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BELIEF
A SIFTER OVER THE DOOR WILL KEEP WITCHES AWAY AT NIGHT. THEY WILL
OCCUPY THEMSELVES WITH COUNTING THE HOLES IN THE SIFTER.
Submitter comment:
THIS INFORMANT REMEMBERED A NEGRO WHO TOLD HIM THIS AS A BOY. THE
NEGRO SAID THAT WHEN HE FORGOT THIS PRECAUTION, HE WAS TURNED
INTO A HORSE AND RIDDEN BY WITCHES AT NIGHT. HE WOULD SHOW WELTS
ON HIS BACK AS PROOF.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PULASKI
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 06-18-1972