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GOOD LUCK GESTURE

WHEN YOU SEE YOUR FIRST ROBIN OF THE SEASON LICK YOUR THUMB,
TOUCH IT TO YOUR PALM OF YOUR HAND, AND THEN POUND THAT PALM
WITH YOUR FIST FOR GOOD LUCK.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually.
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Season
BELIEF -- Bird
BELIEF -- Good luck
SPEECH -- Gesture

Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.

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THE HAPPY VOICES OF THE GIRLS SOUNDED IN THE AIR
AS THEY THREW THEIR WREATHS ON THE CLEAR WATER.
THE BOY WHO CAUGHT A WREATH CHASED THE GIRL, WHEREAS
SHE HID IN THE THICK FERNS OF THE FOREST.

Where learned: RESIDENCE

James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSLATION - POLISH

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Season

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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