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DON'T OPEN AN UMBRELLA IN A HOUSE. IT'S BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment: HEARD FROM HER FATHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Umbrella |
Date learned: 04-04-1967
DON'T OPEN AN UMBRELLA IN THE HOUSE--IT'S VERY
UNFORTUNATE.
Submitter comment: GRANDMOTHER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Umbrella |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
IT IS BELIEVED THAT OPENING AN UMBRELLA IN THE
HOUSE WILL BRING BAD LUCK. IF YOU ARE AN UNMARRIED
GIRL, IT ESPECIALLY MEANS THAT YOU WILL REMAIN
AN OLD MAID FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SPINSTER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Dating Courtship BELIEF -- Bad luck Umbrella |
Date learned: 10-27-1969
WHEN YOU BREAK UP WITH A BOYFRIEND, DON'T WEAR THE
EARRING YOU HAD ON AGAIN, OR IT IS BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HAD KNOWN THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Metal Stone Bone Precious stone Gem BELIEF -- Bad luck Jewelry (gems, rings, etc.) |
Date learned: 10-28-1967
IN INDIA TO LEAVE YOUR SHOES TURNED OVER WILL BRING
BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) |
Date learned: 03-05-1971
NEVER PUT YOUR LEFT SHOE ON FIRST IN THE MORNING
BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE BAD LUCK THE REST OF THE DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) |
Date learned: 12-00-1967
IT IS BAD LUCK TO BUTTON A VEST FROM THE TOP
DOWN.
Submitter comment: INFORMER HAD KNOWN THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
IT IS BAD LUCK TO WEAR A DEAD MAN'S CLOTHES.
Submitter comment: ACQUIRED THIS THROUGH LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) |
Date learned: 08-00-1967
IF A PERSON WALKS UNDER A LADDER, HE WILL HAVE BAD
LUCK.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Angular forms BELIEF -- Bad luck Ladder (angles, pyramid, etc.) |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WALKING UNDER A LADDER IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Angular forms BELIEF -- Bad luck Ladder (angles, pyramid, etc.) |
Date learned: 11-02-1970
WALKING UNDER A LADDER IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Angular forms BELIEF -- Bad luck Ladder (angles, pyramid, etc.) |
Date learned: 11-25-1969
IF YOU WALK UNDER A LADDER, YOU WILL HAVE SEVEN YEARS
BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Angular forms BELIEF -- Bad luck Ladder (angles, pyramid, etc.) |
Date learned: 10-30-1968
BREAKING A MIRROR IS SEVEN YEARS BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS BELIEVED BY MANY OLDER ERSONS.
INFORMANT'S MOTHER TOLD HIM THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several BELIEF -- Bad luck Mirror |
Date learned: 02-25-1971
IF YOU BREAK A MIRROR YOU WILL HAVE SEVEN YEARS
BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several BELIEF -- Bad luck Mirror |
Date learned: 03-03-1971
IF YOU BREAK A MIRROR, YOU WILL HAVE SEVEN YEARS
BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several BELIEF -- Bad luck Mirror |
Date learned: 10-30-1968
IF YOU BREAK A MIRROR IT'S BAD LUCK IN CHINA AND
ESPECIALLY WHEN A COUPLE WHO ARE IN LOVE BREAK
A MIRROR, THEY WILL SEPARATE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS SUPERSTITION IN TAIWAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; TAIWAN
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Dating Courtship BELIEF -- Bad luck Mirror |
Date learned: 02-12-1971
IF YOU WERE BORN ON A FRIDAY, YOU WILL HAVE A LIFE
OF GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: GRANDMOTHER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): BIRTH
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- NOT SURE BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Good luck Crucial moment of life |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
CARRYING MUSTARD SEEDS WILL BRING YOU GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Plants |
Date learned: 03-26-1968
IT IS GOOD LUCK WHEN THERE ARE PORPOISES SWIMMING
AROUND THE BOW OF A SHIP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Animals |
Date learned: 03-15-1968