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IF RIGHT EYE JUMPS, GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Eye twitch BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 03-00-1969
IT MEANS BAD LUCK IF YOUR LEFT EYE IS SHAKING (BLINKING).
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; JAVA ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): TWITCHING?
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Eye twitch BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 07-25-1968
IT IS BAD LUCK TO STUB YOUR TOE.
Submitter comment: MRS. REAVES TOLD ME THIS SUPERSTITION AUGUST 8, 1968. I DO
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Arkansas ; FORT SMITH
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 08-08-1968
SOME PEOPLE THINK IT IS BAD LUCK TO CUT YOUR FINGERNAILS ON
FRIDAY.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; PUXICO
Date learned: 07-28-1968
YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK IF YOU LOOK AT A PERSON WHO IS CROSS-EYED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 07-26-1968
IT'S BAD LUCK TO LOOK BACK OVER YOUR SHOULDER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PULASKI
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 07-27-1968
IT'S BAD LUCK TO CUT YOUR TOENAILS ON SUNDAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MOUNT PLEASANT
Date learned: 07-21-1968
IT'S BAD LUCK TO PAINT YOUR FINGERNAILS ON THURSDAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MOUNT PLEASANT
Date learned: 07-21-1968
IT IS BAD LUCK TO CUT A BABY'S FINGERNAILS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 04-03-1972