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GIFT GIVING BELIEF
IF YOU GIVE A PERSON A KNIFE AS A GIFT, YOU MUST ALSO
INCLUDE A PENNY IN THE PACKAGE. FAILING TO INCLUDE A
PENNY ALONG WITH THE GIFT RISKS SEVERING THE FRIENDSHIP.
I REMEMBER HEARING THIS FROM MY MOTHER AROUND 1957.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT LATER REMEMBERED RECEIVING A SET OF KNIVES
AROUND 1967 WITH A PENNY INCLUDED. THE INFORMANT'S
MOTHER'S NAME IS LOUISE WILSON, BORN APRIL 27, 1911,
IN ALABAMA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Measure of quality Monetary systemMoneyWealth |
Date learned: 09-00-1982
GHOST LEGEND
IN 1949 I WENT TO AMORY, MISSISSIPPI TO VISIT FRIENDS. THE
LOCAL TOWNSPEOPLE WERE TELLING A STORY AMONG THEMSELVES
ABOUT A FAMILY, THE HAMPTONS, WHO LIVED IN TOWN. NOW,
AT THAT TIME, THERE WERE ONLY 3000-4000 PEOPLE LIVING
IN AMORY, SO THIS KIND OF STORY SPREAD PRETTY FAST.
IT SEEMS THAT MR. HAMPTON HAD DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
IN 1943 WHEN HIS ONLY DAUGHTER WAS 10 YEARS OLD. IN 1949,
WHEN SHE WAS 16, IT WAS SAID THAT SHE BEGAN TO SEE HER
FATHER'S GHOST WAITING FOR HER AT THE FRONT GATE OF THE
FAMILY HOME WHENEVER SHE WENT OUT ALONE AT NIGHT. THE
SPIRIT WAS WAITING FOR HER TO RETURN SAFELY. THE GHOST
WOULD ONLY APPEAR WHEN SHE WAS ALONE AND WOULD QUICKLY
DISAPPEAR IF SHE TRIED TO APPROACH IT. HE NEVER ONCE SAID
ANYTHING. WHEN THE GIRL WAS SAFELY INSIDE THE HOUSE, THE
SPIRIT WOULD GO AWAY SATISFIED, ONLY TO REAPPEAR WHENEVER
SHE VENTURED OUT ALONE.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT LIVED IN LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI FROM 1925
UNTIL THE FAMILY MOVED TO DETROIT DURING WORLD WAR II.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 11-00-1982
SUPERSTITION
INCLUDE SOME COINS (AT LEAST A PENNY) IN A KNIFE SET BOX WHEN
GIVING IT AS A GIFT OR ELSE IT WILL SEVER YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Gifts BELIEF -- Bad luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: 00001970S
IF SOMEONE VISITS AND YOU DONT WANT THEM TO COME BACK THROW
SALT AFTER THEM AS THEY LEAVE.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00001950S
IF TWO OR MORE PEOPLE COMB YOUR HAIR AT ONE TIME, THE YOUNGEST
WILL DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 00001950S
FIRST VISITOR ON FIRST DAY OF THE YEAR MUST BE A MAN. IF THE
VISITOR WERE A WOMAN, SHE BROUGHT BAD LUCK
Submitter comment: ITEM SHOWS SEXISM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MUSKEGON
Date learned: 09-19-1982
WHEN MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE, FIRST CARRY IN A BOX OF
SALT, A LOAF OF BREAD, AND A BIBLE TO BLESS THE HOUSE.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT SAYS A HOUSE BLESSED IN THIS MANNER WILL
BE AN ENJOYABLE PLACE TO LIVE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 04-00-1983
ANOTHER CURE THAT MY MOTHER USED TO GIVE MY FATHER WAS FOR
SORES. THIS CURE WAS CALLED A BAGBON. WHAT THIS WAS I DO NOT
KNOW, BUT IT WAS A MIXTURE OF LARD AND CARBOLIC ACID.
