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IF YOU WEAR YELLOW CLOTHES ON THURSDAY, YOU ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE A QUEER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 11-17-1968
YOU SHOULDN'T START ANYTHING NEW ON FRIDAY. IF YOU
DO, YOU'LL NEVER FINISH IT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 00-00-1957
IF IT'S 12 MIDNIGHT AND THE MOON IS OVER THE HILL, YOU CAN
SEE THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
IF A WHIPPOORWILL IS SCREECHING IN THE NIGHT, TURN A
SLIPPER OVER AND HE WILL STOP
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): BIRD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 07-00-1972
TO STOP AN OWL FROM SCREECHING AT NIGHT, TIE A KNOT IN THE
FOUR CORNERS OF A SHEET.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
DORMITORY HOURS
BECAUSE VANDERBILT GIRLS' HOURS CHANGE, GETTING LATER,
PEABODY'S HOURS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW IN THE SAME MANNER
(THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THE(Y) EVER CHANGE!)
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
EAT BLACK-EYED PEAS ON NEW YEARS AT MIDNIGHT AND YOU WILL
HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
DOG DAYS--IT STARTS ON JULY 24 AND GOES THROUGH THE MONTH
OF AUGUST. DURING THESE DAYS, THEY SAY DOGS WILL GO MAD.
THEY ALSO SAY SORES WON'T HEAL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; WARTRACE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 06-18-1972
EATING GREEN BEANS ON GOOD FRIDAY WILL BRING GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck Food and drink |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
BEGIN THINGS ON RIGHT DAYS
YOU CAN'T BEGIN ANYTHING IMPORTANT ON MONDAY. FRIDAY
IS THE BEST DAY; TUESDAY THE SECOND BEST.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 04-29-1969
EVERY DAY AFTER JANUARY FIRST GETS THE LENGTH OF
A ROOSTER GROW LONGER.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; HILBERT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
IF YOU SEW A BUTTON ON SUNDAY YOU WILL TAKE THE STITCHES
OUT IN HELL
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): WORK TABU
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Typical Elements of a Festive Pattern BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Measure of time Working |
Date learned: 07-25-1968
WEARING GREEN ON THURSDAY MEANS YOU'RE A QUEER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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ON MONDAYS YOU SHOULDN'T LET A WOMAN INTO YOUR HOUSE, ONLY
MEN, OR YOU'LL HAVE BAD LUCK FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 08-12-1968
IT'S BAD LUCK TO GET MARRIED WHEN THE HANDS OF A CLOCK ARE
GOING DOWN (2:00, 2:15). GOOD LUCK TO GET MARRIED WHEN
THE HANDS ARE CLIMBING (2:30). THEREFORE, WEDDINGS ARE
TRADITIONALLY HELD AT HALF PAST THE HOUR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Bad luck |
IT IS BAD LUCK TO BURN BRUSH ON SUNDAY.
Submitter comment: BELIEVED IN KENTUCKY IN FARMING AREAS. THE IMPLICATION IS
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; TENNESSEE ; LEBANON ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; FRANKFORT ; KENTUCKY, ASSUMED ; LOUISVILLE ; PRESTONSBURG
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Fixed DateFor specific dates, use the following system: BELIEF -- Home BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Measure of time Working |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
AFTER A WINNING BALL GAME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, THE CLASS
BELL MUST BE RUNG BY FRESHMAN BOYS UNTIL MIDNIGHT, UNLESS IT
IS THE GEORGIA-GEORGIA TECH GAME, IN WHICH CASE, THE BELL
MUST BE RUNG ALL NIGHT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
IT YOU CUT OUT A DRESS ON FRIDAY AND DON'T FINISH IT THAT
SAME DAY, YOU WON'T LIVE TO FINISH IT.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; MACON
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Measure of time Working |
Date learned: 07-21-1968
WHATEVER DAY YOU ARE BORN ON, YOUR FIRST CHILD WILL BE BORN
ON. (THIS PERTAINS TO DAYS OF THE WEEK.)
Where learned: GEORGIA ; ATHENS
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 07-22-1968