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Death
Death comes in 3's.
Submitter comment:
Mother says this a lot especially if we hear of at least 2
deaths. She always says there is going to be a 3rd.
Where learned: LOUISIANA ; LAFAYETTE
James Callow Keyword(s): THREES
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
If a picture falls off the wall by itself, someone you know
will die.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-07-1992
Cure
To stop a keloid from growing, one should place the keloid on
the face of a dead love one.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Lansing
James Callow Keyword(s): Loved one
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 02-10-1992
The souls of ancestors were reborn in other living things or
objects.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): African Reincarnation Myths
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-00-1992
Chills
If a person has a sudden chill up his/her spine, a mouse has
run over his/her grave.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Chills, shivering |
Japan-Suicide
In Japan, suicide is an acceptable way to solve problems. The
Japanese feel that the spirit is more important than the body and
still lives on after death.
In fact, in Japan there is a lovers' leap. Lovers whose families
won't allow them to marry tie themselves together and jump together.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
James Callow Keyword(s): cliff
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Formation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 01-00-1990
DON'T COUNT FUNERAL CARS, AS THEY PASS BY, OR SOMEONE IN YOUR
FAMILY WILL DIE NEXT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
IF A ROOSTER CROWS AFTER DARK, THAT MEANS SOMEONE WILL DIE IN
YOUR FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
IF YOU ARE WALKING AND A HEAT WEAVE COMES OVER YOU,
THAT IS A SIGN OF DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
IF AN UNDERTAKER COMES TO YOUR HOUSE, YOU SHOULD NEVER LET
HIM LEAVE HIS HAT. BECAUSE WHEN HE RETURN FOR THE HAT, HE WILL
BE TAKING A BODY WITH HIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress Head BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
IF YOU DREAM OF A BLACK DRESS, THAT IS A SIGN OF A FUNERAL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress Overall body coverUpper body and arms BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about objects BELIEF -- Dreams Objects in color |
Dogs howling at night (or singing as elders would say) was a
sign of death, meaning that someone was dead or someone was going
to die.
James Callow comment: See Hand, North Carolina, nos. 5208-5214.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; ATHENS
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 01001950 CA
When people stopped for funerals, this meant not only giving
respect to the deceased but to their family.
Where learned: GEORGIA
Keyword(s): DEATH
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
If you dream of a death or a funeral it means that someone you
know will be getting married.
James Callow comment: See Hand, North Carolina, nos. 4389-4392.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Dreams |
Date learned: 00-00-1940
FUNERAL CUSTOM
IF A BODY IS LAID OUT OVER SUNDAY, YOU WILL HEAR
OF ANOTHER DEATH SOON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
UNCIVILIZED INDIANS BELIEVED THAT THEY SHOULD BE
BURIED ABOVE THE GROUND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-25-1969
EGYPTIAN PHAROAHS BELIEVED THAT THEY SHOULD BE
BURIED WITH FOOD, WINE, WATER, WIVES AND SERVANTS
FOR THEIR AFTER LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-25-1969
NEVER LET A CORPSE LIE OVER SUNDAY OR A DEATH WILL
FOLLOW IN THE SAME FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-21-1968
WHEN A DEAD PERSON IS LAID OUT OVER SUNDAY, TWO MORE
PEOPLE WILL SHORTLY DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-00-1970
A PERSON SHOULD NEVER LAY IN STATE OVER A SUNDAY,
BECAUSE IF THEY DO A CLOSE RELATION WILL DIE WITHIN
THREE MONTHS.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT'S FAMILY BELIEVES IN THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-06-1971