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PUT A COIN, HEADS UP, BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE BUILDING
IS LAID OR AT THE FOUNDING RITE. IF YOU DO NOT, THE
OWNER OF THE BUILDING WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT BELIEVES THIS IS ACTUALLY TRUE AND CITED
SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE WHEN THIS WAS NOT DONE, THE OWNER
OF THE BUILDING SOON HAD BAD LUCK. SHE ADDED, HOWEVER,
THAT THE PEOPLE SHE KNOWS JUST DO IT OUT OF CUSTOM.
COIN IS JUST THROWN IN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Foundation rite Laying of cornerstone BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 11-08-1971