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GOOD FRIDAY BELIEF
IT EITHER RAINS OR THE SKY DARKENS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 12 NOON AND
3 P.M. GOOD FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Data entry tech comment:
THE ORIGIN OF THIS BELIEF IS FOUND IN THE BIBLE IN 3 PLACES--MATTHEW
27:45, MARK 15:33, AND LUKE 23:44. THESE PASSAGES REFER TO THE
DARKNESS. A STORM IS ALSO REFERRED TO IN THE BIBLE AS OCCURING
DURING THE THREE HOURS.
Where learned: OHIO ; 5984 COLUMBIA RD, ASSUMED ; NORTH OLMSTED ; 44070, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | 663 Good Friday BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
THERE IS A CHURCH ON THE MOUNT PLEASANT HIGHWAY WITH AN
ADJACENT GRAVEYARD. IF YOU CAN DRIVE AROUND THE CHURCH
THREE TIMES WITHOUT SEEING A GHOST, YOU'LL HAVE A
HEALTHY LIFE. IF YOU SEE A GHOST, YOU DON'T HAVE LONG
TO LIVE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
NAMES
IT IS AN ITALIAN CUSTOM NOT TO HAVE MIDDLE NAMES. MARINA
HERSELF HAS NO MIDDLE NAME AND NEITHER DOES ANYONE IN
HER FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD ; COLUMBIA REALTY OFFICE
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: 02-00-1971
LEGEND
KAREN TELLS ME THERE ARE MANY STORIES IN ARMENIAN
TRADITION ABOUT A MAN CALLED NASAHADEHAJA. HE
WAS SUPPOSEDLY A GREAT PHILOSOPHER WHOM EVERYONE
LISTENED TO. ONE DAY NASAHADEHAJA WAS SITTING
UNDER A TREE CRYING AND A WOMAN CAME UP AND SAID,
"NASAHADEHAJA, WHY ARE YOU CRYING?" HE ANSWERED THAT HE
WAS WORRIED THAT WHAT IF HE HAD A SON WHO CLIMBED
UP THE TREE, FELL DOWN, AND DIED. KAREN LAUGHED AT
THAT POINT, THOUGH I REALLY DIDN'T SEE THE HUMOR IN
THE STORY. SHE SAID THE MORAL WAS NOT TO WASTE YOUR
LIFE WORRYING ABOUT WHAT COULD (UNDERLINED) HAPPEN.
Where learned: COLUMBIA REALTY OFFICE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 02-26-1971
NAMING CUSTOM
IT IS AN OLD MEXICAN CUSTOM TO GIVE A CHILD HIS MOTHER'S
MAIDEN NAME AS HIS MIDDLE NAME. RICK KALOSKI WOULD BE RICK
SMITH KALOSKI AND HIS KIDS WOULD BE RICK SMITH JONES KALOSKI.
NAMES GET VERY LONG AND THIS IS HOW ONE TRACES THEIR FAMILY
TREE. RICK ACTUALLY OBSERVED THIS IN SOME PARTS OF MEXICO
CITY, 1960.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD ; COLUMBIA REALTY OFFICE
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: 02-00-1971
HOO DOO
LAST YEAR WHILE I WAS WORKING AT THE MAURY COUNTY HOSPITAL, AN
AID, WHOSE NAME ESCAPES ME, TOLD ME ABOUT AN OLD LADY IN
MOUNT PLEASANT, WHO PRACTICED HOO DOO. THIS OLD LADY HAD
THE POWER TO PUT A CURSE ON ANYONE WHO BOTHERED HER. SHE'S
AN OLD NEGRO AND APPARENTLY THE NEGROES IN MOUNT PLEASANT
BELIEVE IN HER POWERS. THE ONES WHO DON'T HAVE BEEN
SHOWN THAT HER POWER DOES EXIST.
