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Belief: Animal

The Pig's Look:

In Haiti, if walking down the street at midnight, one spy's a pig; he looks and runs the other way, for if the eyes of the pig meet yours simultaneously, you will immediately be transformed into a pig.

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Velledrouin, Philippe

Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; BELIEF ; ETHNIC ; Haiti ; Haitian ; MAGIC ; Pig ; TRANSFORMATION

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Mammal

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