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FUNERAL SUPERSTITION

I'VE HEARD MY GRANDMOTHER SAY THAT IF YOU'RE AT A FUNERAL AN' YOU
START LAUGHIN' AN' PLAYIN' AROUND, SOMEBODY IN YOUR FAMILY WILL
DIE, AN' YOU'LL BE CRYIN'.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial

Date learned: 04-00-1972

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WEATHER PREDICTION

APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- April
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May
BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew
BELIEF -- Plant

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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A KISS AND TOE RHYME

STUMP YOUR TOE,
KISS YOUR THUMB,
SEE YOUR BEAU,
BEFORE THE DAY IS GONE.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails
BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails
BELIEF -- Marriage
BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour

Date learned: 07-00-1968

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HEM ON DDRESS

WHEN THE HEM IS TURNED UP ON YOUR DRESS, THIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL
GET A NEW DRESS.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually.
Prediction / Divination
ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress Overall body coverUpper body and arms

Date learned: 07-00-1968

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MAY DAY

IN MRS. WHITTEN'S YOUTH, CHILDREN IN LEWISBURG BELIEVED THAT IF YOU
LOOKED DOWN INTO A WELL AT EXACTLY NOON TIME ON MAY DAY, YOU WOULD
SEE THE FACE OF YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND. MRS. WHITTEN SAID THAT ONE
GIRL LOOKED AND SAW HER COFFIN AND SHE DIED THE NEXT DAY OF
FRIGHT.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
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CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May 1 May Day
BELIEF -- Marriage
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial
BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour

Date learned: 07-00-1968

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SIGN OF RAIN

WHEN THE BACKSIDE OF A POPLAR TREE'S LEAVES TURN TO SILVER, IT IS
SUPPOSED TO RAIN.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

James Callow Keyword(s): POPLAR

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Weather sign or control
BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew
BELIEF -- Plant

Date learned: 07-00-1968

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LETTER AND A RED BIRD

IF YOU SEE A RED BIRD LIGHT, YOU WILL GET A LETTER.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
BELIEF -- Bird

Date learned: 07-00-1968

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DROPPING DISHRAGS

IF YOU DROP A DISHRAG, IT IS A SIGN THAT SOMEONE HUNGRY IS COMING.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

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

Date learned: 07-00-1968

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A DREAM

IF YOU TELL A DREAM BEFORE BREAKFAST, IT WILL COME TRUE.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222.
BELIEF -- Dreams

Date learned: 07-18-1968

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SUPERSTITIONS

SING BEFORE BREAKFAST, CRY BEFORE DINNER.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
BELIEF -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222.
PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim

Date learned: 07-18-1968

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NOT GIVEN

IF YOU LAUGH HARD IN THE MORNING, YOU'LL CRY BEFORE YOU SLEEP THAT
NIGHT.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal
BELIEF -- Measure of time Sleeping

Date learned: 08-01-1968

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NOT GIVEN

IF YOU BREAK A PROMISE, YOU'LL HAVE A BAD DREAM.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal
BELIEF -- Dreams

Date learned: 08-01-1968

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BELIEF OR SUPERSTITION

IF YOU SEW ON SUNDAY, YOU WILL HAVE TO PICK OUT ALL YOUR STITCHES
WITH YOUR TEETH AFTER YOU GO TO HELL.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

James Callow Keyword(s): AFTERLIFE

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial
BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour
BELIEF -- Measure of time Working

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SNAKES

IF YOU KILL A SNAKE, HIS BODY WON'T STOP WIGGLING UNTIL THE SUN
GOES DOWN.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
BELIEF -- Animal
BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour

Date learned: 08-12-1968

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BELIEF

IF YOU PLAY WITH FIRE, YOU'LL WET YOUR BED THAT NIGHT.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal
BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour

Date learned: 08-01-1968

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BELIEF: DON'T LEAVE YOUR HAT ON THE BED

IF YOU LEAVE YOUR HAT ON THE BED, YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO A SEVERE
DISAPPOINTMENT BEFORE THE DAY IS OUT.

Submitter comment: MRS. SOLOMON IS 35 YEARS OLD AND JEWISH.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal
BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour

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RINGING EARS

IF YOU HAD A RINGING SENSATION IN YOUR EARS, SOMEONE WAS SAYING
NICE THINGS ABOUT YOU. IF YOU HAD A BUZZING NOISE IN YOUR EARS,
SOMEONE WAS SPREADING UGLY RUMORS ABOUT YOU.

Submitter comment: TOLD TO INFORMANT BY HER MAID, MRS. BERTHA REID, NEGRO, WHO WAS
48 AT THE TIME.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions P842.2

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A TIME TO AVOID BAKING CAKES AND BREAD

IF YOU WANTED TO BAKE EITHER A BREAD OR A CAKE THAT NEEDED TO RAISE
BEFORE BAKING, YOU SHOULD NOT DO IT DURING YOUR MENSTRUAL PERIOD
BECAUSE THE BREAD OR CAKE WOULD NOT RAISE.

Submitter comment: TOLD TO INFORMANT BY HER MAID, MRS. BERTHA REID, NEGRO, WHO WAS 48
AT THE TIME.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Keyword(s): BODILY FUNCTIONS

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
Food Drink -- Manner of preparation Process
Food Drink -- Pastry Sweet Dessert

Date learned: 07241968 REID, BERTHA, MRS.

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PREDICTION: IS IT GOING TO BE GOOD OR BAD NEWS?

IF YOU HAD A WHITE THREAD ON YOUR CLOTHES, YOU WOULD RECEIVE A
LETTER ON THAT DAY WITH GOOD NEWS IN IT. IF IT WAS A BLACK THREAD,
THE NEWS CONTAINED IN THAT LETTER WOULD BE BAD.

Submitter comment: TOLD TO INFORMANT BY HER MAID, MRS. BERTHA REID, NEGRO, WHO WAS 48
YEARS OLD AT THE TIME.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Keyword(s): COLOR

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Color

Date learned: 07241968 REID, BERTHA, MRS.

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