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OBSERVATION

NEVER CUT YOUR HAIR ON THE NIGHT OF A FULL MOON
AS IT MAY NEVER GROW BACK.

Submitter comment: INFORMANTS MOTHER ACTUALLY BELIEVED THIS AND TOLD IT TO MR. ROBINSON
WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG BOY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; 1681 22ND ST ; WYANDOTTE

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

Date learned: 01-20-1970

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Ethnic: Irish/Scottish Superstition

Good Luck:

No man would ever leave Irelannd or Scotland without a bit of heather and a small bag of soil. Without these life in the new wold would be bitter.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN's [P880, F533, p880] crossed out and replaced with F533.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Abner, Robinson ; 1681 22ND ST ; WYANDOTTE

Keyword(s): BELIEF ; CUSTOM ; DIVINATION ; Earth ; ETHNIC ; Heather ; Herbal ; Irish ; LUCK ; NATURE ; New World ; SCOTTISH ; Soil ; SUPERSTITION ; TRAVEL

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

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