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BELIEF IN A MEANS OF CAUSING ILLNESS

IF A WOMAN BREAST FEEDS HER BABY AFTER HAVING BEEN ANGRY WITH
SOMEONE, THE BABY WILL GET SICK TO HIS STOMACH.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER SISTER, GRACIA ESQUIVEL WHO IS A
HOUSEWIFE OF 23.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal
BELIEF -- Birth
BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness

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BELIEF CONCERNING HAIR

IF A GIRL GETS HER HAIR BLUNTLY CUT WITH A MACHETE WHEN THE MOON IS
FULL, HER HAIR WILL GROW BACK VERY, VERY LONG.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HER MEXICAN MOTHER WHO IS IN HER MID 40'S

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak
BELIEF -- Moon
BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness

Date learned: 02-05-1980

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BELIEF IN A METHOD OF CURING ASTHMA

STAND AN ASTHMATIC CHILD STRAIGHT AGAINST A TREE AND MARK THE SPOT
AT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD WITH A NAIL. AFTER THE CHILD MOVES TO THE
SIDE, DRIVE THE NAIL ALL THE WAY INTO THE TREE. AS SOON AS THE
CHILD'S HEIGHT PASSES THE NAIL, HE WILL BE RID OF HIS ASTHMA.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS IN MONTERREY, MEXICO.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

James Callow Keyword(s): MEASURING

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Method of Curing

Date learned: 02-05-1980 ; 12-00-1979

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FROM 20 TO 30, IF A MAN FEELS RIGHT,
IT'S ONCE IN THE MORNING AND ONCE AT NIGHT.
FROM 30 TO 40, IF HE STILL FEELS RIGHT,
HE CUTS OUT THE MORNING OR HE CUTS OUT THE NIGHT.
FROM 40 TO 50 IT'S JUST NOW AND THEN.
FROM 50 TO 60 IT'S GOD KNOWS WHEN}
FROM 60 TO 70, IF HE STILL FEELS INCLINED,
DON'T LET HIM KID YOU, IT'S ALL IN HIS MIND.

Submitter comment:

INFORMANT FELT THIS WAS QUITE HUMOROUS AND LAUGHED WHILE RECITING IT

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

James Callow Keyword(s): AGE ; EUPHEMISM ; FREQUENCY OF SEXUAL INTERCOURSE ; LOVERS

Subject headings: 730 730.328
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.533
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.545
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Date learned: 02-05-1980

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TRADITION

HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS NEAR THE END OF JULY, AND LASTS UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.
IN JULY THE VIRGIN ISLANDERS PRAY FOR NO HURRICANES, AND IN NOVEMBER THEY WILL THANK GOD FOR
NO HURRICANES.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: --

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TRADITION

IN ST. CROIX THE ANIMAL CARNIVAL IS CELEBRATED FROM DECEMBER 23RD UNTIL JANUARY 6TH.
THE VILLAGE WILL HAVE DANCING, PARADES, AND CALYPSO MUSIC. THE PARADE OF CHILDREN IS ON
THE 1ST OF JANUARY AND THE PARADE FOR ADULTS IS ON THE 6TH, WHICH IS THE END OF THE
ANIMAL CARNIVAL.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: --

Date learned: 00-00-1979

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TRADITION

IN ST. THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS, AN ANIMAL CARNIVAL IS CELEBRATED
THIS TAKES PLACE AT THE END OF APRIL AND INCLUDES MANY PARADES,
NATIVE DANCING AND FOOD. THE 3RD DAY OF THE FESTIVAL IS CONSIDERED
THE DAY OF THE CHILD AND A PARADE FOR CHILDREN TAKES PLACE. AT THE
END OF THE CELEBRATION, ABOUT 15 DAYS LATER, A PARADE FOR ADULTS
IS HELD FOR THE DAY OF THE ADULT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: --

Date learned: 00-00-1979

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THIS IS A GAME IN WHICH A CHILD ENCIRCLES HIS THUMB
AND FOREFINGER. IF HE MAKES ANOTHER CHILD LOOK AT
THE CIRCLE WHILE HE PLACES IT ON HIS KNEE OR ARM,
HE QUICKLY SAYS:
MADE YOU LOOK,
DIRTY CROOK,
STOLE YOUR MOTHER'S POCKETBOOK!
AFTER SAYING THIS, HE WAS ENTITLED TO HIT THE OTHER
CHILD IN THE ARM. IN ORDER TO PROTECT HIMSELF, HE
MUST THEN SAY, "NO TAGS BACK." IF HE FAILS TO
DO THIS THE OTHER CHILD MAY HIT HIM BACK.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse in Other Group of Folklore C800.500

