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WEATHER PREDICTION
APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- April CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A KISS AND TOE RHYME
STUMP YOUR TOE,
KISS YOUR THUMB,
SEE YOUR BEAU,
BEFORE THE DAY IS GONE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
HEM ON DDRESS
WHEN THE HEM IS TURNED UP ON YOUR DRESS, THIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL
GET A NEW DRESS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Prediction / Divination ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress Overall body coverUpper body and arms |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
MAY DAY
IN MRS. WHITTEN'S YOUTH, CHILDREN IN LEWISBURG BELIEVED THAT IF YOU
LOOKED DOWN INTO A WELL AT EXACTLY NOON TIME ON MAY DAY, YOU WOULD
SEE THE FACE OF YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND. MRS. WHITTEN SAID THAT ONE
GIRL LOOKED AND SAW HER COFFIN AND SHE DIED THE NEXT DAY OF
FRIGHT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May 1 May Day BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
LETTER AND A RED BIRD
IF YOU SEE A RED BIRD LIGHT, YOU WILL GET A LETTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Bird |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
DROPPING DISHRAGS
IF YOU DROP A DISHRAG, IT IS A SIGN THAT SOMEONE HUNGRY IS COMING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
MEASURING WORM
IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE A MEASURING WORM ON YOUR DRESS, THIS MEANS
YOU WILL GET A NEW DRESS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Prediction / Divination ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress Overall body coverUpper body and arms BELIEF -- Insect |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
SUPERSTITIONS
SING BEFORE BREAKFAST, CRY BEFORE DINNER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 07-18-1968
NOT GIVEN
IF YOU LAUGH HARD IN THE MORNING, YOU'LL CRY BEFORE YOU SLEEP THAT
NIGHT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 08-01-1968
NOT GIVEN
IF YOU BREAK A PROMISE, YOU'LL HAVE A BAD DREAM.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Dreams |
Date learned: 08-01-1968
BELIEF OR SUPERSTITION
IF YOU SEW ON SUNDAY, YOU WILL HAVE TO PICK OUT ALL YOUR STITCHES
WITH YOUR TEETH AFTER YOU GO TO HELL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): AFTERLIFE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Measure of time Working |
SIGN OF DEATH
IF YOU HEAR A HEN CROW BEFORE BREAKFAST, IT IS A SIGN OF DEATH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; HAMPSHIRE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- P74 P74.84 |
Date learned: 07-25-1968
PREDICTION--WISHING
TAKE A DANDELION SEED PUFF, MAKE A WISH, AND BLOW THE SEEDS. IF
YOU BLOW ALL THE SEEDS OFF THE STEM AT ONE TIME (WITH ONE BLOW),
YOUR WISH COMES TRUE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 04-29-1969
PREDICTION OF DEATH
A CABBAGE THAT DOESN'T HEAD INDICATES A DEATH IN THE FAMILY WITHIN
ONE YEAR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CENTERVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time Year |
Date learned: 07-19-1968
PREDICTION OF DEATH
IF YOU SET OUT A CEDAR TREE, YOU WILL DIE WHEN IT GETS LARGE ENOUGH
TO SHADE YOUR GRAVE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PRIMM SPRINGS
James Callow Keyword(s): SIZE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth |
SNAKES
IF YOU KILL A SNAKE, HIS BODY WON'T STOP WIGGLING UNTIL THE SUN
GOES DOWN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 08-12-1968
FOLK BELIEF
IF A WOMAN CAN SET A GOOD FIRE, SHE'LL MAKE A GOOD WIFE.
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; ARDEN
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
FAMILY PREDICTION
COUNT THE WRINKLES IN THE KNEE OF A COUPLE'S FIRST BABY AND YOU CAN
KNOW HOW MANY CHILDREN THEY WILL HAVE.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
Date learned: 07-24-1968
BELIEF
IF YOU PLAY WITH FIRE, YOU'LL WET YOUR BED THAT NIGHT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 08-01-1968
BELIEF: DON'T LEAVE YOUR HAT ON THE BED
IF YOU LEAVE YOUR HAT ON THE BED, YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO A SEVERE
DISAPPOINTMENT BEFORE THE DAY IS OUT.
Submitter comment: MRS. SOLOMON IS 35 YEARS OLD AND JEWISH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |