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BELIEF
IF A COUPLE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A BOY BABY, THE MAN SHOULD HANG HIS PANTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED. IF THEY WANT A GIRL, THE MAN SHOULD HANG HIS PANTS ON THE LEFT SIDE.
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Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
BELIEF (CUSTOM)
WHEN A BABY IS BORN, THE AFTERBIRTH IS DRIED CARE-
FULLY IN AN OVEN. THE HUSBAND WEARS A BAND OF THE
DRIED AFTERBIRTH ON HIS HAT. HE BELIEVES THIS
GIVES HIM STRENGTH.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A CUSTOM OF THE BAHAMA NEGROES IN THE MIAMI
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FLORIDA ; BAHAMAS ; NASHVILLE ; MIAMI ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 05-09-1969
BELIEF (CUSTOM)
THE MIDWIFE PUTS AN AXE UNDER THE BED OF A LABORING
WOMAN TO "CUT THE PAINS" OF CHILDBIRTH.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A CUSTOM OF THE BAHAMA NEGROES IN THE
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FLORIDA ; BAHAMAS ; NASHVILLE ; MIAMI ; PEABODY LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 05-09-1969
BELIEF
GET SOMEONE WHO IS PREGNANT TO PLANT YOUR CUCUMBERS
AND YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD CROP.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal Husbandry Farming Ranching BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-23-1969
THE WIFE WHO IS DELIVERING, PULLS ON AN OLD SWEATY SHIRT OF
HUSBAND'S TO RECEIVE STRENGTH FOR DELIVERY. IT'S TIED ON THE
FOOT OF THE BED. THE BAHAMA NEGROES TAKE THIS BELIEF FROM THE
FOLLOWING SCRIPTURE: "BY THE SWEAT OF THY BROW, SHALT THOU EARN
BREAD." GEN. 3--CURSE ON ADAM. "IN SORROW SHALT THOU LABOR
ALL THY DAYS." WIFE'S CURSE--"IN SORROW SHALT THOU BRING
FORTH CHILDREN."
Submitter comment: THIS IS A CUSTOM OF THE BAHAMA NEGROES IN THE MIAMI LABOR
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FLORIDA ; BAHAMAS ; NASHVILLE ; MIAMI ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
James Callow Keyword(s): BIBLE GENESIS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 05-09-1969
THIS WAS TOLD TO SISTER MARY ANTHONY BARR BY A YOUNG NEGRO
GIRL IN COLLEGE: TO DREAM OF FISH IS A SIGN OF PREGNANCY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about animals |
Date learned: 00001965 SUMMER
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN SEES A SHAGGY DOG, HER BABY WILL HAVE
HAIRY EYEBROWS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
INFORMANT REMEMBERS HER MOTHER SAYING, "TO WEAN A CHILD,
PUT SOOT ON THE NIPPLE; AND THE CHILD, THINKING IT IS
BLACK, WON'T WANT ANY MORE."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
CURSE
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN SEES SOMETHING THAT SCARES HER, IT
WILL MARK THE BABY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
BIRTH SUPERSTITION
MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO SAY THAT WHENEVER A BABY WAS BORN AND
IT HAD A BIRTHMARK OR SOMETHING ON ITS SKIN, THAT IT WAS
DUE TO SOME SIN OF THE MOTHER AND GOD WAS PUNISHING HER
BY MARKING UP HER CHILD.
Where learned: 292 LAWNDALE DR ; NASHVILLE, ASSUMED ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
Date learned: 07-23-1968
CURSE
A PREGNANT WOMAN'S CRAVINGS WILL MARK THE BABY
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 04-00-1969
TABU
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN COMBS YOUR HAIR, ALL YOUR HAIR WILL
FALL OUT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 04-08-1969
TABU
A PREGNANT WOMAN SHOULDN'T CAN FOOD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 04-08-1969
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN LAUGHS AT A DEFORMED OR HANDICAPPED
PERSON, HER BABY WILL BE DEFORMED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 07-08-1970
LITTLE CHILDREN WHO TWIRL AROUND MANY TIMES ARE TOLD
THAT THEY WILL START SCREAMING AND NEVER STOP.
Where learned: KENTUCKY, ASSUMED ; LOUISVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P428 BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
YOU CANNOT GET PREGNANT IF YOU SLEEP ON YOUR LEFT SIDE
AFTER INTERCOURSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRACEPTION ; POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
YOU CANNOT GET PREGNANT IF YOU KEEP AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING
ON DURING INTERCOURSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF SOMEONE LEAVES A DIAPER AT A HOUSE, A BABY WILL COME.
Where learned: IOWA ; COLUMBUS JUNCTION
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Birth |
NOW I KNOW THIS TO BE THE TRUTH--IF YOU'RE PREGNANT AND WALK UNDER
THE NECK OF A HORSE, YOU'LL SURE CARRY IT TEN MONTHS. NOW
THAT'S A FACT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SHELBYVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 First / Once / One / Newness BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
WHEN A WOMAN IS PREGNANT, AND SHE'S BIG ALL OVER, IT WILL
BE A GIRL; BUT IF SHE'S JUST BIG OUT FRONT, IT WILL BE
A BOY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SHELBYVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 06-18-1972