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ITALIAN SUPERSTITION
ALL NEW BORN BABIES MUST IMMEDIATELY BE GIVEN A HORN-SHAPED
PIECE OF CORAL TO FASTEN TO THEIR UNDERSHIRTS. THIS WILL PROTECT
THEM FROM EVIL SPIRITS.
Submitter comment: LEARNED AS A YOUNG WOMAN LIVING IN ITALY.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; YONKERS
James Callow Keyword(s): AMULET
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure |
Date learned: 12-29-1963
THE CROOKED TREE
WASHINGTON PARK IN CHEBOYGAN HOLDS A CURIOUSLY SHAPED RUSSET
TREE WHOSE HUGE LIMBS SPREAD DOWN TOWARD THE GROUND IN A SPIDER
FASHION. HOW IT GOT THIS SHAPE IS THE SUBJECT OF MANY STORIES
RANGING FROM A SIMPLE EXPLANATION OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
TO BEING MISUSED BY A BLACKSMITH. THE LATTER TELLS OF A THOUGHT-
LESS BLACKSMITH WHO PILED HIS SCRAP METAL ON TOP OF THE TREE,
WHICH, IN ITS FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL, GREW ITS LIMBS WHEREVER THERE
WAS AN OPENING. CONSEQUENTLY THE TREE HAS ITS PRESENT PECULIAR
PATTERN.
ANOTHER "OLD TIMER" RUMOR ATTRIBUTES ITS SHAPE TO INDIANS WHO,
SEEKING A TRAIL GUIDE, BENT THE YOUNG TREE AS A MARK SHOWING A
TURN POINT IN AN IMPORTANT TRAIL.
WHICHEVER EXPLANATION IS TRUE, IT IS STILL A MYSTERY, BUT ONE
THAT IS OFTEN SPECULATED UPON BY NATIVE INHABITANTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CHEBOYGAN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Plant BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
SIGN OF BULL
ITALIANS BELIEVE THE SIGN OF THE BULL IS A GOOD LUCK SIGN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Good luck P881.3 |
Date learned: 11-09-1972
SPIRIT TABLE
AN INDIAN BELIEF- WE HAVE A TABLE THAT ATTRACTS DEAD SOULS, THERE ARE
MARKINGS ON IT WHICH SPIRITS USE TO COMMUNICATE WITH A MEDIUM.
HANDS ARE PLACED ON THE TABLE. A MEDIUM ISN'T NECESSARY, BUT
INFORMANT WAS AFRAID HIMSELF. SPIRITS ARE LIKE THE 5 ELEMENTS, FIRE
EARTH WATER WIND AND LIGHT-- LIKE VARIOUS GASES ALL WANDERING
AROUND ETERNALLY, LIKE THE ELEMENTS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO BRING
SOULS TO CAPTURE SOULS.
Submitter comment: SKETCH ON CARD IN ARCHIVE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
James Callow Keyword(s): NUMBEES
| Subject headings: | 686 Fifths BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Custom BELIEF -- Word Letter BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure BELIEF -- Use of Object SPEECH -- Extra Corporal Means of Communication |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
KEEPING AWAY EVIL
ITALIAN PEOPLE BELIEVE IN WEARING A HORN OR USING THE TWO FINGERED
HAND TO KEEP EVIL AWAY. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE CUSTOM IS NOT REALLY
FOLLOWED TODAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE U.S.
Submitter comment:
SHE DELIVERED THIS ITEM TO ME IN A VERY OFF-HANDED MANNER. IT
APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING SHE WAS TOLD WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL BUT
DOES NOT BELIEVE IN IT HERSELF.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure BELIEF -- Emblem SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
SUPERSTITION
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I USED TO HAVE A GOOD-LUCK DOLL CALLED A WISH-NIK.
IT WAS SMALL, NEITHER MALE NOR FEMALE, WITH A TROLL'S FACE, AND IT
HAD LONG, BRIGHTLY COLORED HAIR. TO MAKE A WISH, YOU RUBBED ITS BELLY
OR STROKED ITS HAIR, WHILE THINKING OF WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN.
THE ORIGINAL WISH-NIKS HAD HORSESHOES STAMPED ON THE BOTTOM OF THEIR
FEET. WHEN THEY BECAME MORE COMMERCIALIZED, THEY STOPPED DOING THAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; COLLECTORS HOME
James Callow Keyword(s): AMULET
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
WHILE PLAYING POOL, IF YOU LICK YOUR INDEX FINGER AND
DRAW AN IMAGINARY X OVER THE POCKET YOUR OPPONENT IS
TRYING TO SHOOT AT, THE BALL WILL NOT GO IN. THIS IS
CALLED A POOL HEX.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; DEXTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Gesture |
If you hang a horseshoe above your door for good luck, the
horseshoe legs must be pointed up. If the horseshoe legs are
pointed down, the luck will run out.
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1957
WHEN BUILDINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED, A TIME CAPSULE CONTAINING
A NEWSPAPER, PICTURES, AND VARIOUS THINGS OF THE DAY
ARE PUT IN THE WALL OF THE BUILDING. IT IS USUALLY PUT
IN THE CORNER STONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure |
Date learned: 11-18-1968
STEPPING ON THE "M" ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
DIAG IS BAD LUCK; YOU'LL FLUNK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure BELIEF -- Bad luck Activities |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IT IS BAD LUCK TO LEAVE THE BASEBALL BATS CROSSED
DURING A GAME. IT MEANS YOU WILL LOSE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD THIS SUPERSTITION WHILE PLAYING
BASEBALL AS A BOY IN LESLIE, MICHIGAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LESLIE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Athletic sport and exercise Gymnastics BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure BELIEF -- Bad luck Games Pastimes Sports |
Date learned: 02-27-1965
THE KOREAN BRIDE WEARS THREE SMALL DABS OF RED ROUGE
ON HER FACE AS SYMBOLS OF HAPPINESS AND PROTECTION
FROM EVIL.
Data entry tech comment:
DIAGRAM ON 5 X 8 CARD SHOWS A DOT ON THE FOREHEAD
REFERRED TO AS "GONGI" AND A DOT ON EACH CHEEK,
REFERRED TO AS "YUNGI."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; KOREA ; SEOUL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
INDIAN GOOD LUCK CHARM
THE SIGN OF A HEART IS A CHARM THAT WILL BRING
HEALTH, PROSPERITY AND LOVE TO THE BEARER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure |
Date learned: 02-29-1968
IF YOU WALK AN INFANT AROUND THE DINING ROOM ON SUNDAY
DURING THE HIGH MASS, THE CHILD WILL BE ABLE TO
WALK SOONER.
Submitter comment: LEARNED AT HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): EXERCISE
Date learned: 03-25-1967
WATER-WITCHING--TWO HANGERS
IF YOU PUT TWO METAL CLOTHES HANGERS TOGETHER IN THE
SHAPE OF A Y, YOU CAN USE THIS TO FIND WATER.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT CLAIMED THAT HE USED THIS TO FIND WATER
AT HIS COTTAGE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Water BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure |
Date learned: 04-04-1970
IF YOU SEE A GREY MARE, CLAP HANDS, LICK THUMB, AND MAKE AN "X" IN YOUR PALM WITH THAT THUMB.
Submitter comment:
COLLECTED IN HOME OF HELEN MIMS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure |
Date learned: 07-15-1970
NAIL A HORSESHOE OVER THE DOOR WITH THE CORKS POINTING
DOWN AND IT WILL BRING GOOD LUCK TO THE HOME.
Data entry tech comment: CORKS?
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RED BOILING SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Home BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure BELIEF -- Good luck Horseshoe |
Date learned: 03-26-1972
IT IS DANGEROUS TO STAND IN A SCREEN DOOR DURING A
THUNDERSTORM.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
Keyword(s): LIGHTNING
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure |
Date learned: 06-16-1973
AN OPAL LOSES BRILLIANCE WHEN THE WEARER IS ILL.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Lipford, Allena
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Brilliance ; Gem ; ILLNESS ; Opal
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure |
Date learned: 10-13-1973
THE CROOKED TREE
WASHINGTON PARK IN CHEBOYGAN HOLDS A CURIOUSLY SHAPED RUSSET
TREE WHOSE HUGE LIMBS SPREAD DOWN TOWARD THE GROUND IN A SPIDER
FASHION. HOW IT GOT THIS SHAPE IS THE SUBJECT OF MANY STORIES
RANGING FROM A SIMPLE EXPLANATION OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
TO BEING MISUSED BY A BLACKSMITH. THE LATTER TELLS OF A THOUGHT-
LESS BLACKSMITH WHO PILED HIS SCRAP METAL ON TOP OF THE TREE,
WHICH, IN ITS FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL, GREW ITS LIMBS WHEREVER THERE
WAS AN OPENING. CONSEQUENTLY THE TREE HAS ITS PRESENT PECULIAR
PATTERN.
ANOTHER "OLD TIMER" RUMOR ATTRIBUTES ITS SHAPE TO INDIANS WHO,
SEEKING A TRAIL GUIDE, BENT THE YOUNG TREE AS A MARK SHOWING A
TURN POINT IN AN IMPORTANT TRAIL.
WHICHEVER EXPLANATION IS TRUE, IT IS STILL A MYSTERY, BUT ONE
THAT IS OFTEN SPECULATED UPON BY NATIVE INHABITANTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CHEBOYGAN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Plant BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure |
Date learned: 07-00-1964