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TAKE TWO MATCHBOOKS AND PUT THEM ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.
MAKE SURE THEY ARE OPENED AND IF ONE FALLS, YOU HAVE A
LOW SEX LIFE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM ONE OF HER FRIENDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Dating Courtship BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 02-20-1971
IF YOU PUT A YELLOW FLOWER UNDER YOUR CHIN AND
THE YELLOW MARK STAYS THERE AFTER YOU TAKE AWAY
THE FLOWER, YOU ARE JEALOUS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 02-18-1971
IF A PERSON HOLDS A YELLOW DANDELION FLOWER UNDER HIS
CHIN AND HIS CHIN GLOWS YELLOW, THEN THAT PERSON
LIKES BUTTER.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; LE ROY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 01-00-1971
YOU CAN TELL IF A PERSON IS A VIRGIN IF HE OR SHE
CAN PEEL OFF THE LABEL OF A BEER BOTTLE WITH HIS
THUMBNAIL IN A CONTINUOUS STROKE WHILE HOLDING IT
ONLY WITH THE HAND WITH THE THUMB DOING THE PEELING.
Submitter comment:
I WAS ASKED TO PERFORM THIS WHILE AT A LOCAL TAVERN
IN LE ROY, NEW YORK.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; LE ROY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Dating Courtship BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-00-1971
IT IS SAID THAT IF A COED CAN HOLD ONTO A BEER BOTTLE
WITH ONE HAND AND TEAR THE LABEL DOWN THE MIDDLE
WITH ONE STROKE USING HER THUMB, SHE IS STILL A
VIRGIN.
Submitter comment:
I LEARNED THIS FROM FELLOW STUDENTS AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
UNIVERSITY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Dating Courtship BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
IF YOU LOOK IN A MIRROR AND STARE FOR SOMETIME IN
THE DARK, YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF TURNING OLD.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; SAINT HYACINTH SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 02-29-1972
WHEN A CHILD IS ONE YEAR OLD, THE PARENTS PRESENT
A TRAY WITH DIFFERENT TRINKETS THAT COULD FORETELL
THE FUTURE, E.G., AN EGG WOULD MEAN GOOD
FORTUNE, A PEN WOULD MEAN THE CHILD WOULD BECOME
A SECRETARY. THIS IS PERFORMED AGAINST A PARTY
ATMOSPHERE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object BELIEF -- Use of object for determining future of young |
Date learned: 03-08-1970
THIS CUSTOM IS USUALLY ERFORMED AT UKRAINIAN PARTIES.
A BUCKET IS FILLED WITH WATER AND EACH GIRL GETS
TWO BURNT MATCHSTICKS APIECE. ONE AT A TIME, THEY
PUT THE MATCHSTICKS IN THE WATER SO THAT THEY FLOAT
ON THE TOP, ONE REPRESENTS THE GIRL AND THE OTHER
REPRESENTS HER BOYFRIEND. THEY LET THEM FLOAT FOR A
FEW MINUTES AND IF THEY MEET IN THE WATER AND TOUCH
EACH OTHER, IT MEANS THAT THE GIRL AND HER BOYFRIEND
HAVE A FUTURE TOGETHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Marriage Dating Courtship BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 03-02-1971
MALOCCHIO CURE (EVIL EYE)
A CUP OF WATER IS SET ON A TABLE IN FRONT OF THE
AFFLICTED PERSON AND 13 GRAINS OF WHEAT ARE
PREPARED. EACH GRAIN OF WHEAT IS INDIVIDUALLY
DROPPED INTO THE WATER. IF THE GRAINS OF WHEAT
FLOAT AT THE TOP STANDING ON END, THIS MEANS THAT
YOU HAVE THE MALOCCHIO; BUT IF THEY JUST LAY FLAT,
THIS MEANS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE IT. AS EACH GRAIN OF
WHEAT IS INDIVIDUALLY DROPPED INTO THE WATER, A
PRAYER IS CHANTED AUDIBLY BUT NOT SO THAT (IT) IS
ABLE TO BE UNDERSTOOD.
Submitter comment:
NOTE: THE CURE AND ITS PRAYERS ARE INHERITED ON
CHRISTMAS EVE AT MIDNIGHT. IT IS AT THIS TIME
AND THIS TIME ONLY THAT THEY CAN BE DISCLOSED.
THE PERSON WHO RECEIVES THE CURE TAKES AN OATH OF
SECRECY CONCERNING THE PRAYER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 09-29-1969
MALOCCHIO CURE (EVIL EYE)
A CUP OF WATER IS PLACED IN FRONT OF THE AFFLICTED
PERSON. A SPOON IS LAID NEAR THE CUP WITH ITS
HANDLE ON THE EDGE OF THE CUP AND THERE IS OIL IN
THE SPOON. THEN YOU TAKE TABLE KNIFE AND A SIGN OF
THE CROSS IS MADE ON THE FOREHEAD AND THEN THE KNIFE
IS DROPPED ON THE FLOOR HANDLE DOWN. THIS IS DONE
THREE TIMES. DURING THE WHOLE CEREMONY THE PRAYERS
ARE CHANTED AUDIBLY BUT NOT UNDERSTANDABLY. THEN
THE KNIFE IS SET DOWN. THE THUMB IS DIPPED IN THE
OIL AND THE PERSON'S FOREHEAD IS ANOINTED BY
MAKING THE SIGN OF THE CROSS ON IT THREE TIMES.
THEN THE THUMB IS ONCE AGAIN DIPPED IN THE OIL AND
THEN HELD OVER THE DISH. ACCORDING TO WHETHER THE OIL
SINKS OR FLOATS AND HOW IT DISPERSES, ONE CAN TELL
WHETHER THE MALOCCHIO WAS PLACED ON THE PERSON BY A
MAN OR WOMAN; HOW BAD IT IS; AND WHETHER IT CAN BE
CURED.
Submitter comment:
IF THE MALOCCHIO ON A PERSON IS ESPECIALLY BAD,
THEN THE CURE IS REPEATED FOR THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 10-03-1969
PUT A DANDELION UNDER YOUR CHIN AND IF YOUR CHIN
TURNS YELLOW, IT MEANS EITHER THAT YOU LIKE
BUTTER OR YOU'RE IN LOVE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Chin BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
WHEN YOU FIND A WITCHES SKIN BEHIND A DOOR, FILL IT WITH RED PEPPER. WHEN THE WITCH JUMPS IN IT, SHE WILL YELL, "SLIP SKIN, SLIP SKIN, SLIP..!"
Data entry tech comment:
Informant learned this from the book "These Are Our Lives" (Kingsport Press, 1939, pp.26-29), a Federal Writers' Project publication featuring the everyday lives of people in the South.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; KINGSPORT ; "These Are Our Lives"
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
WHEN YOU GO TO SLEEP, PUT A SIFTER UNDER YOUR BED, AND A WITCH WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH EVERY HOLE BEFORE HE CAN BOTHER YOU.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant learned this from the book "These Are Our Lives" (Kingsport Press, 1939, pp.26-29), a Federal Writers' Project publication featuring the everyday lives of people in the South.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; KINGSPORT ; "These Are Our Lives"
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
A KNIFE UNDER YOUR PILLOW WILL KEEP A WITCH FROM RIDING YOU AT NIGHT.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant learned this from the book "These Are Our Lives" (Kingsport Press, 1939, pp.26-29), a Federal Writers' Project publication featuring the everyday lives of people in the South.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; KINGSPORT ; "These Are Our Lives"
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
PLACING A FORK OR A BUTCHER KNIFE UNDER YOUR PILLOW WILL PROTECT YOU FROM SPELLS.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant learned this from the book "These Are Our Lives" (Kingsport Press, 1939, pp.26-29), a Federal Writers' Project publication featuring the everyday lives of people in the South.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; KINGSPORT ; "These Are Our Lives"
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
TO KEEP A HOUSEHOLD SAFE FROM ANY CALAMITIES, SPRINKLE THE HOUSE REGULARLY WITH HOLY WATER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; INFORMANT'S HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 08-02-1970
IF YOU GET SOMEONE'S HAIR AND BURY IT UNDER YOUR DOOR, THAT PERSON WILL COME TO VISIT YOU.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE ; BOOKSTORE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 05-00-1970
ON HALLOWEEN, WALK DOWN THE BASEMENT STEPS BACKWARDS, HOLDING A MIRROR IN ONE HAND AND A CANDLE IN THE OTHER AND YOU WILL SEE THE FACE OF THE MAN YOU'RE GOING YO MARRY IN THE MIRROR.
Where learned: HOME ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 08-02-1970
ON HALLOWEEN, PEEL AN APPLE WITHOUT BREAKING THE PEEL AND THROW IT ON THE FLOOR, AND YOU WILL SEE THE INITIALS OF THE MAN YOU'RE GOING TO MARRY.
Where learned: HOME ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 08-02-1970
IF YOU ALLOW SOMEONE TO SWEEP UNDER YOUR FEET WITH A BROOM, YOU'LL NEVER GET MARRIED.
Where learned: HOME ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-07-1970