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AFRO-AMERICAN BELIEFS
TO TALK WITH THE DEAD WAIT UNTIL MIDNIGHT, WRITE THE NAME
OF THE PERSON YOU WISH TO CONVERSE WITH, COVER A GLASS
OF WATER WITH THE NAME WRITTEN ON A SHEET OF PAPER, AND
STAND BEFORE A MIRROR WITH LIGHTED CANDLE. THE FIGURE OF
THE PERSON WILL APPEAR IN THE MIRROR. MM
IF A PERSON SWEEPS ACROSS YOUR FEET WITH THE BROOM YOU
MUST SPIT UPON IT OR YOU WILL GO TO JAIL. MM
PICKING A MARRIAGE PARTNER:
A WOMAN WHOSE SECOND TOE IS LONGER THAN THE FIRST IS A
POOR CHOICE FOR A WIFE IN THAT SHE WILL MAKE HER
HUSBAND MISERABLE BY DOMINATION OR HER ATTEMPTS AT DOING
SO. MM
ANOTHER IS THAT A PREGNANT WOMAN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED
TO PREPARE FOOD BECAUSE SHE IS UNCLEAN. MM
IF A MAN'S WIFE
CLIMBS ACROSS HIM TO GET OUT OF BED HE WILL BEAR THE
LABOR PAINS.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTAGIOUS MAGIC ; TRANSFER
Date learned: 07-00-1967
IF YOU GET SWEPT BY A BROOM SPIT
ON IT OR YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT BELIEVED THIS TO BE TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck BELIEF -- Conversions Gestures SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 00-00-1985
KNOCK ON WOOD TO PREVENT BAD LUCK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Gestures BELIEF -- Conversions Gestures |
Date learned: 07-01-1973
WHEN YOU SPILL SALT, THROW SOME OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER TO
PREVENT BAD LUCK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Bad luck Food and drink BELIEF -- Conversions Gestures |
Date learned: 07-01-1973
IF A RABBIT CROSSES ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU HAVE TO BREAK
STRING TO WARD OFF BAD LUCK, IF HE CROSSED TO LEFT. IF HE
CROSSED TO THE RIGHT, YOU TURN YOUR HAT AROUND UNTIL YOU GET
PASSED WHERE HE CROSSED. I'VE SEEN UNCLE BILLY DO THIS LOTS
OF TIMES. ANY KIND OF A STRING WOULD WORK--A THREAD OR ANYTHING.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HERNDON
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals BELIEF -- Conversions Objects BELIEF -- Conversions Gestures |
Date learned: 07-20-1968
AFTER SOMEONE MAKES A STATEMENT ABOUT HOW SUCH AND SUCH
HAS NOT HAPPENED TO HIM YET, HE "KNOCKS ON WOOD" TO
RETAIN THE LUCK OF NOT HAVING IT HAPPEN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero BELIEF -- Conversions Gestures |
Date learned: 00001973 (ASSUMED)
IF YOU ARE GOING SOMEWHERE AND DECIDE TO TURN BACK BEFORE
YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR DESTINATION, MAKE AN "X" WHERE YOU
HAD TO TURN AROUND OR IT WILL BE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN YOU PUT SOMETHING ON WRONG SIDE OUT, MAKE A CROSS WITH
YOUR FINGERS OVER YOUR HEART AND YOU WON'T HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; HENDERSONVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications BELIEF -- Conversions Gestures SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 00-00-1972