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THE GROOM SHOULDN'T SEE THE BRIDE ON THE WEDDING DAY
(BEFORE THE WEDDING), IF HE DOES IT'S BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Separation before wedding BELIEF -- Bad luck Crucial moment of life |
Date learned: 00-00-1973
THE BRIDE SHOULD HAVE ON HER PERSON "SOMETHING OLD,
SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE" FOR
GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 860 Belief BELIEF -- Good luck Crucial moment of life |
Date learned: 00-00-1973
IT IS BAD LUCK TO ROCK AN EMPTY ROCKING CHAIR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1973
LONG HAIR:
YEARS AGO THE CUSTOM OF ALLOWING LONG HAIR ON BOTH LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS CAME FROM A BELIEF THAT CUTTING THE HAIR
WOULD AFFECT THE CHILD'S EYESIGHT FOR THE WORST.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00001973 (ASSUMED)
BED:
IT IS SAID TO BE BAD LUCK TO GET OUT OF BED ON THE WRONG
SIDE, THAT IS, THE LEFT SIDE. A PERSON WHO IS HAVING A
BAD DAY IS OFTEN SAID TO HAVE "GOTTEN UP ON THE WRONG
SIDE."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): LEFT RIGHT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck SPEECH -- Folk etymology |
Date learned: 00001973 (ASSUMED)
Proverb
A BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH.
MEANING: A SURE THING IS BETTER THAN TWO POSSIBILITIES
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Motifs added by TRD - 1-19-2011
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): BIRD ; Bush ; Hand ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Seconds / Twice / Two PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00001973 (ASSUMED)
THE HORSESHOE IS OFTEN PLACED OVER THE DOOR OR SOMEWHERE
ON A PERSON'S PREMISES FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Horseshoe |
Date learned: 00001973 (ASSUMED)
STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT
FIRST STAR I SEE TONIGHT.
I WISH I MAY, I WISH I MIGHT
HAVE THE WISH I WISH TONIGHT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 00001973 (ASSUMED)
CAKE DREAMS:
WHENEVER A WEDDING TAKES PLACE ALL THE UNMARRIED GIRLS ARE
SUPPOSE (D) TO TAKE A PIECE OF CAKE HOME WITH THEM TO SLEEP ON,
THEN WHICHEVER BOY APPEARS IN THEIR DREAM THAT NIGHT IS
SUPPOSED TO BE THE FUTURE HUSBAND.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Things under pillow BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about weddings, funerals, and other crucial moments of life BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00001973 (ASSUMED)
IT IS SAID TO BE BAD LUCK IF THE BRIDE AND GROOM CATCH
SIGHT OF EACH OTHER ON THE DAY OF THEIR WEDDING BEFORE THE
CEREMONY TAKES PLACE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 00001973 (ASSUMED)
AFTER SOMEONE MAKES A STATEMENT ABOUT HOW SUCH AND SUCH
HAS NOT HAPPENED TO HIM YET, HE "KNOCKS ON WOOD" TO
RETAIN THE LUCK OF NOT HAVING IT HAPPEN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero BELIEF -- Conversions Gestures |
Date learned: 00001973 (ASSUMED)
HICCUPS ARE SAID TO BE A SURE SIGN THAT THE HICCUPER IS
GROWING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 00001973 (ASSUMED)
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSE (D) TO SWEEP UNDER THE FEET OF AN UNMARRIED
GIRL BECAUSE IF YOU DO, SHE'LL NEVER GET MARRIED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time Working |
Date learned: 10-15-1973
COUGH CURE:
EQUAL PARTS OF HONEY, WHISKEY, AND LEMON. MIX WELL. TAKE AS
OFTEN AS NEEDED FOR COUGH. SOME FIND IT BETTER TO LEAVE
OUT THE HONEY AND LEMON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
TO GET RID OF A STY RUB A GOLD RING ON IT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-04-1973
DROP A KNIFE AND A MAN'S GONNA COME VISIT YOU.
DROP A FORK A WOMAN'S GONNA COME VISIT YOU.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 10-04-1973
IF THE BOTTOM OF YOUR FOOT ITCHES IT'S A SURE SIGN YOU'RE
GONNA WALK ON GROUND THAT YOU'VE NEVER WALKED ON BEFORE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itches |
Date learned: 10-04-1973
WHEN FOWL IS EATEN...
TWO PEOPLE EACH TAKE HOLD OF ONE SIDE OF A WISHBONE, MAKE
A WISH, PULL UNTIL THE BONE BREAKS. THE ONE WHO GETS THE
LARGEST PIECE OF BONE, THEIR WISH WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Meat Bird Poultry BELIEF -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 09-20-1973
BURN A CANDLE FOR THREE DAYS AFTER SOMEONE DIES TO FREE
THEIR SOUL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN