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Belief: Weather

Omen:

Rainbow at night sailor's delight

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [C860] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: Seymour, Robert K

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RAINBOW ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Weather Prediction:

Pink Skies at night, sailor's delight.

Pink skies at morning, sailor's take warning.

Submitter comment:

Learned from Mother

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [P890] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: Kolar, Marge

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Sailor:

Red at night, sailor's delight;

Red in the morning, sailors' warning.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [C730.334] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classifications

DUP. of WPP

Where learned: Shannon, Jim

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Predicting, Weather ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Weather Proverb:

Pink sky at night; sailor sdelight

Red sky in the morning; sailors warning.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean: Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Sailors Warning:

If the sky is red in the morning, Sailors warning.

If the sky is red at night, sailors delight.

Submitter comment:

Informant does a great deal of traveling and frequently took note of this item.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [V400] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications

DUP. of WPP

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Foley, Mrs Mary ; 9595 Greenview

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Weather Prediction:

Rainbow at night, sailor's delight.

Rainbow in the morning, sailors take warning.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [C88.800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 19501 BILTMORE ; Hand, William C

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Omen:

Rainbow in morning, sailors take warning.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [P870] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: Seymour, Robert K

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RAINBOW ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Weather:

Red sky at night, sailors delight \

Red sky in morning, sailor take warning.

Submitter comment:

Informant heard in the Navy

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK ; English, James B

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Rain before seven, calm before eleven.

Submitter comment:

From his mother

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [V200] crossed out. Replaced with current classification

Dup of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Fizette, Ken

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Red in the morning, sailors take warning; Red at night, sailors delight.

Submitter comment:

From his mother

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [C880, P200] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; ; Fizette, Ken

Keyword(s): Color, Nature ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Red skies in the morning

Sailors take warning.

Red skies at night,

Sailors delight.

Submitter comment:

Learned on a boat on the Fourth of July (American Holiday of Independence)

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [B462] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: Mulligan, Tim ; On a Boat

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

red skies at night; sailor's delight. Red skies in the morning; sailors take warning.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Proverb:

Rain in the morning, sailors give warning, rainbow at night, sailors delight.

Submitter comment:

Informant heard this from his grandmother

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Ackley, Maurice

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Weather Wise:

Pink at night, sailors delight.

Pink in the morning, sailors take warning.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Proverb:

Rainbows at night sailors delight; rainbows in the morning sailors take warning.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: HOME ; Dee, Frank

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RAINBOW ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Weather Proverb:

Red at night - a sailor's delight, but red in the morning - a sailor's warning.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Cavanaugh, Karen ; Flint

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Evening Red and Morning Gray, set the traveler on his way.

But evening gray and morning red, bring the rain upon his head.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [C800] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: Klecha, Brenda

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sky ; Traveler ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Weather Warning:

Red sky in the night, sailors delight.

Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Henke, C D ; Henke, G Z

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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Belief: Weather

Evening Red, Morning Gray

Evening red and morning gray, sets the traveller on his way:

Evening gray and morning red, brings down rain upon his head.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb
BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank
BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon

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Belief: Weather

Red Sky:

Red Sky at night, sailor's delight.

Red sky in the morning, sailor's take warning.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [V800] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification

Dup. of WPP

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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