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TOOTH FAIRY
AS A CHILD, WHENEVER I LOST ONE OF MY BABY TEETH, THAT
NIGHT I WOULD PUT IT UNDER MY PILLOW AND WHEN I AWOKE THE
NEXT MORNING, I WOULD FIND THAT THE TOOTH FAIRY (MY FATHER)
HAD COME DURING THE NIGHT AND TAKEN MY TOOTH AND LEFT SOME
MONEY
USUALLY A QUARTER OR FIFTY CENTS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Maturity BELIEF -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 0001950S
WASHING YOUR HAIR OR GOING TO BED WITH A WET HEAD WILL CAUSE
YOU TO HAVE CONSUMPTION.
Where learned: OHIO ; LUCAS COUNTY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 10-03-1972
FUNERAL
DON'T POINT AT A FUNERAL PROCESSION, IF YOU DO YOUR FINGER WILL ROT OFF.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID HER MOTHER TOLD HER THIS WHEN THEY WERE DOWNTOWN ONE DAY
AND THEY SAW A FUNERAL PROCESSION PASSING BY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
HAIR
IF YOU CUT YOUR HAIR WHEN THERE IS A NEW MOON, IT
WILL MAKE THE HAIR GROW FASTER.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS TOLD TO INFORMANT BY A CO}WORKER WHO IS A BLACK
GIRL OF THE MUSLIM FAITH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 10-25-1972
CROSS-EYED BELIEF
IF YOU CROSS YOUR EYES AND THE WIND BLOWS ON YOUR EYES, THEY WILL
STAY CROSSED.
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; DORM ; UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Wind Whirlwind Hurricane Cyclone Tornado BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 09-24-1972
BELIEF
A BABY BORN WITH ITS CAUL STILL INTACT IS A LUCKY BABY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT'S MOTHER TOLD HER THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
IF YOU HIT YOUR FATHER YOUR ARM WILL STICK UP OUT OF YOUR GRAVE
MARYLOU'S INFORMANT WAS HER FATHER ROBERT LANNEN. HE IS 54
MARRIED, AND OF OF IRISH DESCENT
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-08-1972
TELLING A LIE
IF YOUR TONGUE HURTS, YOU'VE TOLD A LIE. MARYLOU'S INFORMANT
WAS HER GRANDMOTHER BRIDGET O' CONNOR 81, WIDOWED FROM LONDON ONT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 11-08-1972
THE INFORMANT'S INFORMANT WAS SARINNA OUENCHUSAK 22 WHO WAS
AN EXCHANGE STUDENT FROM THAILAND STAYING WITH THE LANNEN'S.
IF A BABY IS BORN WITH HIS THUMB TUCKED INSIDE HIS
FIST HIS LIFE
WILL BE BLESSED AND HIS DEATH WILL BE EXPECTED.
(NOT A SUDDEN DEATH, HE WILL BE ABLE TO PREPARE FOR HIS DEATH)
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 11-08-1972
GOOD LUCK
IF YOU COMPARE LEGS WITH ANOTHER PERSON, THERE WILL BE
A WEDDING IN THE FAMILY. CLAUDIA'S INFORMANT WAS HER MOTHER
OF POLISH DESCENT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 12-08-1972
OMEN
IF YOU COMPARE HANDS WITH ANOTHER PERSON, THERE WILL BE A DEATH
IN THE FAMILY.
CLAUDIA'S INFORMANT WAS HER MOTHER OF POLISH DESCENT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 12-08-1972
A GIRL WITH RED HAIR
IF A GIRL WITH RED HAIR COMES TO YOUR HOUSE ON MONDAY. THERE WILL BE
CONFUSION ALL WEEK. MARYLOU'S INFORMANT WAS BEATRICE SAYAS 38 MARRIED
BLACK-AMERICAN, LIVING IN DETROIT ORIGINALLY FROM NEW ORLEANS
Date learned: 11-08-1972
EACH GRAY HAIR IN ONE'S HEAD REPRESENTS A PARTICULAR WORRY.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL: HAIR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 09-08-1972
PIECE EARS
IF THE MOON IS FULL WHEN YOU PIECE YOUR EARS,
YOU LL FEEL NO PAIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PIERCE YOUR EARS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Moon |
Date learned: 10-00-1974
HAIR
TO GROW HAIR,
YOU WRAP THE STRAINS OF HAIR IN EEL SKINS.
TO STRAIGHTEN THE HAIR
AFTER IT IS WASHED, YOU WRAP IT IN EEL SKINS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Fish |
Date learned: 10-00-1974
WHISTLE IN YOUR EAR
IF YOU HEAR A WHISTLE IN YOUR EAR, SOMEONE IS TALKING ABOUT YOU.
IF YOU SAY THE ALPHABET UNTIL IT STOPS,
THE LETTER IT STOPS ON (WILL BE)
THE FIRST INITIAL OF THE NAME OF THE PERSON TALKING ABOUT YOU.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSSIBLE GOSSIP, BACKBITING
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 03-13-1975
MEXICAN GOOD LUCK
THE MEXICANS HAVE A CHARM WHICH IS A CLOSED FIST WITH A BRACELET.
THIS IS PROTECTION FROM THE EVIL EYE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): AMULET TALISMAN
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Curse SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: CA1963-1975
EYELASH
IF SOMEONE TELLS YOU AN EYELASH IS ON YOUR CHEEK, GUESS WHICH SIDE.
IF YOU ARE RIGHT, YOU WILL HAVE A WISH COME TRUE.
Where learned: HOME ; SCHOOL ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Guessing BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: CA1963-1975
NOSE JOB
IF YOU ARE NOSEY, (WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING), THEN YOU REALLY HAVE
A NOSE PROBLEM (INTERNALLY).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 11-02-1969
CHEESE
WHEN MY DAD WAS YOUNG, GOOD CHEESE WAS EXPENSIVE, AND TO KEEP HIM
FROM EATING TOO MUCH AT A TIME, HIS PARENTS TOLD HIM IT WAS VERY
BAD FOR HIS BACK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 10-25-1969