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YOU CAN TELL HOW HARD THE WINTER'S GOING TO BE BY THE
AMOUNT OF HAIR ON A WOOLLY WORM.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 00-00-1972
WHEN YOU DREAM OF BED BUGS, YOU'RE GONNA BE SICK.
SOMEONE TOLD ME JUST THE OTHER DAY SHE'D BEEN REAL SICK
AND SHE'D DREAMED OF BED BUGS SO SHE KNEW IT WAS COMIN'.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; HENDERSONVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about animals |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
WHEN YOU SEE TWO WHITE BUTTERFLYS, THEN YOU CAN GO BAREFOOT
IN THE SUMMER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): WITHOUT SHOES
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Measure of time Summer |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
WHEN A WOOLLY BEAR CATERPILLAR GROWS A HEAVY COAT, IT MEANS
THE WINTER TO FOLLOW WILL BE A HARD ONE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Measure of time Winter |
Date learned: 06-18-1973
"DON'T KILL"
DON'T KILL CRICKETS IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE THEY MEAN GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WEATHER PREDICTION
A JULY FLY A'HOLLERING IS A SIGN OF DRY WEATHER.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ATHENS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- July BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Measure of time Month |
Date learned: 07-07-1973
FOLK BELIEF
IF A BUTTERFLY LANDS ON YOU, YOU WILL HAVE NEW CLOTHES OF THAT COLOR
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
BELIEF
IF YOU SEE A LOTUS BUG THAT HAS A "W" ON ITS WING, IT MEANS WAR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- War |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
MEASURING WORM
IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE A MEASURING WORM ON YOUR DRESS, THIS MEANS
YOU WILL GET A NEW DRESS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Prediction / Divination ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress Overall body coverUpper body and arms BELIEF -- Insect |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
SUPERSTITION: CENTIPEDES
IF A CENTIPEDE HAS A CHANCE TO COUNT YOUR TEETH, YOU WILL SOON
DIE.
Submitter comment:
THUS CAUSING CHILDREN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO KEEP THEIR LIPS FIRMLY
CLOSED WHILE IN COMPANY WITH THE ABUNDANT CENTIPEDES OF OUR WOODS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): MOUTH, INSECTS
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
Date learned: 03-23-1972
WEATHERLORE--FROST
FALL BUGS BEGIN TO CHIRP SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE FIRST
FROST OF THE SEASON
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Measure of time AutumnFall |
Date learned: 00001969 ASSUMED
KILLING FROST
THE FIRST KILLING FROST IN THIS AREA WILL BE OCTOBER 20.
JOHN TOLD MY HUSBAND THIS JULY 22. I ASKED HIM HOW JOHN
KNEW AND HE SAID HE WOULD ASK HIM. JOHN EXPLAINED THAT
NINETY DAYS AFTER YOU HEAR THE FIRST KATYDIDS AND JAR
FLIES YOU WILL HAVE THE FIRST KILLING FROST.
JOHN RAISES A GOOD-SIZED GARDEN, AND ACCO RDING TO HIS
WIFE HE GOES OUT AND SITS IN THE GARDEN AFTER SUPPER
EVERY AFTERNOON. SHE SAYS HE'S NOT WORKING, JUST
SITTING OUT THERE. I GUESS HE WAS WAITING TO HEAR THE
KATYDIDS AND JAR FLIES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; DONELSON
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 07-23-1968
BELIEF
A WAD OF COTTON ON THE FRONT DOOR WILL KEEP FLIES AWAY.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Cotton ; Door ; FLIES ; PREVENTION
James Callow Keyword(s): FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Home |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WEATHER BELIEF
AS A YOUNG BOY IN CANADA I WAS ALWAYS TOLD BY MY MOTHER THAT I SHOULD NEVER KILL A SPIDER. SHE SAID IF I KILLED A SPIDER IT WOULD RAIN ALL DAY, AND SPOIL MY FUN.
Submitter comment:
I GUESS SHE JUST DIDN'T LIKE ME TO KILL SPIDERS.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant learned this many years ago.
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: CANADA ; MONTREAL
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Weather sign or control P890.7 |
Date learned: MANY YEARS AGO
A NATURAL TRANSITION
AT ABOUT TEN YEARS, I BEGAN A COLLECTION OF THE WHITE BALLS OF FUZZ WHICH COME OFF THE TREES IN OUR OLD NEIGHBORHOOD. WHEN MY FRIEND HEARD OF THE COLLECTION, HE TOLD ME TO RID MYSELF OF IT BEFORE THE LITTLE BALLS EVOLVED INTO HUGE SPIDERS. I RUSHED HOME AS QUICKLY AS POSIBLE AND SCATTERED THEM FAR FROM MY HOUSE.
Submitter comment:
Informant learned this in childhood.
Where learned: informant's home
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; ARACHNID
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN