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SUPERSTITION

SNEEZING, WHILE EATING, IS BAD LUCK.

Submitter comment: THIS WAS SEEN AS BAD LUCK BECAUSE IT WAS LOOKED UPON AS THE
RELEASE OF GERMS THAT WOULD CAUSE ILLNESS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; LUNCHROOM

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal
BELIEF -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222.
BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness
BELIEF -- Bad luck

Date learned: 02-14-1979

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