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Luck/Omen

If a bird flies into a closed window, someone in the rook will die soon.
This past summer, a bird flew into the closed window of the room, killing itself. My grandfather was asleep in the room. Within a month he was dead


 

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.
Informant was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, where he probably learned this.

 

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FLORIDA ; NASHVILLE ; PENSACOLA

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial

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