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IF IT THUNDERS BEFORE 7 P.M., IT WILL RAIN BEFORE 11.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Lightning Thunder BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
IF THE SUN COMES UP WHILE IT'S RAINING, THE DEVIL IS BEATING
HIS WIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Sun BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
IF YOU LOOK OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER WHILE IT'S RAINING
YOU WILL SEE A DEAD PERSON.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
It is a Polish custom to put a rosary in a bush outside the
night before a special day (wedding, etc) so that day will not be
rainy.
Submitter comment: On the occasions which we have done it, it has worked.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HAMTRAMCK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Before wedding BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Marriage Before wedding |
Date learned: 00001950'S
WEATHER FORECASTING
WHEN WATCHING CLOUDS, DAD WOULD SAY IF THE CLOUDS
DISAPPEAR BEFORE YOUR EYES, IT MEANS THAT THEY ARE
RAIN CLOUDS. IF THEY INCREASE IN SIZE, THEY ARE
WIND CLOUDS.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; PEORIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 11-01-1971
IF AN OWL HOOTS IN THE DAYTIME, IT'S GOING TO RAIN.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 03-24-1971
WE ALWAYS USED TO KILL SNAKES DOWN HOME AND HANG THEM
ON THE FENCE. WELL, THEY ALWAYS TOLD US IF YOU HANG
A SNAKE ON THE FENCE, IT WILL RAIN. I DON'T KNOW
WHY, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD US.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OHIO ; SOUTHFIELD ; HOLLISTER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 05-19-1965
IF IT RAINS ON EASTER SUNDAY, IT WILL RAIN FOR SEVEN
CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS. AND THAT'S TRUE OF GOOD FRIDAY,
TOO.
IT'S TRUE THIS YEAR--IT'S RAINED AT LEAST A LITTLE
BIT EVERY SUNDAY SINCE IT RAINED ON EASTER.
Submitter comment: BELIEF HELD TODAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 05-11-1965
GOOD LUCK OMEN AFTER RAIN
THE OIL IN THE STREET AFTER IT RAINS--ALL KINDS OF
DIFFERENT COLORS--WELL, IF YOU STEP IN IT, IT MEANS
GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: POPULAR TRADITION IN GLOUCESTER, OHIO
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OHIO ; DETROIT ; GLOUCESTER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 05-11-1965
WHEN BIRDS SQUAWK A GREAT DEAL AND FOR A PROLONGED
PERIOD, IT MEANS THAT RAIN WILL COME SHORTLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 11-23-1970
RINGS AROUND THE MOON INDICATE THAT IT WILL RAIN THE
NEXT DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 02-07-1971
A HALO AROUND THE MOON AT NIGHT MEANS THAT IT WILL RAIN
THE NEXT DAY.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT REMEMBERS HEARING THIS BELIEF SINCE HE
WAS A CHILD ALTHOUGH HE DOES NOT PLACE MUCH FAITH
IN IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 03-02-1971
A SUDDEN RISING OF FOG MEANS THAT IT WILL RAIN WITHIN
TWO DAYS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 10-10-1970
IF BUBBLES FORM IN RAIN PUDDLES DURING A STORM, IT
MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE RAIN FOR THE NEXT THREE
DAYS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 11-23-1970
RAIN BEFORE 7 QUITS AFTER 11.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT RECALLS THIS FROM YOUTH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SHELBY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 10-17-1970
CHILD BORN ON A RAINY DAY MEANS PROSPERITY. A CHILD
BORN ON A SUNNY DAY IS BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
MR. MARCHETT WAS TOLD THIS BY HIS RELATIVES WHILE HE
VISITED IN LATIN AMERICA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sun BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-28-1970
IRISH SUPERSTITION
HAPPY IS THE CORPSE THE RAIN RAINS ON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 04-06-1971
IF IT RAINS WHEN YOU DIE, IT MEANS YOUR SOUL IS BEING WASHED
PURE AND CLEAN.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS BELIEVED BY INFORMANT'S MOTHER. THE INFORMANT
HEARD THIS SAID WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG, BUT DOES NOT BELIEVE
IN THE TRUTH OF THE STATEMENT NOW. (1920S).
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00001920S ; 10-02-1971
IF IT RAINED WHEN A PERSON DIED, IT MEANT THAT THE
ANGELS WERE CRYING FOR HIM AND HE WENT TO HEAVEN.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS TOLD TO THE INFORMANT WHEN HE WAS TEN YEARS
OLD BY HIS PARENTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE FARMS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-03-1971
DURING A SEVERE THUNDER STORM IT IS A CUSTOM OF
PEOPLE IN POLAND TO LIGHT A CANDLE, WHICH WAS
BLESSED ON ST. BLAISE'S DAY, AND SAY THE WORDS:
"HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, THE LORD WILL SHIELD US."
Submitter comment:
I REMEMBER MY MOTHER DOING THIS, MANY YEARS
AGO WHEN I WAS STILL VERY YOUNG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 10-21-1970