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PEOPLE WEAR WEDDING BANDS ON THEIR LEFT HANDS BECAUSE IT IS
CLOSER TO THE HEART.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Marriage Engagement ring |
Date learned: 04-29-1969
IF THE SUN SHINES WHILE IT IS RAINING, THE DEVIL IS
BEATING HIS WIFE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Sun BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 06-28-1970
IT'S BAD LUCK TO GET MARRIED WHEN THE HANDS OF A CLOCK ARE
GOING DOWN (2:00, 2:15). GOOD LUCK TO GET MARRIED WHEN
THE HANDS ARE CLIMBING (2:30). THEREFORE, WEDDINGS ARE
TRADITIONALLY HELD AT HALF PAST THE HOUR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Bad luck |
IF YOU PUT A TOOTH THAT YOU HAVE PULLED OUT UNDER YOUR
PILLOW AT NIGHT, THE GOOD FAIRY WILL COME AND TAKE YOUR
TOOTH AND LEAVE YOU SOME MONEY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue BELIEF -- Maturity |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN I WAS A CHILD, WE USED TO BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD NOT BE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR SINS UNTIL YOU REACHED YOUR
TWELFTH BIRTHDAY.
WE USED TO SAY, "AS SOON AS I'M TWELVE, I'M GOING TO THE
ALTAR TO GET SAVED."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): AGE OF REASON
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Private birthday or anniversary BELIEF -- Maturity |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU PLANT GOURDS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF YOUR GARDEN,
SNAKES WON'T COME NEAR IT OR YOUR HOUSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 04-20-1969
WRAPPING A LARIAT AROUND YOU AT NIGHT KEEPS SNAKES AWAY
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): CAMPING
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 04-20-1969
ARMY ADVERTISING SLOGAN
"THE ARMY BUILDS MEN" IS ONLY USED TO GET GUYS IN THERE.
IT'S JUST A SNOW JOB.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): PROPAGANDA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P535 PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
OPENING AN UMBRELLA IN A HOUSE IS BAD LUCK
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 05-04-1969
IF AN UMBRELLA IS ALREADY OPEN IN A HOUSE, LEAVE IT
OPEN; OTHERWISE IT IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck |
BETTY RECEIVED A CHAIN LETTER IN HER MAIL AND SHE SEEMED
QUITE SERIOUS WHEN SHE ASKED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO HER IF SHE
DIDN'T CARRY IT ON. SHE ADMITTED THAT SHE WAS TERRIBLY
SUPERSTITIOUS AND BELIEVED SOMETHING AWFUL WOULD HAPPEN
BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON IT.
Submitter comment: CHAIN LETTER IS ATTACHED
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Word Letter BELIEF -- Bad luck |
WHEN WALKING DOWN A CONCRETE SIDEWALK, CHILDREN AVOID
STEPPING ON CRACKS AND CHANT:
STEP ON A CRACK, YOU'LL BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
IF YOU HAVE TWO THINGS TO DO, ONE ON YOUR LEFT SIDE AND
ONE ON YOUR RIGHT, IT'S BAD LUCK TO DO THE THING ON
YOUR LEFT IF YOU'RE RIGHT HANDED. I'S BAD LUCK IF YOU
DON'T.(?)
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time Routine activity |
Date learned: 03-03-1969
FIRST THING YOU BRING INTO A NEW HOUSE IS SUGAR, SALT AND
BREAD FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY CAFE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Food Drink -- Food BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 05-13-1969
IF YOU PUT UP A FENCE RAIL IN THE WANE OF THE MOON, IT WILL
SINK INTO THE MUD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY CAFE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Architecture BELIEF -- Moon |
Date learned: 04-19-1969
IF YOU PLANT CROPS IN THE WANE OF THE MOON, THEY WILL WITHER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY CAFE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE DOWN BY NEW YEAR'S DAY
BAD LUCK WILL COME.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY CAFE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Christmas tree BELIEF -- Bad luck Time (year, season, week, hour, etc.) Occasion Event |
Date learned: 03-02-1969
IF YOU EAT ANY KIND OF BERRY, YOU WILL GET AN APPENDIX.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY CAFE
Keyword(s): APPENDICITIS
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 03-02-1969
THE COLORS A WOMAN WEARS MAY BE SENDING SECRET MESSAGES
TO MEN. MRS. LUCY DAVIS, MERCHANDISE MANAGER FOR HARVEY'S
WOMEN'S WEAR RETURNED FROM THE NEW YORK MARKET RECENTLY
WITH DISTURBING NEWS: COLOR PSYCHOLOGISTS, SHE SAYS,
NOW INSIST THAT WOMEN SPEAK FLUENTLY WITH THEIR CLOTHING
COLOR--WHETHER THEY KNOW IT OR NOT.
"FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW THAT PINK IS SEXY," MRS DAVIS SAID.
"BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT MEN THINK WOMEN IN BEIGE MAY BE
TOO INDEPENDENT? AT LEAST, THAT'S WHAT THE COLOR-
ENGINEERS ARE SAYING."
OTHER PERSONALITY EXPRESSIONS: ANGER IS RED-ORANGE;
CONFIDENCE-BROWN; FRIENDSHIP IS GREEN; INTELLIGENCE IS
YELLOW AND EXCELLENCE IS BLUE.
Where learned: NASHVILLE BANNER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
THE BROWN MOUNTAIN LIGHT: A SLAVE OWNER WAS KILLED OR LOST
ON A MOUNTAIN. THE SLAVE WENT LOOKING FOR HIM IN THE NIGHT.
AND TO THIS VERY DAY YOU CAN STILL SEE THE LIGHT ON THE
MOUNTAIN AT NIGHT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Human Being |
Date learned: 03-07-1969