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When a child walks around the house, with one shoe on and one
shoe off, it's sending their mother to an early grave.
Where learned: LOUISIANA ; New Orleans
Date learned: 00-00-1970
When you walk around a house barefoot, you can pick up other
people's thoughts.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1988
You should never put your shoes under your bed, because you
will not rest well.
Where learned: LOUISIANA ; New Orleans
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet BELIEF -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 00-00-1975
When my mother was approximately 10 years old she was told by
her mother that white shoes were never to be worn before Memorial
Day or after Labor Day. My mother, in turn, told the same thing
to my sister and I as we grew up and to this day we still follow
the rule of the white shoes.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 00-00-1950
Never put new or used shoes on the kitchen table; to do so
will bring about bad luck in the household.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet BELIEF -- Home BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 03-02-1992
NEGRO SUPERSTITION: SHOES ON A BED KEEP THE EVIL
SPIRITS AWAY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Household furniture and utensil ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet BELIEF -- P524 |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
GIRLS WHO WEAR WHITE BOOTS ARE FRIGID.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): SEX
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN A PAIR OF SHOES IS BROUGHT INTO THE HOUSE, NEVER PUT
THEM ON THE TABLE. SOMEONE WILL DIE IF YOU DO. WHEN I
BOUGHT A NEW PAIR OF SHOES, WHEN I CAME IN WITH THEM, IT PUT
THEM ON A CHAIR, BUT NEVER ON A TABLE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet |
Date learned: 05-09-1969
IT'S BAD LUCK TO WALK WITH ONE SHOE ON AND ONE SHOE OFF.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MOUNT PLEASANT
Date learned: 07-21-1968
DURING THE LATE 1950S, YOUNG GIRLS OFTEN WORE SADDLE
OXFORDS {SHOES} WITH BUCKLES ON THE HEELS. IF
THE BUCKLES WERE FASTENED THE GIRL WAS SHOWING THAT
SHE WAS GOING STEADY. IF THE BUCKLES WERE UNFASTENED,
THE GIRL WAS AVAILABLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Signs of availability CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Dating, courtship mechanics ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
Date learned: 00001950S LATE
IN THE LATE 1950S AND EARLY 1960S, GIRLS HAD THEIR
FRIENDS TIE A PIECE OF THREAD ON THEIR RING
FINGER. THIS THREAD WAS NEVER TO BE TAKEN OFF
UNTIL THE GIRL'S TRUE LOVE HAPPENED ALONG TO UNDO
IT, SIGNIFYING THEIR ENGAGEMENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Signs of availability CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Symbols of engagement ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
Date learned: 00001960S EARLY
ESKIMO BELIEF
GOOD WIFELY ESKIMOS ARE KNOWN TO CHEW THEIR HUSBAND'S BOOTS
IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM SOFT FOR THE MEN TO WEAR.
THIS IS WHY THEIR TEETH ARE CHEWED DOWN TO A BARE MINIMUM.
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Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): ; Boots ; Culture ; Eskimo ; HUSBAND ; Inuit ; Leather ; Legend ; Lore ; Service ; Tanning ; TEETH ; Wife
James Callow Keyword(s): SEXISM
| Subject headings: | Custom CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet BELIEF -- P4387 P4387.14 |
Date learned: 04-00-1972