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ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AT MIDNIGHT, LEAVE ALL THE LIGHTS ON IN THE HOUSE
FOR GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A FILIPINO BELIEF.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 11-21-1977
LUCK AND GOOD FORTUNE
THE NAILS OF A NEWBORN ARE CUT AND PUT INTO A POUCH AND THEN IF
KEPT IN THE POCKET OF THE FATHER'S WILL BRING GOOD LUCK
THE INFORMANT BELIEVED THIS BUT HER HUSBAND DIDN'T SO SHE HAD TO SLIP
IT IN TO HIS BACK POCKET AT NIGHT. SHE DIDN'T SAY IF IT WORKED.
FINGERNAILS
Submitter comment:
GIFTGIVING
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 10-00-1977
TRAVELING
WHEN SOMEONE IS GOING SOMEWHERE FAR, AS THEY ARE LEAVING CHASE AFTER
THE CAR AND THROW WATER AT THEM THEN THEY WILL RETURN WITH NO PROBLEM
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 10-00-1977
SUPERSTITIONS
EAT LIMBURGER CHEESE AND HERRING ON NEW YEAR'S EVE FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals BELIEF -- Good luck |
ITALIANS WEAR A RED HORN FOR PROTECTION OR GOOD LUCK
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Sign Color BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 02-09-1979
MARRIAGE
AT A WEDDING IT IS A TRADITION FOR THE BRIDE TO WEAR SOMETHING
OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED. THIS BRINGS GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 02-23-1979
ON ST PATRICK'S DAY THE IRISH WEAR THE COLOR GREEN FOR GOOD LUCK
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 02-23-1979
FIND A PENNY PICK IT UP ALL DAY LONG YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 02-23-1979
ON NEW YEAR'S DAY YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO COOK IN ALL YOUR POTS IN
YOUR HOUSE FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 02-27-1979
SPORTS BELIEF
SPITTING IN THE PALM OF YOUR GLOVE AT THE BEGINNING OF AN INNING
BRINGS GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE THE MOST SUPERSTITIOUS ATHLETES I HAVE
EVER COME IN CONTACT WITH. THEY HAVE MANY METHODS TO AFFECT
THEIR LUCK, OF WHICH THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
SPORTS BELIEF
BATTING WITH THE TRADEMARK UP BRINGS GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE THE MOST SUPERSTITIOUS ATHLETES I HAVE
EVER COME IN CONTACT WITH. THEY HAVE MANY METHODS TO AFFECT
THEIR LUCK, OF WHICH THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
NEW YEAR'S DAY
ON NEW YEAR'S DAY THE FIRST PERSON TO STEP INTO THE HOUSE IS CALLED
THE "FIRST FOOTER, AND THEY BRING A PIECE OF COAL WITH THEM TO
BRING GOOD LUCK TO THE HOUSEHOLD.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ITEM ABOVE, THEY ARE BOTH FROM SCOTLAND
AND, I BELIEVE THAT ONE HAS ITS ROOTS IN THE OTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WYANDOTTE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
CURSES
WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING DICE, MAKE AN "X" ON THE TABLE SO THAT YOUR
OPPONENT DOES NOT ROLL A PAIR, OR WHATEVER YOU ARE ROLLING.
Submitter comment:
THE "X" IS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO A CROSS, SO IT MIGHT BE A TYPE OF
BLESSING, INSTEAD OF A HEX.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; RIVERVIEW
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Conversions |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
GOOD LUCK
MY GRANDFATHER HANG A HORSE SHOE AT EACH DOOR OF THE HOUSE. THIS
WOULD BRING IN THE GOOD LUCK AND WARD OUT THE BAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
NEW YEAR'S DAY
BETTER TO WASH CLOTHES ON NEW YEAR'S THAN DURING THAT WEEK.
IT BRINGS IN GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's BELIEF -- Measure of time Working BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
CUSTOM ; BELIEF
ON THE NIGHT BEFORE EASTER, YOU TAKE MONEY (CHANGE) AND PUT IT INTO A
DISH OF WATER. NEXT MORNING, EVERYBODY WASHES THEIR HANDS IN IT.
DOING THIS BRINGS WEALTH TO THE HOUSEHOLD.
Submitter comment:
TRADITION WAS FOLLOWED IN HIS FAMILY. IT COMES FROM THE SLAVIC CHURCH
TRADITION AND WAS INTRODUCED BY HIS MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; COLLECTORS HOME
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC AND CONTAGIOUS MAGIC
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Home BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 01-00-1979
CUSTOM ; BELIEF
WHEN YOU GET A NEW HOUSE OR A NEW CAR, MONEY (CHANGE) IS COLLECTED
FROM FRIENDS AND PUT INTO AN UNUSED CORNER OF THE HOUSE OR UNDER A
SEAT IN THE CAR. IT SHOULD LIE UNDISTURBED FROM THEN ON. THIS
BRINGS GOOD LUCK AND SAFETY TO A HOUSE OR CAR.
Submitter comment:
HE LEARNED THIS CUSTOM FROM HIS EX-WIFE, WHO IS LEBANESE, AND HE HAS
FOLLOWED IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; COLLECTORS HOME
Date learned: 01-00-1979
GOOD LUCK CHARM
I WEAR A SMALL, GOLDEN HAND ON A CHAIN AROUND MY NECK, WITH A PIECE
OF TURQUOISE ON IT. IT WILL KEEP ME FROM EVIL. THIS HAND WAS GIVEN
TO ME BY MY GRANDMOTHER WHEN I WAS BORN--I HAVE IT ALWAYS WITH ME.
IT HAS MUCH POWER BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN PALESTINE, ABOUT 1916.
Submitter comment:
THE HAND IS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT THE HAND OF FATIMA, DAUGHTER OF THE
PROPHET MOHAMMED. IF THERE IS A TINY STONE SET INTO THE HAND, IT
REPRESENTS AN EYE--IT WILL THROW THE CURSE BACK DOUBLY ON ITS
ORIGINATOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; COLLECTORS HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 02-00-1979
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