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CUSTOM
KOSHER FOOD IS FOOD THAT HAS BEEN BLESSED
BY THE RABBI TO MAKE IT PURE.
Submitter comment: THIS JEWISH CUSTOM IS STILL PRACTICED TODAY.
Where learned: HOME ; UNCLE ; 29501 GRAND RIVER AVE ; ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 02-02-1970
RHYME
ONE TO MAKE READY;
TWO TO SHOW;
THREE TO START,
AND FOUR TO GO.
Submitter comment:
TOLD TO ME BY MY GRANDMOTHER AT MY HOME.
MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO COUNT TO THIS OR SKIP ROPE TO THIS WHEN SHE
WAS A CHILD IN ENGLAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; 29501 GRAND RIVER AVE
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-26-1970
BIRD IN THE HOUSE SUPERSTITION
IF A BIRD FLIES INTO YOUR HOUSE, SOMEONE WILL DIE IN THE NEAR FUTURE
Submitter comment:
MY GRANDMOTHER WAS BORN IN ENGLAND, AND THIS SUPERSTITION WAS REALLY
BELIEVED WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD.
Where learned: HOME ; Grandmother ; TOLD BY ; 29501 GRAND RIVER
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 02-26-1970
BELIEF
IF YOU HOLD A BIBLE, WHILE TAKING A TRIP BY AIRPLANE,
IT WILL KEEP YOU SAFE UNTIL YOU LAND.
Submitter comment:
SINCE MY GRANDMOTHER IS AFRAID OF AIR TRAVEL HERSELF
AND SEES MANY OF HER FAMILY DEPART ON AIRPLANE TRIPS.
SHE ALWAYS TELLS US THIS AND USUALLY BRINGS A BIBLE FOR US.
Where learned: HOME ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD AT ; 29501 GRAND RIVER
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 02-26-1970
VOCABULARY
HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP.
Submitter comment: THESE ARE SAYIGS THAT DENOTE DISTANCES BY THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE.)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; 29501 GRAND RIVER AVE
Keyword(s): UNDERSTATEMENT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 02-17-1970