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STAR BELIEF
ON CHRISTMAS EVE THE BRIGHT STAR TO THE NORTH IS SHINING OVER
THE STABLE AT BETHLEHEM.
Data entry tech comment:
ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN TRADITION,
BETHLEHEM IS THE PLACE OF CHRIST'S BIRTH.
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: OHIO ; NORTH OLMSTED ; 5984 COLUMBIA RD.
Keyword(s): BELIEF
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F122 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve F122.4 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 BELIEF -- Star |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
TOMATO BELIEF
IF YOU EAT TOO MANY TOMATOES, YOUR SKIN WILL TURN RED.
Submitter comment:
Cause of illness.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: OHIO ; NORTH OLMSTED
James Callow Keyword(s): COLOR ; HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
TOMATO BELIEF
IF YOU EAT MANY TOMATOS, YOUR SKIN WILL TURN RED.
Where learned: OHIO ; NORTH OLMSTED
James Callow Keyword(s): COLOR ; HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
STAR BELIEF
ON CHRISTMAS EVE, THE BRIGHT STAR TO THE NORTH IS SHINING OVER
THE STABLE AT BETHLEHEM.
Where learned: OHIO ; NORTH OLMSTED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F122 BELIEF -- Star |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SAYING
THERE'S AN OLD SAYING ABOUT A DOG IN THE MANGER THAT WE USE
TODAY WHEN WE KEEP THINGS TO OURSELVES WHEN WE CAN'T USE THEM
BUT WE WON'T LET SOMEONE ELSE HAVE THEM IF HE CAN USE THEM.
THIS CAME FROM A FABLE ABOUT A DOG WHO WAS KEEPING WATCH OVER
SOME HAY AND HE WOULDN'T LET A HORSE HAVE ANY EVEN THOUGH THE
DOG COULDN'T EAT IT HIMSELF.
Data entry tech comment: THE SAYING ITSELF IS "DOG IN THE MANGER."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; 1515 CARR ST
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 08-03-1968
NEVER KILL A CRICKET IN THE HOUSE, BECAUSE IF YOU DO, YOU WILL
BE SURE TO HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: SALEM ; WEST VIRGINIA, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
FRIDAY 13TH IS A DAY OF BAD LUCK.
Where learned: SALEM ; WEST VIRGINIA, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | 686 Specific number by specific number being described BELIEF -- Bad luck Friday the Thirteenth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THE NUMBER OF WHITE PLACES IN YOUR FINGERNAILS TELLS YOU HOW
MANY BOY FRIENDS YOU HAVE.
Submitter comment: A BELIEF OF ADOLESCENTS IN LOCUST, GROVE, GEORGE--NOT
Where learned: GEORGIA, ASSUMED ; LOCUST GROVE ; GEORGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 06-08-1972
Proverb
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: HOME ; Grywalski, Stella ; 6627 Whitefield
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Cake ; Consume ; Contradictory ; Eat ; FOOD ; Maxim ; PARADOX ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
PROVERB
IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO EAT, WE WOULD ALL BE RICH.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; SHONEYS RESTAURANT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 06-06-1970
It is tradition in a German community to collect the Christmas
trees. There was one location in which people took their trees to
build one huge pile. Later, a toy witch was placed on top of the
pile and at a celebration at the beginning of February the pile of
trees was set on fire. The burning of the Christmas trees
symbolized the burning out of winter along with evil symbolized by
the witch. The Germans celebrated with music and dancing by the
large fire. You could see from the upper balcony of the apartment
building the fires of the other communities.
Where learned: WEST GERMANY ; Neu Ulm
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- February CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Christmas tree |
Date learned: 01-00-1986
While I was stationed in West Germany, we lived within the
local community. One of our German neighbors presented us with a
house warming gift on a beautiful round wooden platter. The gift
consisted of a ceramic cup full of salt, a pfennig, and a loaf of
bread. The salt symbolized the spice of life, the pfennig
symbolized financial stability, and the loaf of bread symbolized
the absence of hunger.
Where learned: WEST GERMANY ; Neu Ulm
Date learned: 10-00-1985
TRADITION
THE FRESHMEN AT THE CITADEL ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEIR HAIR CUT
(ALMOST COMPLETELY SHAVED OFF) IN ORDER THAT THE UPPERCLASSMEN WILL
KNOW WHO TO TEACH AND DISIPLINE (PICK ON).
Submitter comment: INFORMANT IS A FRESHMAN AT THIS MILITARY INSTITUTION.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; CHARLESTON
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY, ABOUT TWELVE YEARS OLD, I HAD
TO PASS A HOUSE WHERE THERE WAS A RED HAIRED YOUNG
GIRL. I WOULD CLOSE MY EYES SO THAT I WOULD NOT
SEE, FOR IF I DID SEE, I WOULD CATCH NO FISH.
Where learned: ROCHESTER ; NEW YORK, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fish BELIEF -- Sign Color |
Date learned: 03-11-1972
IF YOUR HAND ITCHES, YOU'RE GOING TO RECEIVE MONEY.
Submitter comment:
SHE LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of quality Monetary systemMoneyWealth BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: 06-18-1972
WHEN A BABY HAS HICCOUGHS, IT MEANS THAT HE IS
GROWING.
Where learned: DETROIT ; PASTEUR SCHOOL ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body Observation |
Date learned: 01-29-1968
BURP A BABY OVER YOUR SHOULDER AND HE'LL GROW UP
TO BE TALL.
Where learned: DETROIT ; PASTEUR SCHOOL ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 01-29-1968
ON EASTER MORNING, THE CHILDREN OF THE FAMILY GO AROUND THE HOUSE
HUNTING FOR EASTER EGGS THAT THE EASTER BUNNY HID FOR THEM.
Data entry tech comment:
THE EASTER BUNNY, LIKE THE EGG, HAS ITS ORIGINS IN PRE-CHRISTIAN
FERTILITY LORE. BEING SUCH FERTILE ANIMALS, THE HARE AND THE RABBIT
SYMBOLIZED THE NEW LIFE OF THE SPRING SEASON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Bunny |
Date learned: 04-06-1971
MANY THAI CUSTOMS ARE OF A RELIGIOUS NATURE. SHOES ARE
ALWAYS REMOVED BEFORE ENTERING A TEMPLE. MANY RELIGIOUS
SHRINES ARE OPEN ONLY TO THE BUDDHISTS. PHOTOGRAPHY
ON SACRED GROUND IS PROHIBITED.
Where learned: THAILAND ; STATIONED IN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church |
Date learned: 03-00-1971