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BELIEF
ON THE RADIO ONE NIGHT I HEARD A SCIENTIST TALKING ABOUT
U.F.O.S (UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS). HE EXPRESSED BELIEF
IN THE IDEA THAT THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM WAS ACTUALLY A FLYING SAUCER
FROM VENUS, AND CHRIST WAS VENETIAN.
Submitter comment: HEARD AT THE TIME WHEN U.F.O.'S WERE THE BIG THING IN 1968
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Sun BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
SPIRIT
ON AN AUGUST DAY WHEN THE SUN IS HIGHEST IN THE SKY AT 12
NOON, STAND WITH THREE FRIENDS IN A WOODEN DESERTED AREA. AT
EXACTLY 12 NOON HAVE EVERYONE STARE AT EACH OTHER. THE SUN COMING
THROUGH THE TREES SHOULD FORM A HALO OVER THE PERSON OR PERSONS
WHO HAVE ANY POWER OF WITCHCRAFT OR WIZARDRY IN THEIR BLOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): NUMBERS
WITCH BELIEF
TO BECOME A WITCH, TAKE ONE GOLD RING, ONE CANDLE STICK HOLDER
AND ONE SCARF; BURY THESE IN THE EARTH TILL THE NEXT FULL MOON;
AT THE NEXT FULL MOON, AT MIDNIGHT, DIG UP THE RING, CANDLE-STICK
HOLDER AND SCARF AND BOIL THEM TOGETHER IN A LARGE POT THE
CANDIDATE WITCH THEN RECITES CERTAIN MAGICAL PHRASES AND
BECOMES A FULL-FLEDGED WITCH.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
PROVERB IN VERSE (?)
EVEN THE SEVERED BRANCH GROWS AGAIN,
AND THE SUNKEN MOON RETURNS:
WISE MEN WHO PONDER THIS ARE NOT TROUBLED IN ADVERSITY.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HINDU BOOK CENTER
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; OPTIMISM ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
WHEN THERE IS A RING AROUND THE MOON IT'S GOING TO RAIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 04-00-1980
HAZY MOON, RAIN SOON.
Where learned: ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
WHEN THERE IS A RING AROUND THE MOON AT NIGHT, IT
WILL RAIN THE NEXT DAY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HER FATHER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Date learned: 04-03-1965
A RING AROUND THE MOON AT NIGHT MEANS RAINS
IN THE MORNING.
Submitter comment: SOURCE NOT REMEMBERED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 11-15-1967
IF IT'S RAINING AND THE SUN COMES OUT, IT MEANS
THE DEVIL IS BEATING HIS WIFE.
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS FROM HER FATHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 12-01-1967
IF THE SUN SHINES WHILE IT IS RAINING, IT WILL
RAIN THE NEXT DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sun BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 10-28-1967
IF AT NIGHT THE MOON HAS A YELLOW RING AROUND IT,
IT WILL RAIN THE NEXT DAY.
Submitter comment: I HEARD THIS FROM MY MOTHER WHEN AT THE AGE OF 10.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 11-07-1967
IN THE INCREASE OF THE MOON, CRACKLING(S) WILL NOT COOK OUT
GOOD, BUT IN THE DECREASE THEY WILL COOK OUT GOOD. IF YOU
DON'T KILL HOGS AT THE RIGHT TIME, THE CRACKLING(S) WILL BE
PUFFY AND YOU CAN'T COOK THE GREASE OUT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PULASKI
Keyword(s): HOG FAT PIG FAT
Date learned: 08-11-1968
RENDER LARD WHEN THE MOON IS ON THE DECREASE TO GET THE GREASE
OUT OF THE FAT MEAT.
Submitter comment: MOTHER BELIEVES THIS TO BE TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PULASKI
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Meat Bred animal BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 08-02-1968
IT WON'T RAIN ON THE DARK (FIRST QUARTER MOON) NIGHTS IN JULY.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- July BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
EACH STAR WITHIN A CIRCLE AROUND THE MOON STANDS FOR A DAY
THAT WILL PASS BEFORE IT WILL RAIN.
Submitter comment: MRS. MC CLENDON HEARD THIS FROM HER 91 YEAR OLD
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 06-18-1972
IF IT RAINS AND THE SUN SHINES, IT WILL RAIN AT THAT SAME TIME
THE NEXT DAY, MOSTLY IN JULY.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- July BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
A HALO AROUND THE MOON FORECASTS RAIN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
TIME.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A RING AROUND THE MOON BRINGS RAIN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 07-03-1970
DON'T KILL HOGS IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOON OR THE MEAT WILL
ALL GO TO GREASE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal Husbandry Farming Ranching BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 07-03-1970
IF THERE IS A RING AROUND THE MOON, IT WILL RAIN WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 07-12-1968