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LUCK
NO NEW MOTHER SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE HOME FOR FORTY DAYS AFTER
GIVING BIRTH, FOR SHE IS UNBLESSED BY GOD, AND COULD BRING BAD
LUCK TO THE FAMILY OF THE HOME SHE VISITS.
Submitter comment:
IT IS NOT ONLY BAD LUCK FOR ANYONE TO LET THIS WOMAN IN THEIR
HOUSE, BUT IT IS ALSO BAD LUCK FOR THE WOMAN TO EVEN LEAVE THE HOUSE.
SHE SHOULD BE HOME GUARDING THE CHILD, WHO IS ESPECIALLY SUSEPTIBLE
AT THIS TIME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
Date learned: 09-24-1972
IF YOU WEAR AN OPAL AND IT IS NOT YOUR BIRTHSTONE YOU WILL
BAD LUCK
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.43 |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF YOU CUT YOUR HAIR ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, IT WILL BE A BAD YEAR.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Date learned: 03-19-1971
NEVER NAME THE FIRST BOY AFTER HIS FATHER OR THE FIRST
GIRL AFTER HER MOTHER BECAUSE IT IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Baptism Naming rite BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.43 |
Date learned: 10-28-1970
PRE-BAPTISM BELIEF
FOR THE SLOVAK, IT IS BAD LUCK FOR A BABY IF SOMEONE VISITS
HIM BEFORE HE IS BAPTISED.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S MOTHER STILL BELIEVES THIS SUPERSTITION
BUT THE INFORMANT DOES NOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Baptism Naming rite BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.43 |
Date learned: 03-17-1970
THE FIRST VISITOR IN THE HOME AFTER THE BIRTH OF A
BABY WILL BRING GOOD LUCK THROUGHOUT THE CHILD'S LIFE
IF IT IS A MAN AND BAD LUCK THROUGHOUT LIFE IF IT IS
A WOMAN. FR. MALONY LEARNED THIS FROM HIS MOTHER
AT HOME, WHO IS OF IRISH DESCENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; RECTORY ; HOLY NAME
James Callow Keyword(s): SEXISM
Date learned: 02-19-1967