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A penny in your shoe,
And wearing something blue.
Will keep your marriage true.

Submitter comment: The informant can recall the exact date she learned this because
it is the day of her marriage to Willis Muckle. Her mother gave her
the penny and a blue flower for her hair. The marriage lasted more
than thirty-five years.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): LOVE

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage
BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Marriage
BELIEF -- Measure of quality Monetary systemMoneyWealth
BELIEF -- Color

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