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YOU SHOULD NOT CROSS OVER A CHILD WHO IS CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR
BECAUSE HE MIGHT HAVE SOME PHYSICAL ABNORMALITIES WHEREVER YOU
CROSSED OVER HIM. IN ORDER FOR THIS NOT TO HAPPEN, YOU SHOULD
RECROSS OVER HIM IN THE OPPOSITE WAY.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
A PREGNANT WOMAN SHOULD NOT EAT PLENTY OF SNAILS, IF SHE
DOES SO, WHEN SHE GIVES BIRTH TO THE CHILD HE/SHE WILL ALWAYS
BE DROOLING.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT LEARNT OF THE ABOVE ITEM IN NIGERIA. HE SAID THE
ITEM WITH ASSURANCE.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
IF A WOMAN USED TO GIVE BIRTH TO ABIKU (A CHILD THAT DIES)
SHE CAN BE FREED OF THIS ORDEAL BY CONSULTING AN HERBALIST.
IF SHE HAS ANOTHER CHILD, SHE WILL TAKE HER TO AN HERBALIST WHO
WILL PERFORM A KIND OF RITUAL FOR THE BABY WHICH WILL INVOLVE
MAKING SOME MARKS ON THE FACE OF THE CHILD WITH BLADE, THEN HE WILL
PUT SOME BLACK MAGIC POWDER ON THE FRESH MARKS HE HAS JUST CUT.
THE MARKS ON THE CHILD'S FACE WILL DRY UP AFTER TWO DAYS, THUS THE
CHILD WILL NOT BE AN "ABIKU". THERE IS USUALLY ONE ONE-INCH
MARK ON EACH CHEEK BONE AT ITS HIGHEST POINT.
Where learned: NIGERIA ; KADUNA
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
IT IS FORBIDDEN FOR A PREGNANT WOMAN TO KEEP LOOKING AT A
MONSTER, IF SHE DOES SO SHE WILL GIVE BIRTH TO A MONSTER.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT SAID IT WITH ASSURANCE.
Where learned: NIGERIA ; KADUNA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1975
IT IS SAID THAT IF A WOMAN IS PREGNANT
AND DOES NOT WANT TO HAVE MORNING SICKNESS, WHAT SHE DOES IS WAIT
UNTIL HER HUSBAND GOES TO SLEEP AND CRAWL ACROSS HIM WITHOUT
HIM KNOWING AND HE WILL BEAR ALL THE SICKNESS.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFER
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
IF A CAT MEOW OUTSIDE OF YOUR WINDOW ALL NIGHT THE FEMALE IN
THE HOUSE IS PREGNANT
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 04091984CA
A CHILD WITH A VEIL
WHEN I WAS A CHILD IT WAS SAID THAT I WAS BORN WITH A VEIL OVER
MY FACE. AS A TODDLER, I WOULD CRY AND SCREAM AND POINT AT
OBJECTS THAT MY PARENTS COULD NOT SEE. BUT ONCE MY FATHER WOULD
HOLD ME IN HIS ARMS, I WOULD STOP CRYING AND WHATEVER IT WAS
WOULD DISAPPEAR.
Where learned: DETROIT ; PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | Prophet / Seer / Soothsayer Favorites BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-21-1984
A POLISH WOMAN WHO LIVED NEAR US IN DETROIT BELIEVED THAT IF A
PREGNANT WOMAN LIFTED HER ARMS ABOVE HER HEAD SHE WOULD WRAP THE
UMBILICAL CORD AROUND HER BABY'S NECK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 01-15-1984
IT IS BAD LUCK TO WHERE AN OPAL IF YOU WEREN'T BORN IN OCTOBER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F100 BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Measure of time Month BELIEF -- Bad luck Jewelry (gems, rings, etc.) |
Date learned: 04-00-1984
YOU CAN TELL IF A BABY IS GOING TO BE LEFT OR RIGHT HANDED BY
WHICH SIDE OF THE MOTHER'S SPINE THE FETUS IS LYING ON. IF ON THE
RIGHT THE CHILD WILL BE RIGHT HANDED IF ON THE LEFT, LEFT HANDED.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT WAS TOLD THIS BY A NURSE FROM TEXAS WHO WOULD READ THE
X-RAYS OF EXPECTANT MOTHERS. SHE WAS ACCURATE ON THE THREE OF THE
INFORMANTS CHILDREN WHOES X-RAYS SHE EXAMINED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-00-1984
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN IS
FRIGHTENED BY SOMETHING AND SHE COVERS HER
FACE WITH HER HANDS, THE CHILD WILL BE
BORN WITH A MARK IN ITS FACE. FOR
INSTANCE IF THE MOTHER IS FRIGHTENED BY
A RAT, AND SHE COVERS HER FACE THE CHILD
WILL BE BORN WITH A PATCH OF FUR
ON ITS FACE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
IF YOU PLAY WITH SOMEONE'S FEET, YOU'LL HAVE A BABY.
