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CAMBODIAN SOLDIERS OFTEN WEAR RED UNDERSHIRTS, WHICH TO
THEM HAS SPECIAL POWERS. THEY ALWAYS WEAR THE SHIRT
WHEN ANTICIPATING TROUBLE AND IF A FIREFIGHT ERUPTS
THEY WILL SIT UP, WITH A TOOTH OF SOME KIND, LINKED
TO A CHAIN, IN THEIR TEETH. THEY BELIEVE THESE
CHARMS WILL PROTECT THEM FROM BULLETS.
Submitter comment:
SCOUTS I WORKED WITH ACTUALLY BELIEVED THIS. IT
DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK, HOWEVER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; CAMBODIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Emblem |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A CERTAIN SILVER DOLLAR BRINGS LUCK.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HAS BEEN CARRYING THE SAME SILVER DOLLAR
WITH HIM SINCE 1927. HE NEVER GOES ANYWHERE WITHOUT IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; SEARS, ROEBUCK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Emblem |
Date learned: 09-18-1970 ; 00-00-1927
THE PLACING OF THE HANDS OVER THE EYES, OR EARS, OR
MOUTH. USUALLY SIGNIFIES THE THREE LITTLE MONKEYS--
HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL AND SPEAK NO EVIL.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; GESTURE ; Hear ; Hear No Evil ; See ; See No Evil ; Speak ; Speak No Evil ; Ward
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P670 P670.88 BELIEF -- Emblem PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-26-1968