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WISHBONE
WHEN TWO MAKE A WISH ON A WISHBONE,
THE ONE WHO GETS THE BIGGER END WILL GET MARRIED FIRST.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS A FRIEND'S MOTHER, AND SHE
REMEMBERS THIS FROM HER CHILDHOOD IN ALABAMA.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00-00-1971
WISH
WHEN SOMEONE TIES A PIECE OF STRING AROUND YOUR
WRIST IN SEVEN KNOTS, YOU SHOULD THEN
MAKE A WISH ON EACH KNOT ALL CONCERNING THE SAME
PERSON. THEN YOU MUST TIE SEVEN OTHER PERSON'S
WRISTS EACH IN SEVEN KNOTS IN THE SAME MANNER
THAT YOUR'S WAS TIED. THIS ALL MUST
BE DONE IN 24 HOURS. THEN YOU MUST HAVE
THE PERSON ABOUT WHOM YOU WISHED BREAK THE STRING
THAT IS STILL ON YOUR WRIST.
THEN ALL YOUR WISHES CONCERNING THAT
PERSON WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 11-05-1971
LIGHTNING BUG
IF YOU CATCH A LIGHTNING BUG
YOU CAN MAKE A WISH.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS A FRIEND OF MINE, AND HE REMEMBERS
THIS FROM HIS CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; FERNDALE ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00-00-1971
WISHING
IN INDIA IF YOU WANT SOMETHING
REALLY BAD AND IF AN ALARM CLOCK OR A BELL
RINGS WHILE YOU ARE WISHING, THAT IS A SIGN THAT
YOU WILL GET IT.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED IN CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; BRIGGS BUILDING
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 02-26-1971
WISH
WHEN THE CLASP OF A PENDANT HAS SLID
AROUND THE NECK TO WHERE THE PENDANT HANGS IN FRONT
THE PERSON WEARING THE PENDANT CAN MAKE A WISH,
THEN HAVE SOMEONE ELSE RETURN THE CLASP TO THE
BACK OF THE NECK, LEST THAT PERSON
LOSE HER WISH.
Submitter comment:
TOLD TO ME BY A GIRL NAMED PEGGY HAISENLEDER
WHO WORKED WITH ME AT EASTLAND SHOPPING CENTER SUMMER '71
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 10-30-1971
WISH
IF TWO PEOPLE SAY THE SAME THING AT THE
SAME TIME THEY SHOULD HOOK LITTLE FINGERS
AND PROCEED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATION:
FIRST SPEAKER: NEEDLES.
SECOND SPEAKER: PINS
1ST SPEAKER: BREAD.
2ND SPEAKER: BUTTER.
1ST SPEAKER: TOAST.
2ND SPEAKER: JAM.
1ST SPEAKER: WHAT GOES UP THE CHIMNEY?
2ND SPEAKER: SMOKE.
BOTH SPEAKERS: I HOPE THIS WILL NEVER BE BROKEN.
BOTH PEOPLE THEN MAKE A WISH, BUT REMAIN SILENT.
THE FIRST ONE TO SPEAK THEN LOSES HIS WISH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 10-30-1971
WISHING
TAKE THE END OF A BANANA AND CUT IT
SLIGHTLY INTO A Y SHAPE WHICH STANDS FOR YES
AND YOUR WISH WILL COME THROUGH.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS SUPERSTITION IN THAILAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; 4001 W MCNICHOLS ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 02-12-1971
IF ANYBODY PUT A GARMENT ON HIND-SIDE TO,
INSIDE OUT, WRONG HAND, WRONG FOOT OR ARM,
IT MUST NOT BE REMOVED UNTIL ONE HAS THOUGHT
CLEARLY FOR TEN SECONDS AND MADE A WISH.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT SAID , " BELIEVE IT OR NOT TRADITION
IS SO STRONG, I STILL DO IT". TRADITION WAS FIRST
LEARNED IN ARCOLA, ILLINOIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; BEAUTY SHOP ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 02-00-1971
IF , WHILE YOU
IF, WHILE DRIVING ALONG A ROAD OR FREEWAY,
YOUR CAR BY CHANCE PASSES UNDER A MOVING TRAIN,
YOU MAY MAKE A WISH AND IT WILL COME TRUE
IF YOU REMEMBER TO HOLD SOME BUTTONS ON A PIECE
OF YOUR CLOTHES.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 10-25-1971
WISH: EYELASH HAIR
WHEN A HAIR FELL OUT OF A YOUNG GIRL'S
EYELASH SHE WOULD PUT IT IN THE PALM OF HER HAND.
