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SUPERSTITION
MY STEPFATHER KEEPS HIS SILVER DOLLARS IN HIS POCKET TO
KEEP FROM BEING POOR.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SUPERSTITION
IN POLISH FAMILIES THEY THROW PENNIES AROUND THE HOUSE ON
NEW YEAR'S DAY FOR PROSPERITY.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
FOLK CUSTOM
BUKA BREAD - POLISH BREAD FOR HOLIDAYS. MADE WITH FLOUR,
SHORTENING, LOTS OF EGGS, LEVENING, MILK, AND WHITE RAISINS.
IT IS PEASANT BREAD.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
OBJECTS OF DIVINATION-THE BEER LABEL TEST FOR GIRLS
HOLD BOTTLE A BEER IN ONE HAND AND WITH THE THUMB OF THAT
HAND START AT THE TOP OF THE LABEL TEARING DOWN. IF THE
GIRL CAN TEAR IT ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM SHE IS SUPPOSEDLY
A VIRGIN.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CUSTOM
IF I KISSED MY ELBOW, I WOULD TURN INTO A GIRL.
Submitter comment: WRIGHT, RICHARD. "BLACK BOY: A RECORD OF CHILDHOOD AND
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF CONCERNING DAILY LIFE
IF I SPILT SALT, I SHOULD TOSS A PINCH OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER
TO WARD OFF MISFORTUNE.
Submitter comment: WRIGHT, RICHARD. "BLACK BOY: A RECORD OF CHILDHOOD AND
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF
IF I PULLED A HAIR FROM A HORSE'S TAIL AND SEALED IT IN A
JAR OF MY OWN URINE, THE HAIR WOULD TURN OVERNIGHT INTO A
SNAKE.
Submitter comment: WRIGHT, RICHARD. "BLACK BOY: A RECORD OF CHILDHOOD AND
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CUSTOM: KIND OF FOOD AND ITS PREPARATION: MEAT
ONE OF THE UNIVERSAL IMAGES OF THE NEGRO, IN PRISON AND
OUT WAS THAT HE COULDN'T DO WITHOUT PORK. IT MADE ME
FEEL GOOD TO SEE THAT MY NOT EATING IT HAD ESPECIALLY
STARTLED THE WHITE CONVICTS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P245 P245.2 BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF - CUSTOM
THE WIFE WHO IS DELIVERING, PULLS ON AN OLD SWEATY SHIRT OF
HUSBAND'S TO RECEIVE STRENGTH FOR DELIVERY. IT'S TIED ON
THE FOOT OF THE BED. THE BAHAMA NEGROES TAKE THIS BELIEF
FROM THE FOLLOWING SCRIPTURE: "BY THE SWEAT OF THY BROW
SHALT THOU EARN BREAD."(GEN. 3-CURSE ON ADAM). "IN SORROW
SHALT THOU LABOR ALL THY DAYS." WIFE'S CURSE-"IN SORROW
SHALT THOU BRING FORTH CHILDREN." THIS IS A CUSTOM OF THE
BAHAMA NEGORES IN THE MIAMI AREA LABOR CAMPS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
BELIEF - CUSTOM
WHEN A BABY BOY IS BORN, THE AFTERBIRTH IS DRIED CAREFULLY IN
AN OVEN. THE HUSBAND WEARS A BAND OF THE DRIED AFTERBIRTH ON
HIS HAT. HE BELIEVES THIS GIVES HIM STRENGTH. THIS IS A
CUSTOM OF THE BAHAMA NEGROES IN THE MIAMI AREA LABOR CAMPS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 05-09-1969
BELIEF
THIS EXPRESSION IS USED BY MY FATHER AND GRANDFATHER: "I'M
GLAD I ATE WHEN I DID 'CAUSE I'M NOT HUNGRY NOW." THIS IS
USUALLY SAID AFTER A HUGE MEAL HAS BEEN EATEN.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; DORM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
BELIEF - CUSTOM
THE MIDWIFE PUTS AN AXE UNDER THE BED OF A LABORING WOMAN TO
CUT THE PAINS OF CHILDBIRTH. THIS IS A CUSTOM OF THE BAHAMA
NEGROES IN THE MIAMI AREA LABOR CAMPS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 05-09-1969
BELIEF
GET SOMEONE WHO IS PREGNANT TO PLANT YOUR CUCUMBERS AND YOU'LL
HAVE A GOOD CROP.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
BELIEF
GROW CASTOR BEANS TO KEEP FLIES AWAY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
BELIEF
GROW MINT OR TOMATOES BY CABBAGE TO KEEP WORMS AWAY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF
GROW ONIONS BY POTATOES TO KEEP BUGS AWAY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 03-29-1969
BELIEF
SET CHIVES AMONG ROSES TO KEEP APHIDS AWAY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 03-29-1969
BELIEF
SET GARLIC AROUND PEACH TREES TO STOP BUGS AND WORMS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 03-29-1969
BELIEF
TO FRIGHTEN OFF BIRDS FROM YOUR GARDEN, PLACE A LENGTH OF
GARDEN HOSE IN IT AND THEY WILL THINK IT'S A SNAKE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 03-07-1969