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IF YOU EAT ALL THE FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR DINNER,
IT WILL BE A NICE DAY., THE NEXT DAY.
Submitter comment:
SUE LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER. IT IS A
BELIEF COMING FROM POLAND, ACCORDING TO HER MOTHER.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
PUT BREAD AND CORNMEAL ON BOTH ENDS OF A BOARD.
IF THE BIRDS EAT THE BREAD, IT WILL BE WARM,
BUT IF THEY EAT THE CORNMEAL, IT WILL BE COLD.
Submitter comment: TOLD TO ME BY MY NEIGHBOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
THE 100 YEAR CALENDAR
IN GERMANY, EVERYONE SAYS THAT THE WEATHER FOR
THIS MONTH WILL BE SAME AS IT WAS 100 YEARS AGO.
YOU LOOK IN THE ALMANAC BOOK AND YOU FIND THAT IN
JUNE 100 YEARS AGO, IT HAD 5 DAYS WITH RAIN,
15 DAYS SUNNY, ETC. IT WILL BE THE SAME WEATHER
IN JUNE 100 YEARS LATER.
Submitter comment:
TOLD TO ME BY MY NEIGHBOR IN MY HOME. SHE LEARNED
THIS BELIEF AS A LITTLE GIRL IN GERMANY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Number P686.1.100 |
Date learned: 00001920S
BELIEF ABOUT BIRDS
WHEN BIRDS SQUEAK A GREAT DEAL AND FOR A PROLONGED
PERIOD, IT MEANS THAT RAIN WILL COME SHORTLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 11-23-1970
LUCK
A BELIEF COMMONLY HELD IN ALABAMA IS THAT SWEEPING AFTER THE SUN
HAS FALLEN IS BAD LUCK AND USUALLY FOLLOWED BY BAD WEATHER.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00001950S
WEATHER PREDICTION
A LONG, HOT SUMMER WARNS OF A LONG, HARSH WINTER.
Submitter comment: REPETITION OF THE PHRASE, A LONG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND LEDGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Measure of time Winter BELIEF -- Measure of time Summer |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
WEATHER PREDICTION
ONION SKINS VERY THIN, MILDER WINTER COMING IN;
ONION SKINS VERY TOUGH, WINTER'S COMING COLD AND ROUGH.
Submitter comment: INTERNAL RHYME IN EACH LINE. USES AN AABB RHYME PATTERN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND LEDGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Measure of time Winter |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
WEATHER PREDICTION
A WHITE PARTRIDGE PERCHED HIGH IN A TREE INDICATES A HEAVY
SNOWSTORM IS COMING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND LEDGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P 68 BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
PALMS RECEIVED ON PALM SUNDAY SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE FOUR CORNERS
OF ONE'S PROPERTY TO KEEP AWAY NATURAL DISASTERS.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT HEARD THIS BELIEF FROM HIS MOTHER, WHO IS OF POLISH
HERITAGE, BUT NEITHER ONE TAKES THIS BELIEF SERIOUSLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FRASER
| Subject headings: | 663 Palm Sunday 686 Fourths / Quarters CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
SUPERSTITION AND THE WEATHER
WHEN A CORN ON THE FOURTH TOE ACHES IT MEANS BAD WEATHER IS IN THE
NEAR FUTURE. BY CORN I MEAN A COMBINATION BETWEEN A BLISTER OR
CALUS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Fourths / Quarters Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions |
Date learned: 10-00-1982
RELIGIOUS BELIEF
BEFORE YOUR WEDDING HAVE A STATUE OF MARY, THE BLESSED MOTHER,
LOOKING OUT YOUR WINDOW AND PRAY TO HER FOR GOOD WEATHER ON YOUR
WEDDIND DAY.
Submitter comment: THIS ITEM CAME FROM A RELATIVE IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage F545.083 BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
IT IS FORBIDDEN FOR A PERSON TO LOOK INTO A MIRROR WHILE IT IS
RAINING AND THUNDERING. WHOEVER DOES SO WILL BE KILLED BY THAT
THUNDER.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT SAID IT WITH ASSURANCE
Where learned: NIGERIA ; KABBA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Lightning Thunder BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
IT IS SAID THAT WHEN A HEAVY RAINSTORM COMES, IT IS ST. PETER
CRYING AT HEAVEN'S GATE. IF YOU WANT THE RAIN TO STOP, YOU
MUST WALK OUT INTO THE RAIN, HOLD OUT YOUR ARMS IN SUPPLICATION,
AND ASK ST. PETER TO STOP THE RAIN.
Submitter comment:
I WAS IN THE GARAGE WITH MY GRANDFATHER AND TWO OF HIS
FRIENDS WHEN IT STARTED TO THUNDERSTORM. ONE OF HIS FRIENDS
TOLD ME THE ABOVE STORY. I TRIED IT, BUT IT FAILED TO WORK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; NORTH BRANCH
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 00-00-1975
IF ALL THE PLATES WERE SCRAPED CLEAN (IF THERE WERE NO LEFT OVERS)
THERE WOULD BE GOOD WEATHER THE NEXT DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CLIO
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Home |
Date learned: 00-00-1973 ; 11-00-1987
IF COWS LAY ON A HILL UNDER A TREE, IT MEANS THAT IT IS GOING TO
RAIN.
Where learned: MINNESOTA ; FAIRBAULT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 10-10-1987 ; 10-14-1987
When you see the Northern Lights at night, whistle
very loudly and the light will become brighter.
Submitter comment:
Elinor learned this belief from a student of her's who
identified herself as "full-blooded North American Indian."
This woman had lived in northern Canada for some time.
When the informant demonstrated the technique for
whistling, she placed both of her baby fingers in
her mouth to indicate that the whistle was to be
extremely loud.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
Keyword(s): Aurora Borealis
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Lightning Thunder BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Weather Predictor
Flying a kite with a northern wind direction on a bright sunny
day will mean that it will rain the next day. If you fly your
kite in a southern wind direction on a cloudy day the next day
will be bright and sunny. If you attempt to fly your kite on
a stormy day look forward to a week of terrible weather.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Game, Air.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1988
A warm sunny day makes aches and pains go away.
A walk in the rain brings them back again.
Submitter comment:
He made this up on one of his many walks in the
sun and rain.
Where learned: FLORIDA ; DelRay Beach
Keyword(s): WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Observation Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
IF YOU SEE A BLACK BEETLE LYING ON HIS BACK THE WEATHER IN THE
NEAR FUTURE WILL BE BAD. IF YOU HELP THE BEETLE YOU WILL HAVE BAD
LUCK IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Bad luck BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001940S
Religious Superstitions
When driving or walking by a graveyard or church you should
never point your finger or stick out your tongue. If you do you
should bite it ten times (finger or tongue). If you don't you will
have seven years of bad luck.
Submitter comment:
I learned this as a child and it never failed; every time we
drove by either of these two sites I had to be either pointing or
licking my lips.
Where learned: DETROIT
Date learned: 00001970S