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A HORSESHOE IS GOOD LUCK IF, AND ONLY IF, IT IS FOUND.
THIS IS BELIEVED IN MEXICO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Horseshoe |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
Custom/Belief
School Belief:
In the middle of the "diag," the diagonal sidewalk bisecting the campus at the University of Michigan, there is embedded in the walk a large brass 'M.' If a freshman walks on this 'M,' it is assured that he will fail his next test.
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Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Reference
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Myself ; ANN ARBOR
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; COLLEGE ; CUSTOM ; MICHIGAN ; Student ; SUPERSTITION ; TEST ; University ; University of Michigan
James Callow Keyword(s): Reference
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School |
RITUAL FOR THE DEAD
ON NOVEMBER 2ND, THERE IS ONLY WORK FOR HALF DAY. ALL THE PEOPLE
IN MEXICO GO TO CEMETERIES TO HONOR THEIR OWN DEAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- November 2 All SoulsDay of the Dead CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
CUSTOM--MARRIAGE
ON JUNE 13TH, ST. ANTHONY'S DAY IN MEXICO, GIRLS COLLECT 13
QUINTOS (ABOUT 5 CENTS) FROM 13 BOYS. THEN THEY BUY CANDLES FOR
ST. ANTHONY AND EXPECT TO MARRY BEFORE THE NEXT JUNE 13TH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
Keyword(s): BEGGING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- June 13 BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
IF YOU DON'T PAY FOR SHOES RIGHT AWAY, THEY WILL
SQUEAK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-10-1970
IN THE GRADUATE LIBRARY (AT U. OF M.), MOST OF THE STUDY
CARRELS HAVE WINDOWS NEXT TO THEM, BUT THERE IS THIS ONE
THAT HAS A DOOR WHERE THE WINDOW USUALLY IS, AND IT'S MISSING
ITS DOORKNOB. THE DOOR HAS BEEN SHUT LIKE THAT FOR ABOUT
THIRTY YEARS AND A BIG CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION HAS ARISEN:
"WHAT IS BEHIND THAT DOOR?" THE ANSWER THAT SATISFIES MOST
PEOPLE FOR GOOD IS "THE BONES OF THOSE WHO LOOKED." THE CAMPUS
MAY NEVER KNOW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
James Callow Keyword(s): FATAL CURIOSITY ; HUMOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 10-00-1983
EL SALVADOR LEGEND
THERE IS A LEGEND IN EL SALVADOR ABOUT A MAN MIDGET. IT IS
CONNECTED WITH THE COWBOYS THERE. THIS MIDGET APPEARS ONLY AT
NIGHT. HE EATS ASHES. HE WEARS A HAT SO BIG THAT NO ONE HAS
EVER SEEN HIS FACE. HE EATS THE ASHES LEFT BY COWBOYS WHO BANK
THEIR FIRES. NO ONE SEES HIM, BUT THE ASHES ARE ALWAYS GONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Abnormal in size |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
WHEN A VIRGIN GRADUATES FROM EASTERN UNIVERSITY, THE
WATER TOWER WILL CRUMBLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal P477.12 |
Date learned: 03-10-1970
WHISKEY BEFORE BEER HAVE NO FEAR.
BUT BEER BEFORE WHISKEY MIGHTY RISKY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE ; WARNING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Food Drink C855.447 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb Food Drink -- Alcoholic beverage PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00001950S
CUSTOM
ON JAN. 5TH, IT IS A CUSTOM IN MEXICO TO SERVE A CIRCULAR CAKE--
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 5 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- February 2 Candlemas Groundhog Day |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
IF YOU ARE HURT, WHATEVER AILMENT YOU HAVE WILL BE HEALED
BEFORE YOU ARE MARRIED TWICE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 03-10-1970
IF YOU STEP ON THE "M" ON CENTRAL CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN BEFORE YOUR FIRST EXAM, YOU WILL FAIL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: CA00001979
JAPANESE CUSTOM
ON JANUARY 2ND, LONG LINES OF CITIZENS GATHER AT THE IMPERIAL
PALACE OF DOUBLE BRIDGE ( NIJUBASHI ) AND GIVE CHEERS ( BANZAI )
THREE TIMES. BANZAI MEANS LONG LIFE, AND WE CHEER THREE TIMES
BECAUSE THREE IS A LUCKY NUMBER.
Submitter comment: WISH EMPEROR LUCK FOR THE COMING YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- 39815 BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
THE ORANGE AND THE COLOR ORANGE ARE SYMBOLS OF A LONG,
PROSPPEROUS LIFE IN JAPAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
FERN IS A TRADITINAL SYMBOL OF LONG PROSPERITY AND LIFE.
PINE IS THE SYMBOL OF LONGEVITY IN JAPAN BECAUSE OF
ITS ENDURING GREEN NEEDLES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
BAMBOO MEANS CONSTANCY AND FAITHFULNESS IN JAPAN. IT
IS A GOOD OMEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
THE SMALL LOBSTER IS A TRADITIONAL SYMBOL OF LONG PROSPEROUS
LIFE IN JAPAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Use of Object Animals |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
IN MEXICO, IF A HORSEFLY FLIES INTO YOUR HOME, YOU WILL
HAVE A VISITOR WITHIN THE DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
James Callow Keyword(s): INSECT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Use of Object Animals |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
IN MEXICO, IF YOU FIND A BIG, BLACK BUTTERFLY IN YOUR HOME
IT IS AVERY BAD LUCK SIGN. SOME DISASTER WILL FOLLOW--
LIKE DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
James Callow Keyword(s): INSECT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Use of Object Animals |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
SUPERSTITION
IT IS BELIEVED IN EL SALVADOR THAT THE DEVIL TAKES THE FORM OF A
DOG OR A FOX AND WEARS A CAPE. HE LIVES IN OLD HOUSES, AND WARM
CHIMNEY CORNERS OR WHEREVER IT IS DARK. HE PESTERS PEOPLE, MOVES
THINGS, LOSES AND MISPLACES THINGS. HE IS INVISIBLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMALS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon |
Date learned: 02-04-1968