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JAMAICAN PROVERB
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
IF YOU YERRIE BUCKRA TOO MUCH, YOU GO DA COURTHOUSE.
Submitter comment:
IT MEANS IF YOU LISTEN TO WHITE MEN TOO MUCH YOU WILL GO TO JAIL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PREJUDICE RACIAL
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION PREDICTION ; RACISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-00-1972
IF YOU LOOK BACK TOO MUCH, YOU WILL SOON BE HEADING IN THAT DIRECTIO
Where learned: TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME
Keyword(s): MEMORIES
James Callow Keyword(s): LIVING IN THE PAST ; OBSERVATION PREDICTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 12-25-1969
IF YOU PLAY WITH PUPPY, PUPPY WILL LICK YOUR MOUTH.
Submitter comment:
THIS MIGHT SOUND A LITTLE STRANGE, TILL YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
THE THINGS YOU DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO SEE, YOU SHOULDN'T DO AT ALL
BECAUSE THERE'S BOUND TO BE A MISTAKE SOMETIME, TO CAUSE YOUR
REPUTATION TO FALL.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): EMPLOYMENT ANIMALS DOGS
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION PREDICTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-01-1972
IF YOU'RE TOO SWEET A MAN, EVERYBODY WILL LICK YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): LOLLIPOP NAIVETE
James Callow Keyword(s): GENTLE DISPOSITIONS TEMPT PEOPLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM ; OBSERVATION PREDICTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-23-1971
( IRISH PROVERB )
IN ALL THINGS TWO.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS AN OLD IRISH SAYING. INFORMANT GOT THIS FROM HER FRIEND WHO'
( WHOSE ) GRANDMOTHER SAID IT. THE GRANDMOTHER WAS MARY DELAHAUTE WH
YATES ( YEATS ) WROTE HIS LOVE POEMS TO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; 1460 MEAD ; ROCHESTER
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION PREDICTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
POLISH PROVERB
IN A LITTLE WHILE, MANY SOULS WILL FACE GOD.
TRANSLATION OF
QUIELE DUSZ STANIE ZA CHWILE, PRZED BAGIEM. (POLISH)
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A SAYING OFTEN USED BEFORE A BATTLE. MY FATHER REMEMBERS THI
FROM POLAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): DEATH ; PREDICTION ; WAR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- War BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-26-1967
WEATHER RHYME
IN THE MORNING MOUNTAINS,
IN THE EVENING FOUNTAINS.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; FEMININE RHYME ; OBSERVATION PREDICTION ; PARALLELISM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 09-07-1969
A SWARM OF BEES IN MAY
IS WORTH A LOAD OF HAY;
A SWARM OF BEES IN JUNE,
IS WORTH A SILVER SPOON.
A SWARM OF BEES IN JULY,
ISN'T WORTH A FLY.
Submitter comment:
ANOTHER OLD SAYING OF HIS FATHER, CLOSELY LINKED TO THE
TIME WHEN BEES PRODUCE THE MOST HONEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COUPLET ; HONEY ; INCOME ; MONTHS OF YEAR ; OBSERVATION ; PREDICTION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 03-10-1968
PENCIL TEST
THIS TEST IS TO DETERMINE HOW MANY CHILDREN A WOMAN WILL
BEAR, AND WHAT SEX THEY WILL BE. HOLD A PENCIL WITH A NEEDLE IN
THE ERASER, SUSPENDED BY A THREAD, OVER HER LEFT ARM. THE
ARM IS HELD WITH THE PALM UP, THE HAND IN A FIST. THE PENCIL
WILL CIRCLE OVER THE WOMAN'S ARM BETWEEN CHILDREN, SWING VER-
TICALLY TO INDICATE A GIRL, AND HORIZONTALLY TO INDICATE A BOY.
A DIAGONAL SWING INDICATES TWINS. A STRONG SWING INDICATES A
HEALTHY CHILD WITH A STRONG PERSONALITY.
Submitter comment:
THIS TEST HAS BEEN USED ON ALL THE WOMEN ON MY FATHER'S SIDE
OF THE FAMILY AND HAS WORKED WITH 90 PERCENT ACCURACY. CK[ IRONY
Where learned: IOWA ; ESTHERVILLE
Keyword(s): PREDICTION
James Callow Keyword(s): IRONY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of Object Domestic object, wax, needle, dishware BELIEF -- Use of object for determining number of children or sex of unborn |
Date learned: 07-00-1983 ; 00001900CA
When a horse rolls on the ground, it means that a
bad storm is coming.
Submitter comment:
Elaine heard this from her maternal grandmother (who was
French - Canadian and lived near Escanaba, Michigan).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): Prediction, rain, unnatural occurrences
Date learned: 00001972CA
If you leave food uneaten at a big family gathering
you will have bad weather the next day. Conversely,
if you make sure that all the food has been consumed,
you will be sure to have good weather on the morrow.
Submitter comment:
Elinor heard this saying while a young girl. She has
been told that it is a German belief. To this day in her
family, the phrase "Finish it so it'll be a good day
tomorrow" is used to encourage everyone to eat.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FRASER
Keyword(s): function, prediction, celebrations, meals
Date learned: 00001950S
To find water that is hidden below ground, hold two willow
branches (or two coat hangers which have been straightened
and then bent into an "L" shape) loosely in your hands. As
you pass over water, the sticks/wires will cross over one
another. When you move past the water, the sticks/wires will
uncross.
Submitter comment:
Elaine swears that her father has been able to discover
water by this method many times. She herself, being skeptical,
tried it and the procedure worked. Elaine has so much faith
in her father's ability, that she plans to have him locate a
new spot to drill a second well on her northern Michigan
property, since the well she has now is sluggish.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): DIVINATION ; dowsing ; PREDICTION ; WATER WITCHING
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Water BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00001972CA
Wedding Custom
At a shower for a bride-elect, she wil have the same number of children as ribbons broken.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Keyword(s): Break ; Bridal ; Bride ; Broken ; CHILDREN ; CUSTOM ; Offspring ; Predict ; Ribbons ; Shower ; WEDDING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Maturity |
Belief: Weather
Red Sky in morning, sailors take warning, Red sky in evening, sailors' delight.
Submitter comment:
Believed-Usually holds true in our area.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
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.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
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.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
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.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
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.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
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.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
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
Data entry tech comment:
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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 |