Submitter comment:
THIS FOLK BELIEF WAS COMMUNICATED TO BRIAN BY HIS MOTHER
WHILE GROWING UP IN RURAL OHIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 48072
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Athletic sport and exercise Gymnastics CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 11-02-1984 ; 00001960S
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN CRAWLS UNDER A FENCE, SHE'LL LOSE
HER BABY.
Submitter comment:
THIS FOLK BELIEF WAS COMMUNICATED TO BRIAN WHILE GROWING UP
IN RURAL OHIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 48072
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 11-02-1984 ; 00001960S
SUPERSTITION
IT IS SAID THAT IF A CREEPING BABY LOOKS BETWEEN HIS OR HER
MOTHER'S LEGS WHILE CREEPING MEANS THAT THE MOTHER IS PREGNANT
OR SOON WILL BE.
Where learned: BAHAMAS ; NASSAU
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00001960S
SUPERSTITION--PREDICTION OF GENDER
IT IS SAID THAT THE SHAPE OF THE PREGNANT WOMAN'S STOMACH WILL
DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT SHE HAS A BOY OR GIRL. FOR EXAMPLE,
A ROUND STOMACH IS AN INDICATION OF THE BABY BEING A GIRL, AND
A SHARP OR POINTED STOMACH IS AN INDICATION OF A BOY.
Where learned: BAHAMAS ; NASSAU
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00001970S
SUPERSTITION
IT IS ALSO SAID THAT ONLY THE DOCTOR SHOULD KNOW THE EXACT TIME
WHEN THE BABY IS DUE, BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD "FIX" YOU OR DO EVIL
AND AS A RESULT THE BABY CAN BE CROSSED IN THE MOTHER'S STOMACH,
AND SHE WILL NOT GIVE BIRTH TO THE BABY. THIS CAN CAUSE THE
DEATH OF BOTH MOTHER AND CHILD.
Where learned: BAHAMAS ; NASSAU
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Curer BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00001960S
IF YOU EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE GAS DURING PREGNANCY YOUR BABY
WILL HAVE THICK HAIR.
Submitter comment:
BIRTH
PREGNANT WOMEN EXPERIENCE GAS WHILE PREGNANT; SCIENTIFIC
FACT
Where learned: ALABAMA ; WAUGH
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-20-1984
PENCIL TEST
THIS TEST IS TO DETERMINE HOW MANY CHILDREN A WOMAN WILL
BEAR, AND WHAT SEX THEY WILL BE. HOLD A PENCIL WITH A NEEDLE IN
THE ERASER, SUSPENDED BY A THREAD, OVER HER LEFT ARM. THE
ARM IS HELD WITH THE PALM UP, THE HAND IN A FIST. THE PENCIL
WILL CIRCLE OVER THE WOMAN'S ARM BETWEEN CHILDREN, SWING VER-
TICALLY TO INDICATE A GIRL, AND HORIZONTALLY TO INDICATE A BOY.
A DIAGONAL SWING INDICATES TWINS. A STRONG SWING INDICATES A
HEALTHY CHILD WITH A STRONG PERSONALITY.
Submitter comment:
THIS TEST HAS BEEN USED ON ALL THE WOMEN ON MY FATHER'S SIDE
OF THE FAMILY AND HAS WORKED WITH 90 PERCENT ACCURACY. CK[ IRONY
Where learned: IOWA ; ESTHERVILLE
Keyword(s): PREDICTION
James Callow Keyword(s): IRONY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of Object Domestic object, wax, needle, dishware BELIEF -- Use of object for determining number of children or sex of unborn |
Date learned: 07-00-1983 ; 00001900CA
SAYINGS
A PREGNANT WOMAN SHOULD NOT ATTEND FUNERALS BECAUSE HER CHILD WILL
RESEMBLE THE DEAD.
Submitter comment:
I WAS PREGNANT AND ATTENDED MY GRANDFATHER'S FUNERAL AND MY SON
LOOKS LIKE HIM AND WALKS LIKE HIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1973
"IF YOU HAVE A RABBIT AND SOMEONE IN THE HOUSE
BECOMES PREGNANT, THE RABBIT WILL DIE. ONE DAY
I TOLD MY FRIEND THAT MY RABBIT HAD DIED AND
HE ASKED ME, 'ARE YOU PREGNANT?'"
Submitter comment: WHEN I HEARD THIS STORY I JUST HAD TO LAUGH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1975 ; 10-00-1985