Date learned: 09-22-1969

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TRADITION

MAY 31ST IS CONSIDERED TRANSFER DAY IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
BECAUSE THIS IS THE DAY THEY WERE FREED FROM THE DANISH AND ENTERED
THE UNITED STATES.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: --

Date learned: 00-00-1979

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TRADITION

FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDERS, THE THIRD OF JULY IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT
THAN THE 4TH, BECAUSE IN 1848 THE SLAVES WERE FREED AND THIS IS
THEIR DAY OF IMMANCIPATION.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: --

Date learned: 00-00-1979

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TRADITION

THE CHINESE BELIEVE THE SOUL OF THE DEAD WILL RETURN 100 DAYS AFTER
DEATH.

Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT BELIEVES HER GRANDFATHER RETURNED EXACTLY 100 DAYS
AFTER HIS DEATH.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial

Date learned: 00-00-1979

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FESTIVAL CUSTOM

THE CHINESE MOTHER IN LAW WILL PLACE A WHITE HANDKERCHEIR ON THE
BED OF THE NEWLYWEDS TO BE ASSURED HER DAUGHTER IN LAW IS A VIRGIN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

James Callow Keyword(s): HANDKERCHIEF

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage

Date learned: 00-00-1979

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TRADITION

FOR PROSPERITY AFTER DEATH, A DECEASED ONES' FAMILY WILL BRING
MONEY, CARS, LIQUOR AND OTHER MATERIALISTIC ITEMS TO THE TOMB AND
BURN IN HOPES OF SENDING THE DEAD HIS MOST LOVED POSSESSIONS UP TO
HEAVEN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial

Date learned: 00-00-1979

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TRADITION

THE HINDU INDIANS MAKE A PACT WITH THEIR GOD AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE NEW YEAR FOR GOOD HEALTH, A NEW JOB OR EVEN MONEY. IF HIS
PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED HE WILL PERFORM AN ACT OF PENANCE. THIS
ENTAILS WALKING THROUGH THE STREETS WITH SPIKES DRIVEN THROUGH
THE CHEST BY MONKS, WHILE BEING IN A TRANCE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: --

Date learned: 00-00-1979

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FESTIVAL CUSTOM

THE MALAYSIANS CALL THE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION THE "HARI RAYA PUASA".
TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR THE NEW YEAR THEY FAST FOR AN
ENTIRE MONTH, AND EAT ONLY AT DAWN, A RICE DINNER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Festival

Date learned: 00-00-1979

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FESTIVAL CUSTOM

AT THE END OF THE OLD YEAR, THE MALAYSIAN WOMEN WHO ARE VIRGINS
WILL THROW ORANGES INTO THE RIVER IN HOPES OF GETTING A GOOD HUSBAND
FOR THE NEW YEAR.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Festival

Date learned: 00-00-1979

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TRADITION

MALAY PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO TOUCH DOGS BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSIDERED
UNCLEAN AND IF THEY ARE TOUCHED, THE MALAYS MUST IMMEDIATELY WASH
WITH WATER OR IF THER IS NO WATER, THEY USE DRY SAND TO CLEANSE
THEIR HANDS AND FEET.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: --

Date learned: 00-00-1979

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TRADITION

THE MALAYSIANS STILL WEAR BLACK TO A FUNERAL OR A BLACK AND WHITE
STRIP ON THEIR SHOULDER SIGNIFYING THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial
BELIEF -- Color

Date learned: 01-00-1979

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ARE YOUR EYES BIGGER THAN YOUR BELLY ?

Submitter comment: A SAYING OF MY MOTHER'S

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; 109 SOUTH QUAD

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Formula

Date learned: 11-01-1971

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AN AUTOGRAPH SAYING

MM[ I WISH YOU LUCK, I WISH YOU JOY
I WISH YOU FIRST A BABY BOY
AND WHEN HIS HAIR BEGINS TO CURL
I WISH YOU THEN A BABY GIRL
AND WHEN HER HAIR IS UP IN PINS
I WISH YOU THEN A SET OF TWINS.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT

Keyword(s): IAMBIC TETRAMETER ; INITIAL ITERATION ; RHYME: AABBCC ; WISH

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.342
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Matrimony
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Cynical insight

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