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SHOOTING STAR
WHEN YOU SEE A SHOOTING STAR (FALLING STAR) MAKE A WISH
AND IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: WINSTON SALEM ; NORTH CAROLINA ; informant's home ; 2108 E. 25th St.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Comet BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 09-08-1971
STAR BELIEF
WHEN YOU SEE A FALLING STAR MAKE A WISH AND IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: WINSTON SALEM ; NORTH CAROLINA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Comet BELIEF -- Prayer |
NEVER WASH AND HANG CLOTHES ON NEW YEAR'S DAY, OR YOU'LL
WASH SOMEONE OUT OF THE FAMILY.
Where learned: ITALY ; WINSTON SALEM ; NORTH CAROLINA ; ROME
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's |
Date learned: 10-00-1970 ; 09-08-1971
Never sweep a visitors' foot with a broom. If this happens
have the person whose feet has been swept spit on the bottom of
the broom. If the person does not spit on the broom it will be
bad luck for that person.
Submitter comment:
It so happens that I was sweeping and accidently hit her
foot, she asked that I turn the broom upside down so that she
could spit on the bottom of it.
Where learned: WINSTON SALEM ; NORTH CAROLINA
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Bad luck BELIEF -- Conversions SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
WHEN A NEW NEIGHBOR MOVES INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, PAY A VISIT AND GIVE
THEM A LOAF OF BREAD AND A BOX OF SALT. SUPPOSED MEANING: MAY THERE
ALWAYS BE FOOD IN THE HOUSE AND WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
Submitter comment: THIS WAS DONE IN INFORMANTS NEIGHBORHOOD IN SUBURBS IN WINSTON_SALEM.
Where learned: HOME ; WINSTON SALEM ; NORTH ; 2108 E 25TH ST
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Number |
DOG GHOST
THERE WAS A PATHWAY LEADING FROM INFORMANT'S MOTHER'S
HOUSE TO HER HOUSE (INFORMANT'S). SHE WAS ACCUSTOMED
TO GOING THROUGH THE PATHWAY AT ANY TIME DAY OR NIGHT.
ONE NIGHT SHE WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN SHE ENCOUNTERED
A HUGE SNOW WHITE DOG, ABOUT SIX FEET TALL ON ALL
FOUR LEGS, ACROSS THE PATHWAY. IT FRIGHTENED HER SO
BAD HER HAIR STOOD STRAIGHT UP ON HER HEAD. SHE RAN
HOME AFTER THE DOG DISAPPEARED. LATER SHE FELT THIS
WAS A WARNING NOT TO TRAVEL THE PATHWAY AT NIGHT, SO
SHE DIDN'T ANY MORE.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS A TRUE TALE. TOLD BY MY MOTHER. IT
HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 1935 IN WINSTON SALEM, NORTH
CAROLINA.
WOMAN FRIGHTENED BY A LARGE WHITE DOG. HER HAIR STANDS ON END, AND
SHE INTERPRETS APPEARANCE OF DOG AS GHOSTLY WARNING TO AVOID
THAT PATH
INFORMANT SAYS THIS IS TRUE; IT HAPPENED TO HER MOTHER IN 1935 IN
WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
Where learned: WINSTON SALEM ; NORTH CAROLINA
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: CA00001956 ; 00-00-1935
DOG GHOST
THERE WAS A PATHWAY LEADING FROM INFORMANT'S MOTHER'S
HOUSE TO HER HOUSE (INFORMANT'S). SHE WAS ACCUSTOMED
TO GOING THROUGH THE PATHWAY AT ANY TIME DAY OR NIGHT.
ONE NIGHT SHE WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN SHE ENCOUNTERED
A HUGE SNOW WHITE DOG, ABOUT SIX FEET TALL ON ALL
FOUR LEGS, ACROSS THE PATHWAY. IT FRIGHTENED HER SO
BAD HER HAIR STOOD STRAIGHT UP ON HER HEAD. SHE RAN
HOME AFTER THE DOG DISAPPEARED. LATER SHE FELT THIS
WAS A WARNING NOT TO TRAVEL THE PATHWAY AT NIGHT, SO
SHE DIDN'T ANY MORE.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS A TRUE TALE. TOLD BY MY MOTHER. IT
HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 1935 IN WINSTON SALEM, NORTH
CAROLINA.
WOMAN FRIGHTENED BY A LARGE WHITE DOG. HER HAIR STANDS ON END, AND
SHE INTERPRETS APPEARANCE OF DOG AS GHOSTLY WARNING TO AVOID
THAT PATH
INFORMANT SAYS THIS IS TRUE; IT HAPPENED TO HER MOTHER IN 1935 IN
WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
Where learned: WINSTON SALEM ; NORTH CAROLINA
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: CA00001956 ; 00-00-1935
ITCHY FEET MEANS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE A JOURNEY IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
AN ITCHY NOSE MEANS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE VISITED BY
"COMPANY."
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching nose |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
AN ITCHY HAND MEANS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO RECEIVE MONEY SOON.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RED SKY AT NIGHT, SAILOR'S DELIGHT,
RED SKY AT MORNING, SAILORS TAKE WARNING.
Submitter comment: RED SKY AT NIGHT MEANS FAIR WEATHER THE NEXT DAY, BUT A RED
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Color BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THE SMALL WHITE SPOTS THAT APPEAR UNDER THE FINGERNAIL ARE
SUPPOSED TO INDICATE THAT YOU HAVE TOLD A LIE.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF, AS RAIN BEGINS TO FALL, YOU NOTICE THAT THE DROPS ARE LARGE,
THE RAIN WILL NOT LAST LONG.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A HALO AROUND THE MOON FORECASTS RAIN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
TIME.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF A BIRD SHOULD HAPPEN TO GET IN THE HOUSE, THERE IS GOING TO
BE A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NEVER MAKE A BABY LOOK ABOVE ITS HEAD, BECAUSE IT WILL BECOME
CROSSEYED.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NEVER TICKLE A BABY'S FEET BECAUSE WHEN IT STARTS TO TALK, IT
WILL STUTTER.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth SPEECH -- Vocabulary |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ONE SHOULD NEVER BURN TRASH ON SUNDAY. ONCE UPON A TIME
A MAN BURNED TRASH ON SUNDAY, DIED, AND WAS PLACED ON
THE MOON. THAT IS WHY THERE IS A MAN'S FACE ON THE MOON.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mythology P200.453 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
Superstition
Black Cat:
If a black cat crosses your path to the left you'll have bad luck. If he crosses to the right you'll have good luck.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [B440, P880] crossed out / Replaced with current classification
Where learned: HOME ; WINSTON SALEM ; NORTH CAROLINA ; McCoy, Laurie
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; Black ; CAT ; Feline ; LEFT ; LUCK ; OMEN ; RIGHT ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
NEVER KILL A CRICKET IN THE HOUSE, BECAUSE IF YOU DO, YOU WILL
BE SURE TO HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: SALEM ; WEST VIRGINIA, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN