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WEATHER PREDICTION
IF GROUNDHOG SEES HIS SHADOW ON GROUNDHOG DAY, THERE'LL BE
SIXT MORE DAYS FO WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
RAINS SIGNS
IF A CRON ON YOUR FOOT HURTS, IT'S A SIGN OF RAIN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
RAIN
IF IT RAINS ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH, IT WILL BE A WET MONTH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
SNAKE CAUSES RAIN
A DEAD SNAKE IN THE FORK OF A TREE WILL CAUSE IT TO RAIN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
PREDICT WEATHER BY MOON
A RING AROUND THE MOON MEANS FROST.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
BAD LUCK SAYING
NEVER PERMIT A CHILD LESS THAN A YEAR OLD TO SEE ITS REFLECTION
IN A MIRROR, IT WILL DIE BEFORE ANOTHER YEAR.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF
IF ALL THE BREAD ON A PLATE IS EATEN, THE NEXT DAY WILL BE FAIR.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
PEARLS MEAN TEARS.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
IF YOU GO TO BED LAUGHING, YOU WILL GET UP CRYING.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
A WHISTLING WOMAN AND A CROWING HEN WILL ALWAYS COME TO NO
GOOD END.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-14-1973
BELIEF
IF IT RAINS ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH, IT WILL RAIN ON THE
NEXT FIFTEEN DAYS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-25-1973
BELIEF
GETTING UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED PUTS YOU IN A BAD MOOD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-14-1973
BELIEF
KISS THE HEM OF YOUR DRESS WHEN IT IS TURNED UP AND YOU WILL
HAVE ANOTHER DRESS JUST LIKE IT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-16-1973
BELIEF
WHEN THE BLACKBIRDS STAY ON THE GROUND, IT'S GOING TO SNOW.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-16-1973
BELIEF
WHEN A PREGNANT WOMAN CRAVES SOME FOOD, THE BABY WHEN IT IS BORN
WILL STICK IS TONGUE OUT UNTIL IT GETS SOME OF THE FOOD THE
MOTHER CRAVED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-16-1973
BELIEF
IF THE FIRST PERSON WHO COMES TO VISIT ON NEW YEAR'S DAY IS A
MALE, ALL THE CHICKENS ON THE FARM WILL BE ROOSTERS. IF THE
VISITOR IS A FEMALE, ALL THE UNHATCHED CHICKENS WILL BE HENS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-13-1973
BELIEF
IF A PREGNANT WOMSANS SEES A FRIGHTNING SIGHT AND TOUCHES HER
BODY, SHE WIL MARK HER UNBORN CHILD'S BODY AT THE SAME PLACE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-13-1973
PREDICTION
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN LOOKS AT A COW, HER BABY WILL BE DEFORMED.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 03-06-1972
IF YOUR DOG IS NERVOUS, IT WILL RAIN SOON.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; SAINT LOUIS
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 07-10-1973
TO DETERMINE A BABY'S SEX
IF THE FETUS IS CARRIED HIGH, IT IS A BOY; CARRIED LOW, A GIRL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SHELBYVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |