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BIRTH BELIEF
BABIES COME IN MILK BOTTLES AND ARE DELIVERED BY THE MILKMAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-00-1979
BIRTH BELIEFS
BABIES ARE BORN BY THE UNBUTTONING OF THE NAVEL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-00-1977
BIRTH BELIEFS
BABIES ARE BOUGHT AT THE BABY STORE AND THE PARENTS CAN SHOP FOR
ANY TYPE OF BABY THEY WANT.
Submitter comment:
THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD THOUGHT IF THEY HAD
THRIFT AND DISCOUNT SHOPS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-00-1977
BIRTH BELIEFS
IF A FAMILY WANTED A BABY THE PARENTS HAD TO PLACE AN ORDER DIRECTLY
TO GOD
THEN IF GOD THOUGHT THEY SHOULD HAVE A BABY THE PARENTS HAD
TO CLIMB UP A GOLDEN LADDER TO HEAVEN TO PICK IT UP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Creator BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-00-1977
BIRTH BELIEFS
BABIES ARE BORN BY THE OPENING OF THE MOTHER'S BREASTS, DEPENDING ON
WHICH BREAST IS OPEN IS WHAT DECIDES IF IT IS A BOY OR GIRL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MADISON HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-00-1977
BIRTH BELIEFS
BABIES ARE BROUGHT TO A FAMILY BY THE STORK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-00-1977
SUPERSTITION
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SPANK A BABY BEFORE THEY'RE A YEAR OLD, OR THE
CHILD WILL TURN OUT TO BE A HORRID PERSON.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PUNISHMENT
Date learned: 03-00-1979
PREGNANT WIVES
IN THE UKRAINE, DURING WW 1, MANY MEN LEFT THEIR WIVES AND
WENT TO AMERICA. THE WIVES WOULD BE SENT FOR WHEN THEY
COULD BE SUPPORTED. OCCASIONALLY, ONE OF THESE WIVES WOULD
GET PREGNANT. WHEN THE HUSBAND, WHOM MAY HAVE BEEN GONE
FOR SEVERAL YEARS, OFTEN FOUND HE ALSO HAD A FAMILY, THE
WOMEN DEVELOPED A STORY TO EXPLAIN THIS HAPPENING. THEY SAID
THAT AS A STORM TOOK PLACE, THE WIND BLEW UP UNDER HER DRESS
AND THEY BECAME PREGNANT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TROY
James Callow Keyword(s): WORLD WAR ONE
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
DON'T MARRY A BROTHER OR SISTER OF A DEAD MATE. IF YOU DO THE
CHILDREN WILL BE BORN DEFORMED IN SOME WAY.
Submitter comment:
MY GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS TOLD THIS TO HER CHILDREN AND WAS QUICK TO
POINT OUT EXAMPLES AMONG FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Common law CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 02-17-1979 ; 00-00-1949
A LITTLE CLOTH CONTAINING SALT AND TIED WITH RED RIBBON IS GIVEN TO
MOTHERS OF BABIES. THIS IS PLACED IN A BABY'S CRIB OR BUGGY.
Submitter comment:
THIS INFORMANT'S SISTER WAS GIVEN ONE OF THESE CLOTHS WHEN ONE
OF HER CHILDREN WAS BORN. SHE DID NOT USE THE CLOTH BECAUSE SHE
FELT THE CROSS SHE HAD IN THE BABY'S ROOM WAS THERE TO PROTECT
THE CHILD.
AMULET
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 02-26-1979
IF YOU CARRY THE BABY HIGH, IT WILL BE A GIRL.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT DORMS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1978
OYSTERS MAKE YOU FERTILE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT DORMS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
SUPERSTITION
WEARING AN OPAL WILL BRING YOU BAD LUCK IF IT IS NOT YOUR BIRTH
STONE.
Submitter comment: HEARD AS A SMALL CHILD AT HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Private birthday or anniversary ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 01-00-1979
CAUSE OF PREGNANCY
IF A WOMAN IS PREGNANT IT IS SAID THAT SHE SWALLOWED AN AVOCADO PIT..
Where learned: PUERTO RICO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
WEDDING SHOWER PREDICTION
IF A GIRL BREAKS A RIBBON WHILE OPENING GIFTS AT HER BRIDAL
SHOWER, SHE WILL BECOME PREGNANT. THE NUMBER OF TIMES SHE BREAKS
A RIBBON INDICATES THE NUMBER OF TIMES SHE WILL BECOME PREGNANT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Number BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU PUT A MAN'S HAT ON YOUR BED YOU WILL BECOME PREGNANT.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTAGIOUS MAGIC
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress Head BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
SUPERSTITION
WHEN SOMEONE DREAMS ABOUT FISH IT MEANS SOMEONE IS PREGNANT.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fish BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about animals |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
SUPERSTITION
IF A CAT JUMPS ON A PREGNANT WOMAN'S LAP,
THE CHILD WILL BE MARKED BY THE CAT.
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER TOLD ME THIS IS WHY I HAVE A KITTEN AS A BIRTHMARK.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
OUR FAMILY DOCTOR HAS A LARGE BIRTH MARK ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE.
IT WAS SAID THAT WHILE HIS MOTHER WAS PREGNANT WITH HIM THERE
WAS A FIRE AND HIS MOTHER RAISED HER HAND TO HER FACE. THIS
CAUSED THE BIRTH MARK ON HIS FACE IN THE SAME PLACE WHERE THE
MOTHER HAD TOUCHED HER FACE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): MARKS BROUGHT ABOUT BY FEAR.
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTAGIOUS MAGIC ; HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
NARRATIVE
A LADY WAS SUPPOSEDLY TO HAVE GIVEN BIRTH TO A FREAK CHILD THAT
RESEMBLED A TYPE OF FISH OR FROG. IT WAS BORN WITH SLIMY, SCALY
SKIN. THE DOCTOR WAS DECIDELY NOT GOING TO SHOW THE CHILD TO HER
FOR FEAR TI WOULD HARM HER. THE CHILD ONLY LIVED FOR A DAY.
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR