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IF YOU EAT BREAD CRUSTS YOU WILL HAVE BLACK CURLY HAIR.

Submitter comment: IN AN ATTEMPT TO CURE MY BLOND HAIR,
MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD TELL ME THIS AS A CHILD.
BLACK HAIR IS CONSIDERED THE LOVELIEST FEATURE
A ROMANIAN WOMAN CAN HAVE AND HAS BEEN CONSIDERED SO FOR GENERATIONS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 19378 BURGESS

Keyword(s): BREAD ; ETHNIC SUPERSTITION ; HAIR COLOR ; ROMANIAN

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak

Date learned: 11-26-1971

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"Noroc si bani" - Romanian

"Good luck and money"

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Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: HOME ; Popp, Minerva

Keyword(s): DRINKING ; ETHNIC ; LUCK ; MONEY ; ROMANIAN ; Social ; TOAST

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech
SPEECH -- Formula

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"Noroc si sanatate" - Romanian

"Good Luck and Health"

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Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: HOME ; Popp, Minerva

Keyword(s): DRINKING ; ETHNIC ; HEALTH ; LUCK ; ROMANIAN ; Social ; TOAST

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech
SPEECH -- Formula

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