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LUCK
IT IS AN IRISH PIPE SMOKING CUSTOM THAT WHEN A CLAY PIPE IS
BURNED OUT BY ITS OWNER, IT SHOULD BE BURIED AND THE SMOKER WILL
HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: IRISH PIPE SMOKER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00001970S
TOAST-PROSE
A POPULAR IRISH TOAST DURING DRINKING GOES LIKE THIS-
"MAY ALL YOUR LUCK BE GOOD LUCK, AND MAY THE
WIND ALWAYS BE AT YOUR BACK."
Submitter comment: FAMOUS IRISH SAYING
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 01-00-1976
LUCK
A WAY OF RECEIVING GOOD LUCK IN THE FORM OF MONEY IS DONE BY
SPITTING ON THE SIDEWALK. AFTER SOMEONE DOES THIS, THEY CAN
EXPECT TO FIND MONEY ON THE GROUND SOON AFTERWARD.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Measure of quality Monetary systemMoneyWealth BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 10-10-1981
NEW YEAR'S DAY
IN ALABAMA, BLACK-EYED PEAS ARE SERVED AS THE LUCKY FOOD FOR
NEW YEAR'S DAY
Where learned: DETROIT
Date learned: 00001930S
FOOD BELIEF
IF YOUR DRINK A STALK OF CORN LIKE TEA, LUCK WILL COME YOUR WAY.
(IN COLLECTOR'S OWN WORDS).
Submitter comment: FROM FORMER RESIDENT OF SABINAS IN MEXICO
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Brew of leaf, bark, root BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 12-00-1981
IF YOUR RIGHT EYE JUMPS YOU WILL RECEIVE GOOD NEWS.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Eye twitch BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
IF YOUR LEFT EYE BEGINS TO TWITCH, IT MEANS YOU WILL RECEIVE
GOOD NEWS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
AS A GOOD LUCK CHARM WHEN TAKING AN EXAM OR TURNING IN A PAPER,
WRITE JMJ IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE PAGE. IT STANDS FOR
JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): INITIALS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Word Letter BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 02-00-1980
IF A SOLDIER ENTERS YOUR HOME, YOU MUST BE HOSPITABLE
AND GRANT EVERY WISH THEY DESIRE IN ORDER TO RETAIN GOOD LUCK
IN THE HOME. THIS BROUGHT GOOD LUCK IF DONE CORRECTLY.
IF NOT FOLLOWED THROUGH, MISFORTUNE MAY OCCUR TO MALE MEMBERS
OF THE FAMILY.
Submitter comment:
THIS BELIEF WAS HELD BY INFORMANT'S GRANDMOTHER
DURING 1940-1941 WHEN ENGLAND WAS IN WWII ALONE WITHOUT
THE AID OF THE UNITED STATES.
Where learned: COLLECTED BY MAIL ; COOKHAM RISE ; BERKSHIRE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- B439 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 BELIEF -- Legend BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Bad luck |
IT IS NECESSARY TO BOIL A POTATOE ON THE FIRST
DAY OF SCHOOL TO GUARANTEE GOOD LUCK FOR THE
STUDENT FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
Where learned: COLLECTED BY MAIL ; COOKHAM RISE ; BERKSHIRE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
SUPERSTITION HER MOTHER ALWAYS TOLD HER
CARRYING WIFE OVER THE THRESHOLD, SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 10-00-1982
GOOD LUCK
KNOCK ON WOOD FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: OHIO ; CONTINENTAL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00001909-00001919 CHILDHOOD, 00001922-00001929, TEEN AGE YEARS
SPEECH CUSTOM
TO INSURE GOOD LUCK, THE FIRST THING ONE MUST SAY ON THE MORNING
OF MARCH FIRST IS "WHITE RABBIT".
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 1 BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: CA00001960S
SERBIAN CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
THE SERBIAN COMMUNITY OF DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA OBSERVED
THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BY SPREADING
STRAW ON THE FLOOR, THE KITCHEN TABLE, AND THROUGHOUT THE
KITCHEN TO REPRESENT JESUS' MANGER. A BURNING CANDLE WAS
PLACED ON THE TABLE AND IT WAS CONSIDERED BAD LUCK FOR THE
ENTIRE YEAR IF THE CANDLE WENT OUT. MY MOTHER WITNESSED
THE PRACTICE IN DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA AROUND 1947.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT'S MOTHER'S NAME IS MARY MORSILLO GINGERICH,
BORN OCTOBER 3, 1937, FARRELL, PENNSYLVANIA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Date learned: 09-00-1982
THE INFORMANT BELIEVES THAT DREAMS CAN LEAD TO FORTUNES.
WHEN SHE HAS A DREAM SHE CAN VIVIDLY RECALL, SHE GETS
A DREAM BOOK AND FINDS THE CORRESPONDING NUMBERS FOR
THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE DREAM. SHE THEN
PLAYS THESE NUMBERS IN THE LOTTERY.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT HAS WON IN THE LOTTERY NUMEROUS TIMES AND
ATTRIBUTES HER WINNINGS TO THE DREAMS. SHE SAYS SOMETIMES
WHEN SHE DREAMS OF A DECEASED RELATIVE THEY WILL GIVE HER
THE NUMBERS TO PLAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): NUMEROLOGY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Dreams BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 03-00-1983
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BRING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH BLACK EYED
PEAS AND HOMEMADE WINE. THE PEAS WILL BRING YOU LUCK
AND THE WINE WILL PROMISE YOU WARMTH THROUGHOUT THE
NEW YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 03-00-1983
BELIEF
IF TWO PEOPLE SAY THE SAME THING AT THE SAME TIME;
THE FIRST PERSON TO SAY," HIT,PINCH,TOUCH WOOD YOU OWE
ME A BUBBLE GUM. WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK. WHILE THE PERSON
RECITES THOSE STATEMENTS THEY MUST ALSO PERFORM THE ACTIONS.
WHEN HIT IS SAID THEY HAVE TO HIT THE OTHER PERSON
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Formula |
MY GRANDMOTHER BELIEVES IT IS GOOD LUCK
FOR YOU AND YOUR NEW CAR TO POUR SALT(TABLE) ON IT.
Where learned: EAST DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Means of transportation BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 11-00-1983
STEPPING INTO "SHIT" BRINGS GOOD LUCK, SPECIALLY IF IT IS THE
LEFT FOOT.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
James Callow Keyword(s): LEFT RIGHT ; POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
IF YOU WANT TO PREVENT BAD LUCK OR BAD SPIRITS, YOU SHOULD PUT A
BROOM IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE DOOR OF YOUR HOUSE DEFORE GOING
TO BED.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1968