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FLOAT YOUR BAD LUCK AWAY (COLLECTOR,S TITLE) ; CONVERSION; FLOATING FESTIVAL (CLASSIFIER,S TITLE)
IN THAILAND, WHEN EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING WRONG FOR A PERSON,
HE MAKES A LITTLE BOAT OUT OF BANANA SKIN INTO WHICH HE STANDS
A CANDLE.
WHEN HE PUTS THIS LITTLE BOAT INTO THE RIVER, HE ASKS THAT
ALL THE BAD LUCK HE HAS SEEMED TO HAVE ACQUIRED BE CARRIED BY THIS
BOAT TO THE OCEAN.
Where learned: THAILAND
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Conversions P883.1 |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
BAD LUCK (COLLECTOR,S TITLE)
IT IS BAD LUCK TO GIVE ANYONE A SHARP OBJECT FOR A GIFT. TO RID YOURSELF OF THE BAD LUCK,
GIVE YOUR MOTHER A COPPER PENNY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ; CONVERSION; GIVING COIN (CLASSIFIER,S TITLE)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT ; 21
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Conversions P883.1 |
Date learned: 09-17-1967
CONVERSION;GIVING COIN (CLASSIFIER,S TITLE)
WHEN A PERSON IS GIVEN A GIFT WITH A BLADE
SUCH AS A KNIFE HE MUST GIVE A COIN IN RETURN.
THIS IS TO PREVENT BAD LUCK
Submitter comment: A MEXICAN WOMAN TOLD HER THIS IN KANSAS.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Conversions P883.1 |