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Belief: Weather
April Showers bring May flowers
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Ferndale, MI
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Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
The A in April and the C in Cissell are both underlined in red.
Dup of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Cissell, Robert Jr
Keyword(s): April ; FLOWERS ; May ; Month ; NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Predicition:
Pale moon doth rain,
Red moon doth blow,
White moon doth neither rain nor snow.
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Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P890] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
KW:WP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Zinser, Jerome
Keyword(s): Lunar ; MOON ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; SNOW ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Marriage
Marriage Prediction:
Years ago, when the girls would wash clothes on the washboard and would get the front of their dresses sopping wet, everyone would say that she would marry a drunkard.
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Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [B662] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classifications.
P870 - Omen?
P545 - Belief about Marriage?
They don't believe it, but they say it when the occassion arises
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; Eberspacher, Mary R
Keyword(s): Dishes ; Domestic ; DRUNK ; Duties ; MARRIAGE ; PREDICTION ; Relationship ; RETORT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Marriage SPEECH -- Formula |
Proverb
A rainbow at night is a sailor's delight:
A rainbow in the morning is a sailor's warning.
Submitter comment:
Informant learned this from the rural community near Kinnecott, Ontario.
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Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: RECTORY ; Malony, Mrs Louis ; HOLY NAME
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; 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
Morning red and evening gray / means the sun will shine all day.
Morning gray and evening red / will bring the rain upon your head.
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Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; St Charles, Rosalee
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Evening ; Gray ; Grey ; MORNING ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; Red ; Sun ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Weather sign or control |
Belief: Weather
When an entire group or herd of cows is seen laying down in the pasture it is said to be a prediction of coming rain.
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Where learned: Jackson, Bucky
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; BELIEF ; Cow ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Weather sign or control |
Belief: Weather
It's raining cats and dogs.
Submitter comment:
The phrase refers to a hard rain. I don't know where the symbolism of animals comes in.
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Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Cats ; Dogs ; METAPHOR ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
IF THE STOMACH IS LARGE AT NINE MONTHS, THE BABY WILL BE
A GIRL; IF SMALL, A BOY.
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Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI ; Reed, Gloria ; 298 Church
Keyword(s): BABY ; BELIEF ; BELLY ; gender ; Large ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY ; Small ; STOMACH
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth |
Date learned: 08-21-1973
A BABY CONCEIVED AT NIGHT WILL BE BORN AT NIGHT, WHILE A
BABY CONCEIVED DURING THE DAY WILL BE A GIRL.
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Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI ; Griffin, Fannie ; 298 Central Ave
Keyword(s): BABY ; BELIEF ; BIRTH ; Born ; CONCEPTION ; MORNING ; Night ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY ; Time of day
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 09-00-1973
A BABY'S HAIR TEXTURE CAN BE MADE DIFFERENT FROM ITS
MOTHER'S OR FATHER'S HAIR BY THE PREGNANT MOTHER
RUBBING HER HAND OVER THE HEAD OF A PERSON HAVING
THE DESIRED COLOR AND TEXTURE.
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Updated by TRD
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI ; Griffin, Fannie
Keyword(s): BABY ; BELIEF ; CHILD ; COLOR ; Father ; HAIR ; MOTHER ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY ; Texture
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTAGIOUS MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 09-00-1973
A CHILD CARRIED TO THE LEFT SIDE IS A BOY; TO THE
RIGHT SIDE, A GIRL.
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Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Criss, Dorothy ; 1214 N 39th Ave
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Boy ; CARRY ; gender ; Girl ; LEFT ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY ; RIGHT ; Side ; STOMACH
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 08-20-1973
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN'S FEMALE CHILD IS ATTRACTED TO A
MALE SHE HAS PREVIOUSLY DISLIKED, HER CHILD WILL BE A BOY.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Hurd, Rhynette ; 2131 Elmwood
Keyword(s): Attraction ; BELIEF ; Boy ; gender ; Girl ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-23-1973
IF THE BABY BEFORE BIRTH IS ACTIVE, IT WILL BE A BOY;
IF INACTIVE, A GIRL.
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Updated by TRD
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI ; Milton, Mary ; Box 465
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Boy ; gender ; Girl ; Movement ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY
James Callow Keyword(s): SEX DETERMINATION
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 09-13-1973
A CHILD CONCEIVED ON THE QUARTER MOON WILL BE A BOY.
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Updated by TRD
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI ; Griffin, Fannie ; 298 Central Ave
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Boy ; Conceived ; gender ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY
James Callow Keyword(s): FRACTION ; SEX DETERMINATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Number Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually |
Date learned: 09-00-1973
IF A LITTLE BOY IS ATTRACTED TO A PREGNANT WOMAN, HER
CHILD WILL BE A GIRL. IF A GIRL IS ATTRACTED TO THE
WOMAN, HER CHILD WILL BE A BOY.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Hurd, Rhynette ; 2131 Elmwood
Keyword(s): Attraction ; BELIEF ; Boy ; CHILD ; gender ; Girl ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-23-1973
TO DETERMINE PRE-NATALLY THE SEX OF A CHILD, HOLD A
RING ON THE END OF A STRING ABOVE THE PREGNANT WOMAN'S
NAVEL. IF THE RING SWINGS IN A CIRCLE, THE CHILD WILL
BE A BOY. IF IT SWINGS BACK AND FORTH, THE CHILD WILL
BE A GIRL.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Hurd, Rhynette ; 2131 Elmwood
Keyword(s): ; BELIEF ; Boy ; gender ; Girl ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY ; RING
James Callow Keyword(s): ANAPEL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of object for determining number of children or sex of unborn P863.4 |
Date learned: 10-23-1973
IF IT RAINS WHILE THE SUN'S SHINING, IT'LL RAIN AGAIN
TOMORROW.
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Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CORNERSVILLE
Keyword(s): PREDICTION ; Rain ; Shine ; SIGN ; Sun ; TOMORROW ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sun BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 00001972-00001973 (ASSUMED)
WHEN YOUR CORNS HURT, BAD WEATHER IS COMING.
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Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Terry, Jane Greenwood
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; CORNS ; Hurt ; PAIN ; PREDICTION ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 06-25-1973
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES, YOU'RE GOING TO KISS A FOOL BEFORE
MIDNIGHT.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Terry, Jane Greenwood
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Fool ; Itches ; KISS ; MIDNIGHT ; NOSE ; PREDICTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching nose |
SINGING AT THE TABLE FORESHADOWS A CRAZY HUSBAND.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Sullivan, Audrey
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; CRAZY ; Foreshadow ; HUSBAND ; Predict ; Sing ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 04-00-1972