THEN WITH THE INDEX FINGER OF THE OPPOSITE HAND
SHE WOULD TRY TO PICK UP THE EYELASH SIMPLY BY
APPLYING PRESSURE UPON THAT FINGER AND HOPING THAT
THE HAIR WOULD STICK TO HER FINGER.
THIS WAS THE METHOD OF WISHING(MOST PROBABLY FOR A MATE)
AND HOPING THAT HER WISH WOULD COME TRUE.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT CLAIMS THIS METHOD OF WISHING WAS
FORMALLY USED BY THE YOUNG GIRLS OF HER TIME.
SHE ALSO REMEMBERS USING IT HERSELF.
Where learned: DETROIT ; TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 11-07-1971
BED TIME CUSTOM
AFTER THE CHILDREN HAVE SAID THEIR PRAYERS,
AND GONE TO SLEEP, IT IS A CUSTOM IN THIS MAN'S FAMILY
FOR THE PARENTS TO COME INTO THE BEDROOM WHERE
THEY ARE SLEEPING AND SPRINKLE THEM WITH HOLY WATER
TO KEEP THE DEVIL AWAY DURING THE NIGHT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
RELIGIOUS GESTURE
AMONG THE SLOVAKS, THERE IS THE CUSTOM OF THE
" CHRISTIAN BLESSING". A FATHER IS FREE TO GIVE A
BLESSING TO ANY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY ON ANY IMPORTANT
OCCASION, I.E., THE BEGINNING OF A LONG TRIP,
CHRISTMAS, EASTER, ETC. THIS BLESSING USES THE
SAME FORMULA AS THAT OF THE PRIEST( MAY THE BLESSING
OF ALMIGHTY GOD, FATHER SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT DESCEND
UPON YOU AND REMAIN WITH YOU FOREVER); HOWEVER,
INSTEAD OF SIMPLY MAKING THE SIGN OF THE CROSS WITH ONE'S HAND,
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS IS TRACED ON
THE PERSON'S FOREHEAD.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 10-02-1971
LUCK
BEFORE A BASEBALL GAME ALL THE PLAYERS ON
SACRED HEART SEMINARY'S TEAM WOULD GATHER AROUND THE
COACH AND PLACE THEIR HANDS ON TOP OF HIS AND PRAY
A HAIL MARY, AND THEN "QUEEN OF VICTORY, PRAY FOR US."
THIS WAS DONE FOR LUCK IN WINNING THE GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
WELL WORSHIPING
MAKE A WISH AND TOSS A COIN INTO A WELL OR FOUNTAIN
AND IT IS BELIEVED, THAT YOUR WISH WILL COME
TRUE IF NOT REVEALED TO ANYONE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: DATE NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
TO PROTECT AGAINST HARM:( ITALIAN)
IN ITALY FISHERMEN HAVE A SPECIAL PRAYER
WHICH THEY SAY WHEN A HURRICANE OCCURS.
THE PRAYER IS SAID IN THE FACE OF THE STORM WHILE MAKING
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS TO "CUT THE TAIL OF THE STORM."
THE PECULAR ELEMENT IS THAT THIS PRAYER CAN NOT BE
LEARNED OR READ FOR THE FIRST TIME EXCEPT
ON AUGUST 14TH OR CHRISTMAS EVE. THE INFORMANT DID NOT KNOW THE
PRAYER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): PECULIAR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- August 14 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve BELIEF -- Prayer |
PRAYER TO SAINTS
MANY ITALIAN WOMEN WHEN PRAYING TO A PARTICULAR SAINT
FOR A FAVOR WILL TURN THE STATUE TOWARD THE WALL AND REFUSE
TO LET IT FACE OUT AGAIN UNTIL THE PRAYER IS ANSWERED.
THIS IS USUALLY DONE IF A SEEMINGLY REASONABLE
LENGTH OF TIME HAS PASSED AND THE PRAYER IS STILL UNANSWERED.
THIS SHOWS THE PERSON'S DISSATISFACTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 12-00-1969
CUSTOM
KOSHER FOOD IS FOOD THAT HAS BEEN BLESSED
BY THE RABBI TO MAKE IT PURE.
Submitter comment: THIS JEWISH CUSTOM IS STILL PRACTICED TODAY.
Where learned: HOME ; UNCLE ; ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 02-02-1970
EVIL_EYE BELIEF
CHILDREN IN MALTA ARE GIVEN A SPECIAL RELIGIOUS
BLESSING AND ALSO CARRY A RELIGIOUS MEDAL
TO WARD OFF THE EVIL EYE.
Where learned: DETROIT ; TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 03-08-1970
PRAYER
DEAR ST. PETER, DEAR ST. ANN
PLEASE SEND (GIRL'S NAME)
A HANDSOME MAN
Where learned: TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 02-18-1970