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CRYING
IN A POLISH FUNERAL IT IS THE BELIEF THAT FOR EVERY TEAR
THAT IS SHED A BUCKET OF GRACE IS EARNED FOR THE DEAD
PERSON.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A COMMON BELIEF AMONG THE POLISH PEOPLE AND THIS
IS WHY YOU OFTEN SEE PEOPLE CRYING WHO ARE NOT THAT
CLOSE TO THE DEAD PERSON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
IT IS BELIEVED THAT WHEN AN EMPTY ROCKING CHAIR IN A ROOM
BEGINS TO ROCK SPONTANEOUSLY, THAT SOMEONE WILL SOON DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
IF IT'S A GREEN CHRISTMAS, THE GRAVEYARDS WILL BE FULL.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; SCRANTON
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Beliefs BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
TIME STOPPER
CATHY'S UNCLE FRANK HAD A SON IN THE SERVICE WHO BOUGHT
UNCLE FRANK A WATCH. WHEN HIS SON DIED IN THE SERVICE, THE
WATCH STOPPED AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH.
Submitter comment: A TRUE STORY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-00-1972
IT IS A TRADITION IN SOME PEOPLES' HOUSES TO COVER
ALL MIRRORS WHEN SOMEONE IN THE HOUSE DIES, SO THAT
ONE DOES NOT THINK OF ONES SELF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
IF YOU GO TO CHURCH NINE FIRST FRIDAYS IN A ROW,
YOU WILL NEVER DIE WITHOUT A PRIEST AT YOUR SIDE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Church BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 03-02-1972
PEOPLE THINK THAT THE FUNERAL PARLORS TURN THE
TEMPERATURES DOWN IN THE HOMES AFTER TO KEEP THE
BODIES COLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-00-1972
PEOPLE THINK THAT THE HAIR AND FINGERNAILS ON CORPSES
CONTINUE TO GROW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-00-1972
DON'T EVER LAUGH WHEN A HEARSE GOES BY
OR YOU WILL BE THE NEXT TO DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.546 BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00001960S LATE
IF YOU HOLD A BUTTON WHILE A FUNERAL IS PASSING, IT
KEEPS YOU FROM BEING THE NEXT TO DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-00-1972
ACCORDING TO IRISH BELIEF, "WHEN A PERSON IS DYING, DEATH
KNOCKS THREE TIMES AT THE WINDOW."
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT CLAIMS TO HAVE HEARD THIS AT HER UNCLE'S DEATH-
BED. THE DECEASED HUSBAND OF THE INFORMANT TOLD HER
THAT HE HEARD THIS WHEN HE WAS ON HIS DEATHBED, RIGHT
BEFORE HE DIED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-22-1972
DO NOT PUT YOUR HAT ON THE BED, FOR IT MEANS
DEATH.
Submitter comment: IRISH SUPERSTITION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-22-1972
IF YOU CROSS BETWEEN A HEARSE AND THE DECEASED'S
FAMILY'S CAR YOU WILL DIE.
IRISH BELIEF HEARD ABOUT FIFTY YEARS AGO BY
INFORMANT IN CANADA. INFORMANT CLAIMS HER UNCLE
DID THIS AND DIED SIX MONTHS LATER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CANADA ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-22-1972
IF YOU DROP A SPOON, THERE WILL BE A DEATH IN THE
FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-22-1972
AND IF A CAT SAT WASHING HER FACE WITH HER PAW, THE FIRST
(PERSON) SHE LOOKED AT WOULD BE THE FIRST OF THE FAMILY
TO DIE. SO NOW I AM HAPPY TO SAY THERE ARE NO CATS
IN MY HOUSE.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; ROCHESTER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-11-1972
AFTER A FUNERAL YOU MUST WASH YOUR HANDS IN A BASIN
OF WATER BEFORE (UNDERLINED) ENTERING YOUR HOME.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS WAS A JEWISH CUSTOM WHICH SHE
HAD HEARD DURING HER TEENS (SHE LIVED IN A JEWISH
NEIGHBORHOOD). THE WASHING OF THE HANDS WAS TO PREVENT
THE DEATH FROM COMING INTO THEIR HOME. THIS WAS DONE BY
FRIENDS OF THE DECEASED WHO WENT TO THE FUNERAL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-18-1972
WHENEVER A FUNERAL PROCESSION IS PASSING, YOU SHOULD
HOLD ONE OF YOUR BUTTONS, OTHERWISE YOU WOULD BE THE
NEXT TO DIE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT STILL PERFORMS THIS TASK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-01-1972
IF THERE'S A KNOCK ON THE DOOR BUT WHEN YOU GO TO ANSWER
IT, THERE'S NO ONE THERE, IT MEANS YOU'RE LETTING
DEATH IN THE HOUSE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-07-1972
IF A PICTURE OR MIRROR FALLS OFF A WALL, YOU'LL HEAR
OF A DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-11-1972
SPANISH BELIEF
IF YOU KISS A DEAD PERSON, YOU DON'T EXPERIENCE FEAR
ANYMORE.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 02-22-1972