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IF YOU EVER HEAR A HEN CROW LIKE A ROOSTER, KILL THE HEN
OR GET RID OF IT. SUCH A HEN IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ATHENS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 06-16-1973
IT IS BAD LUCK IF A DOG HOWLS ALL NIGHT.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 07-00-1972
NEVER KILL A CRICKET IN THE HOUSE, BECAUSE IF YOU DO, YOU WILL
BE SURE TO HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: SALEM ; WEST VIRGINIA, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF A BLACK CAT CROSSES YOUR PATH, TURN AROUND THREE TIMES AND
TURN YOUR HAT FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK, TO WARD OFF BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 07-24-1968
IF A BLACK CAT CROSSES THE ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU WHEN YOU ARE
TRAVELING, IT'S BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RICHMOND
Date learned: 07-01-1973
IT IS BAD LUCK TO BRING A LIGHTNING BUG INTO THE HOUSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SHELBYVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 06-29-1973
IF A BLACK CAT CROSSES YOUR PATH, HE'LL BRING YOU BAD LUCK.
TO AVOID THIS, GO BACK TO YOUR STARTING POINT OF THE JOURNEY
AND BEGIN AGAIN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SHELBYVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals BELIEF -- Conversions Animals |
Date learned: 06-15-1973
IT IS BACK (BAD) LUCK FOR A CAT TO CROSS YOUR PATH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PETERSBURG
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 06-16-1973
IT'S BAD LUCK NOT TO KILL THE FIRST SNAKE YOU SEE.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 06-19-1970
IT'S BAD LUCK TO KILL A CAT.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 06-19-1970
IT'S BAD LUCK TO HAVE A CROWING HEN.
Submitter comment: MRS. WHITEHEAD SAID THAT IF SHE HAD ONE THAT STARTED CROWING,
Data entry tech comment: CROWING LIKE A ROOSTER
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 06-19-1970
IT'S BAD LUCK NOT TO SPEAK TO A RABBIT THAT CROSSES IN FRONT
OF YOU.
Submitter comment: MRS. WHITEHEAD SAID THAT MANY TIMES SHE HAD SAID, "HIDDY, MR.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
Keyword(s): HELLO HOWDY HI-DEE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals SPEECH -- Phonology Phonetics SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 06-19-1970
IF A BLACK CAT CROSSES YOUR PATH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, IT MEANS
BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 08-01-1968
IF YOU SEE A PAIR OF WHITE HORSES ON YOUR WAY TO A FUNERAL,
YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; MAYFIELD
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 08-10-1968
IF A RABBIT CROSSES THE ROAD, TURN YOUR HAT AROUND, OR ELSE
YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; MAYFIELD
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals BELIEF -- Conversions Animals |
Date learned: 08-10-1968
IF A BLACK CAT CROSSES THE ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU, TAKE A ROCK
AND SPIT ON IT, AND PUT IT DOWN. (THIS ACT WILL PREVENT THE
BAD LUCK).
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; DOYLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 07-27-1968
IF A MOCKING BIRD WAKES YOU UP AT NIGHT, IT MEANS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; DOYLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals BELIEF -- Bad luck Time (year, season, week, hour, etc.) Occasion Event |
Date learned: 07-27-1968
IT'S BAD LUCK TO KILL A CRICKET IN THE HOUSE.
Data entry tech comment: NAME SPELLED BOTH WAYS ON SEVERAL 5X8 CARDS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 07-25-1968