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THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF A FETUS INDICATES WHETHER IT IS A
GIRL OR A BOY:
IF THE BABY IS HIGH AND THE MOTHER'S STOMACH IS LARGE, IT WILL
BE A GIRL. IF THE BABY IS CARRIED LOW AND THE MOTHER'S STOMACH
IS RATHER SMALL, IT IS A BOY.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Body part Senses
BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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YOU CAN HEAR AN UNBORN BABY CRY IF YOU PUT YOUR EAR TO THE
MOTHER'S STOMACH.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Body part Senses
BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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IF THE MOON LOOKS RED, IT MEANS THERE IS BLOOD ON IT, AND
THERE WILL SOON BE A WAR.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial
BELIEF -- Color
BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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WE LEARNED THE OTHER DAY THE FIRST PERMANENT THAT WAS EVER GIVEN,
THE LADY WHO GOT IT DIED OF A HEART ATTACK THE NEXT DAY. FOR
A LONG TIME AFTER THAT, NO ONE WANTED A PERMANENT BECAUSE
THEY THOUGHT THAT THE PERMANENT WAS WHAT MADE THAT LADY DIE.

Where learned: HOME ; 292 LAWNDALE DR ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

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

Date learned: 08-06-1968

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ALSO IN THE THEATRE, EVERYONE ALWAYS HOPES FOR AN AWFUL
DRESS REHEARSAL, BECAUSE THEN THE OPENING NIGHT
PERFORMANCE IS SUPPOSED TO BE TERRIFIC. USUALLY THIS
IS TRUE, TOO.

Where learned: HOME ; 292 LAWNDALE DR ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

James Callow Keyword(s): COMPENSATION CONTRAST

Subject headings: Observation
DRAMA -- D000
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion

Date learned: 07-23-1968

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IF THE CLASP OF THE NECKLACE IS NEXT TO THE LOCKET, YOUR
BOYFRIEND IS THINKING ABOUT YOU.

Submitter comment: TEENAGE PREVALENT BELIEF.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank
BELIEF -- Marriage

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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IF THE HEM OF YOUR DRESS IS TURNED UP, YOUR BOYFRIEND IS
THINKING ABOUT YOU.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank
BELIEF -- Marriage

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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IF YOU DON'T PEEL AN APPLE SO THAT THE PEELING STAYS IN ONE
PIECE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR BOYFRIEND.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually.
BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Marriage

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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WHEN YOUR PALM ITCHES IT MEANS YOU ARE GOING TO GET SOME
MONEY SOON.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails
BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet

Date learned: 06-16-1972

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MAKE A WISH, STRIKE A MATCH; HOLD IT UPRIGHT AND LET IT
BURN DOWN. IF IT BURNS DOWN ALL THE WAY, YOUR WISH
WILL COME TRUE.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Air Weather Fire
BELIEF -- Prayer

Date learned: 06-16-1972

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IF IT RAINS WHILE THE SUN IS SHINING, MEANS IT WILL RAIN
THE NEXT DAY.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Sun
BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction
BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon

Date learned: 06-16-1972

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IF THE HEM OF YOUR SKIRT GETS TURNED UP ACCIDENTALLY, KISS
IT AND TURN IT DOWN. YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Prayer
BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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IF THE LATCH ON YOUR NECKLACE WORKS ITS WAY FROM THE BACK
TO THE FRONT, MAKE A WISH AND TURN IT BACK. YOUR WISH
WILL COME TRUE.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Prayer

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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IN BEAUTY CONTESTS, PROBABLY HALF OF THE GIRLS WEAR
MUSTARD SEED CHARMS SOMEWHERE ON THEM, BECAUSE THEY'RE
SUPPOSED TO BRING GOOD LUCK IF YOU HAVE FAITH IN THEM THAT
THEY CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING. I THINK THAT THIS CAME
FROM SOME VERSE IN THE BIBLE.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Good luck P881.4

Date learned: 07-23-1968

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THE NUMBER THIRTEEN IS CONSIDERED UNLUCKY BECAUSE LONG AGO
WHEN THERE WERE GALLOWS, THEY ALWAYS BUILT THIRTEEN STEPS
LEADING UP TO THEM.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: 686 Specific number by specific number being described
Favorites
BELIEF -- Bad luck

Date learned: CHILDHOOD

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WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I WAS TOLD THAT THE COLOR
OF YOUR EYEBROWS ARE NOW, ARE WHAT COLOR YOUR HAIR WOULD
BE WHEN YOU GREW UP. MY HAIR WAS RED AND MY EYEBROWS BLONDE.
I BELIEVED THAT MY HAIR WOULD EVENTUALLY TURN BLONDE, FOR
SEVERAL YEARS.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

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

Date learned: 06-27-1972

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WHENEVER YOU HAVE AN APPLE WITH A STEM, YOU TAKE THE STEM
AND BEGIN TO TWIST IT. EACH TIME YOU TWIST THE STEM
YOU SAY A LETTER OF THE ALPHABET--THE LETTER THAT THE STEM
TWISTS OFF ON WILL BE THE FIRST LETTER OF THE LAST NAME
OF THE MAN YOU WILL MARRY.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement
BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Marriage
BELIEF -- Word Letter
BELIEF -- Use of Object

Date learned: 06-27-1972

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MANY PEOPLE TOLD MY SISTER, WHO HAD SET HER MARRIAGE DATE
FOR MARCH 15TH (THE IDES OF MARCH) THAT THIS WAS UNLUCKY,
BECAUSE OF THE CONNOTATIONS FROM SHAKESPEARE'S JULIUS
CAESAR.

Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 15
BELIEF -- Marriage
BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.545
BELIEF -- Bad luck Time (year, season, week, hour, etc.) Occasion Event

Date learned: 06-27-1972

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