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LUCK
WHEN STIRRING GO IN ONLY ONE DIRECTION, OR YOUR BATTER WILL BE
SPOILED. AND IF YOU SEE AND KILL A SPIDER, IT IS BAD LUCK. ALSO
IF THE FIRST PERSON TO CROSS YOUR THRESHOLD AFTER NEW YEAR'S IS A
WOMAN, IT IS BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
CHURCH PROCESSIONS ALSO COINCIDED WITH THE IDEA OF ONLY GOING IN
ONE DIRECTION, AS IS SEEN IN SOME FAIRY TALES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ARACHNID
Date learned: 02-00-1974
IF A BIRD FROM THE OUTSIDE COMES INTO YOUR HOUSE, YOU WILL HAVE BAD
LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.3 |
Date learned: 09-22-1972
BAD LUCK
IT IS BAD LUCK TO KILL A SPIDER.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAYS SHE LEARNED THIS FROM HER GRANDMOTHER AND HOLDS IT TO
BE TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HANCOCK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.3 |
Date learned: 09-25-1972
IF YOU HAVE A RABBIT'S FOOT, THAT MEANS YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY A VERY GOOD FRIEND.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): AMULET
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.3 |
Date learned: 10-11-1972
IF A BLACK CAT CROSSES YOUR PATH TO THE RIGHT, THAT IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): DIRECTION POSITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.3 |
Date learned: 12-00-1972
IT IS BAD LUCK IF A BLACK CAT CROSSES IN FRONT OF YOU
Where learned: NEW YORK ; Wappingers Falls
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.3 |
Date learned: 00001950S
BLACK CAT
GREEKS BELIEVE THAT IF THE FIRST THING YOU SEE WHEN YOU
GO OUT IN THE MORNING IS A BLACK CAT, SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.3 |
Date learned: 11-28-1972
BELIEF ABOUT DEVILS
THE SUBJECT OF WITCHES IS CLOSELY RELATED TO BLACK CATS, THE
MOON, DEVILS, ASTROLOGY. IT IS JOKED TODAY THAT IF
A BLACK CAT CROSSES
YOUR PATH BAD LUCK WILL COME. IN EARLY YEARS IT WAS BELIEVED
DEVILS DISGUISED THEMSELVES AS BLACK CATS, DOGS OR GOATS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MOUNT PLEASANT
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMALS ; COLOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.3 |
Date learned: 10-28-1971
BAD LUCK: ANIMAL (CLASSIFIER'S TITLE)
IT IS BAD LUCK TO LET A CAT AND DOG FIGHT.
Where learned: PASTEUR SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.3 |
Date learned: 01-29-1968