Submitter comment:
MRS. TOWNE'S FATHER WAS ABLE TO COME HOME EACH DAY AFTER WORK,
BECAUSE HIS FAMILY LIVED CLOSE TO THE LUMBERING CAMP. MOST
LUMBERJACKS DID NOT ENJOY THIS LUXURY. IN FACT MRS. TOWNE
KNEW ONE LUMBERJACK WHO WALKED TWENTY MILES HOME AFTER WORK
ON SATURDAY AND THEN WALKED TWENTY MILES BACK THE NEXT DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HOUGHTON LAKE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Work Commerce Business BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 00001930S
AFRO-AMERICAN BELIEFS
TO TALK WITH THE DEAD WAIT UNTIL MIDNIGHT, WRITE THE NAME
OF THE PERSON YOU WISH TO CONVERSE WITH, COVER A GLASS
OF WATER WITH THE NAME WRITTEN ON A SHEET OF PAPER, AND
STAND BEFORE A MIRROR WITH LIGHTED CANDLE. THE FIGURE OF
THE PERSON WILL APPEAR IN THE MIRROR. MM
IF A PERSON SWEEPS ACROSS YOUR FEET WITH THE BROOM YOU
MUST SPIT UPON IT OR YOU WILL GO TO JAIL. MM
PICKING A MARRIAGE PARTNER:
A WOMAN WHOSE SECOND TOE IS LONGER THAN THE FIRST IS A
POOR CHOICE FOR A WIFE IN THAT SHE WILL MAKE HER
HUSBAND MISERABLE BY DOMINATION OR HER ATTEMPTS AT DOING
SO. MM
ANOTHER IS THAT A PREGNANT WOMAN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED
TO PREPARE FOOD BECAUSE SHE IS UNCLEAN. MM
IF A MAN'S WIFE
CLIMBS ACROSS HIM TO GET OUT OF BED HE WILL BEAR THE
LABOR PAINS.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTAGIOUS MAGIC ; TRANSFER
Date learned: 07-00-1967
DROP A FORK, EXPECT A VISITOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00-00-1983
WHEN ENTERING THE HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A NEW
BABY, USUALLY ON RETURNING FROM THE HOSPITAL, THE MOTHER
ALWAYS TOUCHES THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR HANDLE TO SHUT OUT
THE EVIL EYE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 00-00-1964
DURING THE GREEK WEDDING CEREMONY, A PRAYER IS READ REGARDING
THE ROLE OF HUSBAND AS RULER OF THE HOUSEHOLD AND THE
RULER OF HIS WIFE. IF THE BRIDE HAS ANY OBJECTION TO
THIS, SHE DISCREETLY TAPS THE GROOM'S FOOT WITH HER RIGHT
FOOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Ceremony BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
GETTING RID OF A VISITOR
YOU CAN GET RID OF VISITORS BY POURING SALT UNDER HIS SEAT OR TURNING
A SHOE UPSIDE DOWN OR TURNING A BROOM UPSIDE DOWN IN A CORNER.
Submitter comment: HAITI, AND MARTINIQUE.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00001970S
IF SOMEONE GIVES YOU A CAT, BRING IT HOME BY THE WINDOW; OTHERWISE
YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Conversions Animals |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
IF YOU ARE GOING SOMEWHERE AND YOU RETURN WHILE EN ROUTE, BE VERY
CAREFUL WHEN YOU LEAVE AGAIN TO THAT SAME PLACE NOT VERY LONG
AFTERWARD, YOU MIGHT HAVE BAD LUCK ON YOUR WAY.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
IF A ROOSTER SINGS IN FRONT OF YOUR DOOR THAT MEANS YOU ARE GOING
TO HAVE VISITORS COMING TO THE HOUSE.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
WHEN TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE FRIENDS ARE WALKING SIDE BY SIDE ON THE
ROAD IT IS FORBIDDEN FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO PASS BETWEEN THEM.
IF ANOTHER FELLOW PASSES BETWEEN THEM, THE COMMONSENSE OF THE TWO
FRIENDS WILL MOVE IN TO THE HEAD OF THE PERSON THAT PASSES
WHILE THE TWO FRIENDS WILL BECOME IDIOTS.
Where learned: NIGERIA ; KADUNA
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION ; TRANSFER
Date learned: 00-00-1972
WHEN A FELLOW IS GOING SOMEWHERE AND HE KNOCKS HIS LEFT LEG
AGAINST A STONE, THAT IS A BAD OMEN. THAT SIMPLY TELLS THE
FELLOW THAT DANGER WILL BEFALL HIM WHERE HE IS GOING. THUS IT
IS ADVISABLE FOR SUCH A PERSON TO GO BACK HOME IF POSSIBLE.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT SAID IT WITH ASSURANCE.
Where learned: NIGERIA ; KABBA
James Callow Keyword(s): RIGHT LEFT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
IF YOU BURY TWO FISH HEADS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND
PUT YOUR NAME ON ONE AND HIS NAME ON THE OTHER FISH HEAD
YOU WILL FIGHT ALL THE TIME.
Where learned: LOUISIANA
Date learned: 01161984CA
IF YOU WRITE YOUR NAME ON A RAILROAD TRACK ALL YOU WILL DO
IS HOP TRAINS FROM CITY TO CITY.
Where learned: LOUISANA
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Word Letter |
Date learned: 01161984CA