Where learned: TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; COLUMBIA
James Callow Keyword(s): VOO DOO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman |
Date learned: 06-15-1970
THE GHOST OF CHAPEL HILL
IN CHAPEL HILL, TENNESSEE, THERE IS A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS
WHERE ONE CAN SEE A GHOST. AT NIGHT, WHEN A TRAIN COMES
THROUGH THE TRACKS, YOU CAN SEE A RED LIGHT, WHICH IS A
LITTLE WAYS BEHIND IT. THE LIGHT FOLLOWS THE TRAIN AT
ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE ALL THE TIME. NO ONE CAN REALLY TELL
JUST EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. PEOPLE HAVE SHOT AT IT AND NOTHING
HAPPENS. PEOPLE SAY THAT ONE, A LONG TIME AGO, A MAN WAS
SEVERED. SUPPOSEDLY THE GHOST, THE RED LIGHT, KEEPS
RETURNING IN SEARCH OF HIS HEAD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Fire BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
ALWAYS IRON BEFORE GOING TO BED SO YOUR HANDS WILL NOT HAVE
TO TOUCH WATER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THIS
TASK. IF YOUR HANDS TOUCH WATER AFTER IRONING, SOME
UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE WILL BEFALL YOU.
Submitter comment: THIS BELIEF WAS PRACTICED BY A MEXICAN GIRL WHO LIVED
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
James Callow Keyword(s): METAL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Water BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
BAPTISM
IN THE ARNENIAN CHURCH A CHILD IS NOT TO GO
IN THE ARNENIAN CHURCH A CHILD IS NOT TO GET HIS HAIR CUT BEFORE HE'S
BAPTIZED. INFORMANT SAYS THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT BUT SHE'S NOT
SURE WHY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD ; COLUMBIA REALTY OFFICE ; 19100 W 10 MILE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. |
Date learned: 02-26-1971
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
IT IS AN ITALIAN CUSTOM TO OPEN CHRISTMAS
PRESENTS ON CHRISTMAS EVE AFTER DINNER INSTEAD
OF CHRISTMAS MORNING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD ; COLUMBIA REALTY OFFICE ; 19100 W 10 MILE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Gifts, gift giving at Christmas |
Date learned: 02-09-1971
BIRTH
IT IS A GREEK CUSTOM FOR A WOMAN NOT TO GO TO CHURCH FOR 40 DAYS
AFTER A BABY IS BORN. THIS IS BECAUSE SHE IS CONSIDERED "UNCLEAN".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD ; COLUMBIA REALTY OFFICE ; 19100 W 10 MILE
James Callow Keyword(s): CHURCHING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Week Day Hour BELIEF -- Number P686.1.40 |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
CURSE
CROSS YOUR (MY) HEART AND HOPE TO DIE,
STICK A NEEDLE IN YOUR EYE.
Submitter comment: THIS CURSE IS UTTERED BY A PERSON TO ANOTHER TO EXACT A
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
James Callow Keyword(s): OATH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech BELIEF -- Curse |
CURSE
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN SEES SOMETHING THAT SCARES HER, IT
WILL MARK THE BABY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
IT'S BAD LUCK TO LIGHT THREE CIGARETTES FROM ONE MATCH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 07-03-1972
IF A BLACK CAT WALKS ACROSS YOUR PATH, YOU CAN CONVERT
THE BAD LUCK BY ROLLING UP ONE PANTS' LEG AND TURNING
YOUR HAT AROUND BACKWARDS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.50 BELIEF -- Conversions |
Date learned: 07-03-1972
IF YOU CHEW TOBACCO AND SPIT, YOU WILL CATCH A FISH.
Submitter comment: MY UNCLE TAUGHT MY FATHER THIS TRICK AS A SMALL BOY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
TO MAKE FISH BITE, YOU MUST SPIT ON THE FISH BAIT. THIS
CHARM GUARANTEES YOU WILL CATCH A FISH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 06-22-1972
SMALL CHILDREN ARE OFTEN CONSOLED BY THEIR MOTHERS WHO OFFER
TO "KISS THE HURT AND MAKE IT WELL."
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER CONSOLED ME WITH THESE SAME WORDS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 06-14-1972
A CROSS IS SAID TO WARD OFF VAMPIRES, SINCE THEY BECOME
BURNED OR PARALYZED AT ITS TOUCH.
Submitter comment: MY AUNT, CHERI SHERMAN, WHO NOW RESIDES IN SAN ANTONIO,
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Sign Color |
Date learned: 06-14-1972
PENTACLE IS A CHARM USED BY PENNSYLVANIA PEOPLE WHO ARE
DESCENDED FROM THE DUTCH, TO WARD OFF EVIL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |