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IF ST. ELMO'S FIRE APPEARS AROUND A SHIP IT IS A
SURE SIGN OF BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment: I SAW THIS ON TELEVISION IN "MOBY DICK."
Where learned: NEW HAMPSHIRE ; MILFORD
James Callow Keyword(s): MARITIME ; ST. ELMO, PATRON OF SAILORS.
Date learned: 09-00-1967
WASSELING
THEY DON'T HAVE HALLOWEEN IN ENGLAND. THEY HAVE WASSELING NEAR
CHRISTMAS.IT'S A DAY IN THE CHRISTMAS SEASON SET ASIDE FOR KIDS TO
GO AND COLLECT CANDY, PRESENTS, ETC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): BEGGING GIFT-GIVING ; WASSAIL WASSAILING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Christmas Season See F645.2 for Advent Season. |
Date learned: 11-00-1974
IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NO GOOD.
Keyword(s): WEATHER SAILING
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: ANYTIME {???}
Belief: Luck
If a ship has thirteen letters in its name the ship is doomed.
Submitter comment:
Read this in a book of sea lore.
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James Callow comment:
Minor grammatical correction to submission card: changing had to has
Original BN [P880] crossed out and replaced with P686
Where learned: DORM ROOM ; BOOK ; Jones, Michael
Keyword(s): Boat ; Lore ; NAME ; Nautical ; NUMBERS ; NUMEROLOGY ; Ocean ; Sailor ; SEA ; Ship ; Vessel
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number |
Belief: Weather
Red Sky in morning, sailors take warning, Red sky in evening, sailors' delight.
Submitter comment:
Believed-Usually holds true in our area.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P890 880 800] crossed out and replaced with C880.462
Where learned: Wittig, Mary L
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
James Callow Keyword(s): WEATHER
| Subject headings: | -- .C860462 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Belief: Weather
RED SKY IN NIGHTM SAILOR'S DELIGHT;
RED SKY IN MORNING, SAILOR'S TAKE WARNING.
Submitter comment:
THIS VERSE MEANS-IT WILL BE BREEZY, AND CLEAR TOMMORROW IF THE SKY
IS RED AT SUNSET, AND THE DAY WILL BE OVERCAST AND UNPREDICTABLE
IF THE MORNING SKY IS RED.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MAYFIELD
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001970S
Belief: Weather
RED SKY AT NIGHT, SAILORS DELIGHT,
RED SKY IN MORNING, SAILORS TAKE WARNING.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Belief: Weather
RED SKY AT NIGHT SAILOR'S DELIGHT. RED SKY IN MORNING, SAILORS
TAKE WARNING.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 02-00-1979
Belief: Weather
RED SKY IN MORNING, SAILOR'S WARNING
RED SKY AT NIGHT, SAILOR'S DELIGHT
Submitter comment:
TAUGHT TO ME WHEN I WAS A KID.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
Date learned: 11-23-1979
Belief: Weather
RED SKY IN MORNING,
SAILORS TAKE WARNING.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
Belief: Weather
A RED SKY AT NIGHT
IS A SAILOR'S DELIGHT.
A RED SKY IN MORNING
MAKES A SAILOR TAKE WARNING.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS TAUGHT TO ME BY MY MOTHER. I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS USUALLY
TRUE.
COLOR
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Ortonville
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Belief: Weather
RED SKY IN MORNING,
SAILORS TAKE WARNING.
RED SKY AT NIGHT,
SAILOR'S DELIGHT.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | -- .C860462 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00-00-1973
Belief: Weather
RED SKY IN MORNING, SAILORS TAKE WARNING.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.890 BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 09-17-1973
BELIEF: WEATHER
RED SKY AT NIGHT, SAILOR'S DELIGHT.
RED SKY IN MORNING, SAILOR'S WARNING.
Submitter comment:
RED SKY AT NIGHT MEANS FAIR WEATHER THE NEXT DAY, BUT A RED SKY IN
THE MORNING INDICATES BAD WEATHER FOR THAT DAY.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; GREENEVILLE
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 02-27-1969
Destiny
Killing an albatross while on a ship means that the ship is going to meet disaster.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P870] crossed out and replaced with current classification.
Where learned: LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; Widenman, Tony
Keyword(s): Albatross ; ANIMAL SYMBOL ; DESTINY ; Disaster ; Lore ; LUCK ; Nautical ; OMEN ; Sailor ; SEA ; Ship
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Belief: Weather
Weather Proverb:
Red Sky in the morning, Sailors take warning / Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
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James Callow comment:
Duplicate of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; Lamb, Rich
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Rainbow in the morning, Sailors take warning;
Rainbow at night, Sailor's delight;
Rainbow at noon, Rain very soon.
Submitter comment:
This is an old rhyme, but he didn't seem to really believe it.
Data entry tech comment:
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James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
[C880. C860.870] written on back of card.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; YPSILANTI ; Look, Edward
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RAINBOW ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Verse:
Rain before seven; Quit before eleven.
Submitter comment:
She says it usually worked.
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James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Hartmann, Mrs Joseph ; JACKSON
Keyword(s): ; COLOR ; Hour ; NATURE ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Sailor ; Sky ; TIME ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Red Sunrise in the morning - sailor's warning:
Red sunset at night - sailor's delight.
Submitter comment:
He heard it from his aunt
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P890] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Tash, Michael
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Predictions ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Omens
:
Red sky in the morning, Sailor takes warning.
Red sky at night, sailor takes delight.
Data entry tech comment:
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James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: Garner, James ; MOVIE ; The Great Escape
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |