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NEW MOON BELIEF
GRANDMOTHER AND HER SISTERS HAD THEIR HAIR TRIMMED AT THE NEW MOON.
IN THIS WAS IT WOULD GROW WITH THE NEW MOON
AND WOULD GROW FASTER TOO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 26251 ELKA
Keyword(s): HAIR CUTTING ; HAIR GROWTH ; IMITATIVE MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak |
Date learned: 03-31-1971
BELIEF ABOUT CLEFT IN CHIN
IF YOU HAVE A CLEFT IN YOUR CHIN-
YOU ARE HONEST, CLEAN CUT, AND ALL AMERICAN.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): AMERICAN ; CLEAN CUT ; HONESTY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Ears, noise in ear |
Date learned: 02-20-1972
SUPERSTITION
SAVE THE FIRST PIECE OF HAIR CUT FROM A BABY'S
HEAD, BECAUSE IF IT IS PRESERVED IN A SAFE PLACE
THE CHILD WILL LIVE TO BE VERY OLD.
Where learned: OHIO ; 40034 LAKESHORE DR
Keyword(s): FIRST HAIRCUT
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Maturity BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-06-1971
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POLISH JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE POLACK WHO KEPT LAUGHING WHEN THEY PUT
HIM IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR? HE SAID, "THE JOKE'S ON YOU. YOU'VE
GOT THE WRONG GUY."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
James Callow Keyword(s): ELECTROCUTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 02-00-1980
PROVERB
LITTLE STROKES FELL GREAT OAKS.
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Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; RENO HALL
Keyword(s): Chop ; Cut ; Oak ; PATIENCE ; PERSEVERANCE ; Tree
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-21-1968
Proverb
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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James Callow comment:
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Keyword(s): Chop ; Cut ; Oak ; PATIENCE ; PERSEVERANCE ; Tree
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Autograph Rhyme
Album Rhyme:
If you love me
Like I love you
No knife could cut
Our love in two.
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Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee
Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Cut ; Devotion ; KNIFE ; LOVE ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music |
Language
In some country places stepping into cow manure is called "cutting your foot."
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Keyword(s): Colloquialism ; COUNTRY ; Cow ; Cutting ; Foot ; MANURE ; REGIONAL ; SLANG ; Step ; Term
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
IT IS BAD LUCK TO CUT A FRAME FOR A WINDOW OR A DOOR
INSIDE A HOUSE.
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Updated on 09-01-11
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI ; Terrell, Mattie ; 701 Central Ave
Keyword(s): BAD LUCK ; Carpentry ; Craft ; Cut ; Door ; frame ; House ; Indoors ; Inside ; LUCK ; Window
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Activities |
Date learned: 11-22-1972
IF THE CORD IS CUT CLOSER THAN THREE INCHES TO THE NAVEL,
THE BABY WILL BLEED TO DEATH.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Criss, Dorothy ; 1214 N 39th Ave
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Bleed ; CHILDBIRTH ; Cut ; DEATH ; Delivery ; Die ; Inches ; infant ; Labor ; Length ; Newborn ; PREGNANCY ; THREE ; UMBILICAL CORD
James Callow Keyword(s): UMBILICAL CORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 08-20-1973
EXPECTANT MOTHERS SHOULD SLEEP WITH A PAIR OF OPEN
SCISSORS UNDER THEIR MATTRESS TO HAVE AN EASY
BIRTH AND A HEALTHY CHILD.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Lipford, Allena
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; PREGNANCY ; SCISSORS
James Callow Keyword(s): CUTTING THE PAIN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of object for determining future of young P864.3 |
Date learned: 10-13-1973
ELECTROCUTIONS
IT IS A COMMON BELIEF, REINFORCED BY MOVIES AND TELEVISION
SHOWS, THAT THE LIGHTS IN A PENITENTIARY DIM WHEN A CONVICT
IS ELECTROCUTED.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): DEATH ; Death Row ; Dim ; Electricity ; ELECTROCUTION ; JAIL ; Lethal ; Lights ; Penitentiary ; PRISON
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Outlaw Criminal Bandit Pirate |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF
THE RECIPIENT OF A KNIFE AS A GIFT MUST PAY SOME
TOKEN AMOUNT FOR IT, OR IT WILL CUT THE FRIENDSHIP.
Submitter comment:
SYLVIA COLLECTED THIS FROM HER SISTER WHO IN TURN
LEARNED IT AT THE NURSES LOUNGE AT BEAUMONT HOSPITAL.
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James Callow comment:
Beaumont Hospital is located in Royal Oak, MI
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; Oswald, Sylvia
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Cut ; FRIENDSHIP ; KNIFE ; Payment ; Relationship ; Sever ; SIGN ; SUPERSTITION ; SYMBOL ; Token
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 09-23-1967
GOOD LUCK
WHEN GIVING A PURSE OR WALLET AS A GIFT, ALWAYS INCLUDE A PENNY
SO THE PERSON WON'T GO BROKE.
WHEN GIVING A GIFT WITH A SHARP EDGE, SUCH AS A KNIFE OR A LETTER-OPENER, ALWAYS INCLUDE A COIN SO THE FRIENDSHIP WON'T BE CUT.
Submitter comment:
These customs were telated with skepticism, but I receivedf a purse as a gift (with a penny included!) on the very same day.
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Updated by TRD
James Callow comment:
Re: Collector Comment: [I am glad you are including this kind of information.]
Where learned: OHIO ; LIMA ; Keller, Margaret ; 654 Northern
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; COIN ; Cut ; FRIENDSHIP ; GIFT ; MONEY ; Relationship ; Sharp ; SUPERSTITION
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 11-00-1969
GIFT BELIEF
IF SOMEONE GIVES YOU A KNIFE FOR A GIFT, YOU MUST PAY SOMETHING
FOR IT, OTHERWISE THE KNIFE CUTS YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Wisok, David
Keyword(s): Cut ; FRIENDSHIP ; GIFT ; KNIFE ; MONEY ; Sever ; Sharp ; SYMBOL ; SYMBOLISM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
GIFT BELIEF
A SHARP OBJECT(KNIFE ETC.) GIVEN AS A PRESENT SHOULD ALWAYS
BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PENNY SO THE FRIENDSHIP WILL NOT BE CUT.
Submitter comment:
FROM HIS MOTHER
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Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Fizette, Ken
Keyword(s): Cut ; FRIENDSHIP ; GIFT ; MONEY ; Sever ; Sharp
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 10-04-1965
EDGE-WISE
WHEN GIVING A GIFT WITH SHARP EDGES, A PENNY SHOULD BE GIVEN
FOR EACH EDGE SO THAT THE FRIENDSHIP WILL NOT BE CUT.
Submitter comment:
FROM HER MOTHER
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; De Vleig, Mary
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Cut ; FRIENDSHIP ; GIFT ; MONEY ; Relationship ; Sever ; Sharp ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 12-04-1965
WHEN MY GRANDFATHER WANTED THE HIGHEST CARD IN A CUT,
HE WOULD KNOCK ON THE DECK OF CARDS THREE TIMES.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; CARDS ; CUSTOM ; Cut ; GAMES ; Knock ; LUCK ; NUMBER ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement BELIEF -- Good luck P881.22 |
Date learned: 10-23-1970
NEW MOON BELIEF
GRANDMOTHER AND HER SISTERS HAD THEIR HAIR TRIMMED AT NEW
MOON. IN THIS WAY, IT WOULD GROW WITH THE NEW MOON AND WOULD GROW
FASTER, TOO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT COLLECTOR'S HOME
Keyword(s): HAIR CUTTING ; HAIR GROWTH ; IMITATIVE MAGIC
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Moon |
Date learned: 03-31-1971