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THE NEXT TO DIE
WHEN YOU GO PAST A CEMETERY, YOU MUST WET YOUR INDEX FINGER (SPIT
ON IT) AND STICK IT IN THE AIR. IF YOU DO NOT, YOU WILL BE THE
NEXT TO DIE.
Submitter comment:
I DO NOT KNOW WHO FIRST TOLD ME ABOUT THIS PRACTICE, BUT WHEN WE
WERE YOUNGER, MY GIRL FRIENDS AND I USED TO DO THIS IN A KIDDING
WAY ALL OF THE TIME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
TWO IS ALWAYS THREE.
Submitter comment: THIS PERTAINS TO THREE DEATHS COMING AFTER ONE ANOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-00-1974
KNOCKS
IF YOU DREAM YOU HEAR THREE KNOCKS, DEATH WILL FOLLOW FOR SOMEONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Number BELIEF -- Dreams |
Date learned: 02-00-1974
PREDICTION DIVINATION
TO SEE IF WATER IS GOOD; SPIT IN THE WATER, AND IF IT SPREADS,
THEN THE WATER IS GOOD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; RESIDENCE HALLS
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Water |
Date learned: 00001960S
LOCK THE DOOR AND THROW AWAY THE KEY
THE INFORMANT WITNESSED THE FOLLOWING IN A KINDERGARTEN CLASS. THE
GESTURE WAS MADE BY THE TEACHER. THE MEANING WAS FOR THE CHILDREN TO
BE QUIET. IN GESTURE FORM THE TEACHER MADE BELIEVE HER MOUTH WAS A
LOCK AND IN HER HAND A KEY. SHE PUT HER HAND UP IN FRONT OF HER
MOUTH AND MADE BELIEVE SHE WAS LOCKING THE DOOR. SHE THEN THROWS THE
MAKE BELIEVE KEY AWAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): PANTOMIME
| Subject headings: | Shadow / Pantomime SPEECH -- Gesture SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
MAGIC
IN CHINA, A WOMAN CALLED 'OOPOH' IS CONSIDERED A "MAGICAL WOMAN."
SHE CAN PREDICT THE FUTURE, WORK SPELLS, PERFORM MAGIC.
IF A MAN DIES AWAY FROM HOME, HIS SPIRIT CAN BE BROUGHT HOME BY THE
WIZARD (OOPOH), AND HIS FAMILY CAN SEE THAT IT IS INTERRED.
THE BODY IS NOT TRANSFERRED--JUST THE SPIRIT. AND ONLY
THE SPIRIT OF A GOOD MAN CAN BE BROUGHT HOME FOR BURIAL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | 646 800 820 840 BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
SUPERSTITION
HOWEVER YOU FEEL ON JANUARY 1ST (HAPPY, SAD, MEAN, ETC.)
YOU'LL FEEL ALL YEAR LONG.
Submitter comment: SOURCE NOT REMEMBERED.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; YONKERS
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 12-26-1963
LEGENDS OF THE UKRAINIAN EASTER EGGS
OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF EASTER EGGS OF THE UKRAINE, THE PYSANKA AND
THE KRASHANKA ARE THE MOST WIDELY KNOWN. KRASHANKA IS FROM THE WORD
KRASKA WHICH MEANS COLOR. THE KRASHANKA IS A HARD-BOILED EGG WHICH
IS DYED A SOLID COLOR, AND MAY BE EATEN. THE PYSANKA STEMS FROM
THE VERB PYSATY, WHICH MEANS TO WRITE, AS THE DESIGNS ARE ACTUALLY
WRITTEN ON THE EGG, WHICH IS DYED IN SEVERAL COLORS. BUT UNLIKE
THE KRASHANKA THE PYSANKY ARE RAW AND NOT EATEN. IF A WOMAN IS
CHILDLESS AND DESIRES A CHILD. SHE WOULD BE GIVEN AN EGG DECORATED
WITH A CHICKEN, THE SIGN OF A FERTILE CREATURE, AND HOPEFULLY HER
FAMILY WOULD GROW. IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE MAN'S FAULT AFTER
THAT. TO HELP THE MAN HE WAS GIVEN AN EGG WITH A PATTERN OF
ROOSTERS. TO HELP OLDER MEN, WHO WERE GOING DOWN HILL WHEN IT
CAME TO THEIR VIGOR, THEY
WERE GIVEN AN EGG DECORATED WITH OAK LEAVES.
