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IF YOU SEE A HORSE WITH A WHITE TAIL, TURN AROUND AND YOU WILL
SEE A PERSON WITH RED HAIR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
IF YOU HAVE TWO CALLICAS (BALD SPOTS ON TOP OF HEAD),
YOU WILL HAVE TWO WIVES.
Submitter comment: JAMES LEARNED THIS AT HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
IF A PERSON HAS LONG HAIR ON HIS ARMS, IT MEANS A RICH
MARRIAGE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS WHEN SHE WAS A YOUNG GIRL IN
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
IF YOU HAVE LOTS OF HAIR ON YOUR BACK, YOU'LL BE RICH.
Submitter comment: SOURCE: MY MOTHER (SAYS COLLECTOR)
Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak |
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
A GIRL WITH MUCH HAIR ON HER ARMS AND LEGS WILL SOMEDAY
MARRY A RICH MAN.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 11-30-1967
HAIR FIX
DON'T SAY THANK-YOU TO SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE YOUR HAIR. SAY MORE
HAIR, OR LESS HAIR.
Submitter comment:
THIS ITEM WAS LEARNED DURING MY STAY IN DETROIT WITH PEOPLE WHO
LIVED THERE A LONG TIME.
THIS VERSE IS CONNECTED WITH SAYING SPECIAL WORDS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF GETTING OR FOR HAVING HAD SOMETHING DONE TO YOUR HAIR.
THIS MIGHT IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF YOUR HAIR, BE IT LONG OR SHORT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Daily Life BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
GENERAL EXPLANATION OF HAIR DYING
ARABIC WOMEN DYE THEIR HAIR BECAUSE GREY HAIR GIVES THEM HEADACHES.
Submitter comment:
COMPARED TO THE DEEP FEELINGS THEY HAVE TOWARD DEATH, THIS IS
MUCH SHALLOWER.
SEE ITEM 730653-28
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 02-00-1974
HAIR BURNING
AFTER BRUSHING YOUR HAIR, SOME STRANDS WILL BE LEFT IN YOUR
BRUSH. TAKE THESE HAIRS, AND THROW THEM IN THE FIRE. BY DOING
THIS YOUR HAIR SHALL DOUBLE BECAUSE OF THE FIRE, AND LOSS OF
HAIR WILL BE PREVENTED.
Submitter comment:
THIS PROCEDURE SEEMS TO CORRESPOND TO THE PREVIOUS ONE. THIS GIRL
DOESN'T FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE, BUT HER MOTHER TAKES HAIR FROM HER
BRUSH AND BURNS IT FOR HER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Moon |
Date learned: 02-00-1974
CUTTING OF HAIR
FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE MOON IS FULLEST AND BRIGHTEST, HAVE YOUR
HAIR CUT OR TRIMMED AND BURN THE CUT HAIR. AS THE MOON GETS FULLER
AND BRIGHTER, YOUR HAIR WILL CAPTURE ITS FULLNESS AND GLOW,
WHILE THE MOON LOSES THIS LITTLE BIT OF ITSELF FOR YOU.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT HAS FOLLOWED THIS HER WHOLE LIFE AND FEELS HER HAIR
IS THICKER BECAUSE OF IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Moon BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Moon |
Date learned: 02-00-1974
BURN OLD HAIR
ALWAYS BURN YOUR HAIR THAT IS LEFT IN THE COMB OR BRUSH BECAUSE IF
A BIRD MAKES HIS NEST WITH YOUR HAIR, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A HEADACHE
Where learned: LOUISIANA ; New Orleans
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTAGIOUS MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: CA11001973
IF YOU CUT YOUR HAIR ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, IT WILL BE A BAD YEAR.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Date learned: 03-19-1971
THINGS GROW WITH THE MOON
IF A PERSON CUTS THEIR HAIR WHEN THERE IS A FULL MOON, IT WILL
GROW WITH THE MOON. IF YOU CUT YOUR HAIR WHEN THERE IS
A FULL MOON, IT WILL GROW SLOWLY.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 03-24-1970
MOON BELIEF
WHEN THE MOON IS FULL, A PERSON'S HAIR WILL GROW MUCH FASTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Moon |
Date learned: 04-26-1972
MOON BELIEF
GRANDMOTHER AND HER SISTERS HAD THEIR HAIR TRIMMED AT NEW
MOON, IN THIS WAY, IT WOULD GROW WITH THE NEW MOON, AND
MUCH FASTER TOO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak |
Date learned: 03-31-1971
MOON BELIEF
IF YOU CUT YOUR HAIR ON A FULL MOON IT WILL GROW TWICE AS LONG.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SHAVED HER DAUGHTER'S HEAD WHEN SHE WAS VERY YOUNG
BECAUSE SHE HAD A SCALP DISEASE. NOW HER DAUGHTER HAS
SHOULDER LENGTH HAIR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Moon |
Date learned: 12-07-1971
STORM PROTECTION BELIEF
YOU MUST NEVER TAKE A BATH OR WASH YOUR HAIR DURING A THUNDER
AND LIGHTNING STORM LEST LIGHTNING STRIKE YOUR HOME, AND YOU WILL
BE ELECTROCUTED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 02-15-1970
BREAD BELIEF
EATING THE CRUST OF BREAD MAKES YOUR HAIR CURLY.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Cereal Food Drink -- Special Form and PurposeObject of Bodily Consumption BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 11-22-1968
CARROT BELIEF
IF YOU EAT A LOT OF CARROTS IT WILL GIVE YOU CURLY HAIR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Vegetable Food Drink -- Special Form and PurposeObject of Bodily Consumption BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 10-25-1969
CATHOLIC BELIEF
THE CUSTOM OF HEADWEAR BY WOMEN IN CHURCHES STEMS FROM
THE MEDIEVAL BELIEF THAT EVIL SPIRITS WOULD ENTANGLE IN THE
HAIR OF A WOMAN SO UNCOVERED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Church |
Date learned: 09-24-1969
SEDUCTION BELIEF
COVER HEAD WITH SCARVES, A WELL-COIFFURED HEAD SEDUCES MEN.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT POINTED OUT THAT THIS WAS VERY OLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Birth |