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WEATHER BELIEF

AS A YOUNG BOY IN CANADA I WAS ALWAYS TOLD BY MY MOTHER THAT I SHOULD NEVER KILL A SPIDER. SHE SAID IF I KILLED A SPIDER IT WOULD RAIN ALL DAY, AND SPOIL MY FUN.

Submitter comment:

I GUESS SHE JUST DIDN'T LIKE ME TO KILL SPIDERS.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant learned this many years ago.
Informant and collector are the same person.

 

Where learned: CANADA ; MONTREAL

James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; FUNCTION

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Insect
BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew
BELIEF -- Weather sign or control P890.7

Date learned: MANY YEARS AGO

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