AS CHRISTIANITY CAME TO THE UKRAINE SO DID SOME MORE LEGENDS.
THE HUTZELS FROM WESTERN UKRAINE TELL A STORY THAT THE VIRGIN
MARY FILLED HER APRON WITH EGGS, AND WHEN SHE APPEARED BEFORE
PONTIUS PILATE TO PLEAD FOR HER SON, SHE DROPPED TO HER KNEES AND
THE EGGS ROLLED OUT OVER THE SURFACE OF THE WORLD UNTIL THEY WERE
DISTRIBUTED AMONG ALL NATIONS. IN ANOTHER STORY, MARY IS SAID TO
HAVE FILLED A BASKET WITH EGGS WHICH SHE CARRIED TO THE SOLDIERS
SITTING AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS. THERE SHE LEFT IT. AFTER A
TIME, THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST FLOWED DOWN, STAINING THE EGGS WITH
THEIR CHARACTERISTIC COLOR. THE UKRAINIAN EASTER EGGS ALSO
ANSWER THE PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD. AS LONG AS THE PYSANKY TRADITION
REMAINS, AND EGGS CONTINUE TO BE DECORATED, THE WORLD WILL EXIST.
SHOULD THE CUSTOM CEASE, EVIL WILL ENCOMPASS AND DESTROY THE WORLD.
THIS IS BECAUSE AN ANCIENT, VICIOUS CREATURE IS HEAVILY CHAINED
AGAINST A HUGE CLIFF AND EACH YEAR SERVANTS OF THE CREATURE GO OUT
ABOUT THE WORLD AND TAKE COUNT HOW MANY PYSANKY ARE DECORATED IN
THE WORLD. WHEN THERE ARE FEW PYSANKY THE CREATURE'S CHAINS LOOSEN
AND EVIL BEGINS TO FLOW THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. SHOULD THE SERVANTS
FIND THE CUSTOM OF DECORATING EGGS BEING PRACTICED WIDELY THEN THE
CHAINS OF THE MONSTER TIGHTEN, ALLOWING LOVE TO CONQUER EVIL.
PEASANTS PLACED KRASHANKA SHELLS IN THE THATCHED ROOFS OF THEIR
HOMES AND UNDER HAY MOUNDS TO TURN AWAY HIGH WINDS. BEEKEEPERS
PUT THEM UNDER HIVES FOR A GOOD SUPPLY OF HONEY. A KRASHANKA,
BLESSED ON EASTER EVE, WAS SUSPENDED ON A STRING FROM THE NECK
OF AN ILL PERSON, OR TOUCHED TO INFECTED AREAS ON PERSONS SUFFERING
FROM BLOOD POISONING TO EFFECT A CURE.
Submitter comment: FERTILITY SYMBOLS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
TO DREAM THAT YOU SHAKE A DEAD PERSON'S HAND, DENOTES THAT YOU WILL
SOON JOIN THAT PERSON IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Submitter comment:
THIS OLD PREDICTION WAS HANDED DOWN FROM MY LATE GRANDMOTHER'S
FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 10428 CURTIS ; 48221
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination 841 Dreams about the dead and sick BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about the dead and sick SPEECH -- Gesture |
BELIEF PREDICTION
IF A FRIEND COMES VISITING, ENTERING BY THE
BACK DOOR AND LEAVING BY THE FRONT DOOR, YOU'LL
RECEIVE MORE COMPANY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination Observation |
Date learned: 09-00-1969
A DEATH WARNING
IF A FLOWER POT FALLS AND BREAKS IN A FUNERAL HOME, THAT MEANS
THAT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
Submitter comment: THIS HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination Observation |
Date learned: 09-10-1969
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU MOVE ON FRIDAY, YOU WILL MOVE AGAIN BEFORE THE YEAR IS OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination Observation |
Date learned: 02-07-1968
IF THE SUN SHINES WHEN IT RAINS, IT WILL RAN SOMETIME DURING
THE NEXT DAY.
