCK
ONE CUSTOM REQUIRES THAT YOU LIGHT A CANDLE AND STICK
IT INTO A PIECE OF WOOD AND THEN FLOAT IT IN THE RIVER.
IF IT REMAINS LIT, AND CONTINUES TO FLOAT UNTIL
IT IS COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR SIGHT, YOUR WISH WILL
COME TRUE.
THIS IS DONE ON A CERTAIN FRIDAY AT THE BEGINNING OF
SPRING. YEARS AGO IN THE LATE AFTERNOON, ONE COULD SEE
TENS OF THESE CANDLES FLOATING AND RUNNING DOWN THE
RIVER, MAKING A BEAUTIFUL SPECTACLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; BAGHDAD ; IRAQ
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting F663.9 BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
Superstition: Baseball
IT IS BAD LUCK TO MENTION THAT A PITCHER HAS A NO-
HITTER GOING WHILE THE GAME IS IN PROGRESS.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BAD LUCK ; BASEBALL ; BASEBALL STADIUM ; CHANCE ; CUSTOM ; Fan ; FATE ; jinx ; LUCK ; No-Hitter ; Shutout ; SPORTS ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance BELIEF -- Bad luck Games Pastimes Sports |
Date learned: 10-22-1969
WHEN PLAYING BASKETBALL, LACES ON TENNIS SHOES MUST BE
BLUE. IF THEY ARE ANY OTHER COLOR BUT BLUE, YOU
ARE SURE TO LOSE THE GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 11-02-1969
JAPANESE SUPERSTITION
RED IS A GOOD OMEN. IT KEEPS BAD LUCK AND EVIL
AWAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
WEARING BLUE SNEAKER LACES WILL BRING YOU GOOD LUCK
IN A BASKETBALL GAME.
Data entry tech comment: SNEAKERS=TENNIS SHOES
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 01-19-1972
Superstition: Baseball
THERE HAS BEEN A PREVAILING BELIEF AMONG THE VARIOUS
BASEBALL BROADCASTERS THAT I HAVE HEARD OVER THE
YEARS, IN THE BAD LUCK OF MENTIONING THE FACT THAT A
PITCHER IS WORKING ON A NO HIT GAME. IF ONE MENTIONS
THE IMPENDING NO-HITTER, THE SUPERSTITION GOES, THE
NO-HITTER WILL NOT CONTINUE FOR THE PITCHER WILL HAVE
BEEN JINXED BY THE MENTIONING OF HIS NEARLY COMPLETE
ACHIEVEMENT.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
Keyword(s): BAD LUCK ; BASEBALL ; BASEBALL STADIUM ; CHANCE ; CUSTOM ; Fan ; FATE ; jinx ; LUCK ; No-Hitter ; Shutout ; SPORTS ; SUPERSTITION
Date learned: 11-23-1970
WHEN YOU GO OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, IF YOU DON'T KEEP
YOUR HANDS AND FEET UP, YOU'LL LOSE YOUR BOYFRIEND.
Submitter comment:
SHE LEARNED IT FROM A GIRLFRIEND AT DOMINICAN HIGH
(DETROIT, MICHIGAN) WHOSE NAME IS JOAN SEARS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 02-04-1967
THIS WAS COLLECTED 4/1/67 FROM MY MOTHER WHO WAS
RELATING SOME OF THE OLD WIVES' TALES CONCERNING
NEWBORN CHILDREN.
YOU SHOULD NEVER CUT THE FINGERNAILS OF A NEWBORN
CHILD, BUT RATHER, YOU SHOULD BITE THEM. FOR IF YOU
CUT THEM, THE CHILD WILL BECOME A THIEF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WYANDOTTE
Date learned: 04-01-1967
SUPERSTITION
NEVER USE A TEA BAG FOR TWO CUPS.
Submitter comment: HE LEARNED IT FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two Food Drink -- Brew of leaf, bark, root BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 03-03-1967
IT IS BELIEVED THAT IF A PLAYER WINNING IN CARDS
COUNTS HIS MONEY WINNINGS, HE WILL BEGIN TO LOSE
BEFORE THE GAME IS OVER.
Submitter comment: FROM A FRIEND.
Where learned: FRATERNITY HOUSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 10-29-1967
WHEN PLAYING CARDS, NEVER ALLOW A PERSON TO STAND
OVER YOU AND LOOK AT YOUR CARDS, YOU WILL NEVER
WIN.
Submitter comment: FROM FRIENDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ; Lansing
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 10-21-1967
THIS GIRL WOULD TAKE A FLOWER -- PREFERABLY A DAISEY--
AND AS SHE WOULD PLUCK THE PETALS OFF, SHE WOULD
SAY, "HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT, HE LOVES ME,
LOVES ME NOT, ETC." UNTIL THE LAST PETAL AND
WHAT SHE ENDED UP WITH WAS WHETHER HE LOVED HER
OR NOT. HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT RELY ON THIS AS
ABSOLUTE PREDICTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
OPENING AN UMBRELLA IN THE HOUSE IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: HOME ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 07-02-1970
WHEN YOU RIDE IN A CAR AND GO UNDER A BRIDGE, PUT UP YOUR ARMS OR YOU'LL NEVER GET MARRIED.
Where learned: HOME ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 07-07-1970
IT'S BAD LUCK TO TALK ABOUT A PRIEST BEHIND HIS BACK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; informant's home
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 08-02-1970