Submitter comment: NONE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): WEATHER
| Subject headings: | 800 |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
STATUES
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME, ONE PERSON IS CHOSEN TO BE A
CUSTOMER, WHO WANTS TO BUY A STATUE. ANOTHER PERSON IS CHOSEN
TO SELL THE STATUES. THE REMAINING PEOPLE WILL BE THE STATUES.
THE CUSTOMER MOVES OUT OF SIGHT AND HEARING DISTANCE. THE CLERK
THEN TAKES, ONE BY ONE, EACH PLAYER AND SPINS THEM BY THE ARM
CAUSING THEM TO FALL ON THE GROUND. WHATEVER POSITION THEY LAND
IN THEY MUST REMAIN THAT WAY. THE STATUE THEN WHISPERS TO THE
CLERK WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL THEY WANT TO BE. THE CUSTOMER THEN
ENTERS THE STORE AND MAY CHOOSE ANY STATUE HE LIKES. THE CLERK
WINDS UP THE STATUES INDIVIDUALLY, CAUSING THE STATUES TO ACT
OUT WHAT HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE. IF THE CUSTOMER CAN GUESS WHAT
THE STATUE IS, THEN HE MAY BUY THAT STATUE. THE STATUE HE SELECTS
BECOMES THE CUSTOMER IN THE NEXT GAME. THE CUSTOMER BECOMES THE
CLERK AND THE CLERK BECOMES A STATUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | Shadow / Pantomime Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dramatic |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
IF YOUR RIGHT EAR RINGS, SOMEONE IS SAYING SOMETHING
NICE ABOUT YOU; IF YOUR LEFT EAR RINGS, SOMEONE IS
SAYING SOMETHING BAD ABOUT YOU.
Submitter comment: MRS. D. LEARNED THIS AS A CHILD FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 11-22-1963
DON'T WEAR PEARLS, THEY WILL BRING TEARS.
Submitter comment:
MRS. M. LEARNED THIS AS A CHILD AND STILL PRACTICES
IT TODAY.
Where learned: TELEPHONE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 11-02-1963
CLOTHING LORE
IF YOU FIND A PIECE OF WHITE THREAD ON YOUR CLOTHING
IT IS A SIGN THAT YOU WILL GET A LEETER FROM A
LIGHT HAIRED PERSON. IF YOU FIND A PIECE OF DARK
THREAD ON YOUR CLOTHING, IT IS A SIGN THAT YOU WILL
GET A LETTER FROM A DARK HAIRED PERSON.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM THE RURAL COMMUNITY NEAR
KINNECOTT, ONTARIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; RECTORY ; BIRMINGHAM ; HOLY NAME
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination Observation |
Date learned: 02-19-1967
IF YOU PULL A LOOSE THREAD, YOU'LL GET A LETTER.
Submitter comment: FROM A FRIEND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination Observation |
Date learned: 11-20-1967
CUSTOM/BELIEF
AN ELEPHANT IN THE HOUSE BRINGS GOOD LUCK, BUT ONLY IF THE TRUNK
IS TURNED UPWARD.
Submitter comment: I HOPE HE MEANS A SCULPTURE)))))
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 10-00-1981
PROVERB
A BARKING DOG NEVER BITES.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT SAID IT MEANT THAT TALKING CAN PREVENT VIOLENCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND LEDGE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 00-00-1940