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IF A YOUNG COUPLE (ENGAGED) WHO WILL BE MARRIED WITHIN
THE YEAR, STAND UP FOR A BABY, THEY WILL HAVE BAD
LUCK. CAN STAND SINGLY BUT NOT TOGETHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 03-24-1970
PEOPLE IN ECUADOR BELIEVE WHILE HARVESTING CORN, IF
YOU FIND A COB OF ALL RED KERNELS, YOU WILL HAVE GOOD
LUCK IN MARRIAGE. IF YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED, YOU
CANNOT UNTIL YOU FIND A COB WITH ALL RED KERNELS.
Submitter comment:
WHILE TRAVELLING AND LIVING IN LATIN AMERICA,
MR. MARCHETT HEARD THESE AND HE IN TURN TOLD MY
FRIEND WHILE THEY WERE WORKING TOGETHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 02-28-1970
DO NOT BRING A SNOWFLAKE IN THE HOUSE ON VALENTINE'S
DAY IF YOU WANT TO BE MARRIED WITHIN A YEAR.
Submitter comment: CALLED IN BY LISTENER TO STATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- February 14 Valentine's Day CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 03-14-1972
IF YOU WET THE FRONT OF YOUR BLOUSE WHILE YOU'RE
DOING THE DISHES, YOU'LL MARRY A DRUNK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): WEAR AN APRON!
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 02-19-1972
IF A FLOCK OF BIRDS FLIES OVER A HOUSE, THERE WILL BE
A WEDDING IN THE FAMILY SOON.
Submitter comment: IRISH BELIEF INFORMANT CLAIMS IS TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 03-21-1972
IF YOU FALL UP A CHURCH'S STEPS, YOU WON'T BE
MARRIED WITHIN THAT YEAR.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; SCRANTON
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
MRS. FITZGERALD, AGE 58, BELIEVES THAT IF YOU ARE HAVING
DAUGHTERS AND WANT A SON (OR VICE VERSA) IF YOU CHANGE
HUSBAND, YOUR PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED. SHE SAYS THIS
HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
Where learned: KENTUCKY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CHINESE MARRIAGE PREDICTIONS
IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A BAD MATCH WHEN A PERSON FROM
THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE MARRIES ONE FROM THE YEAR OF THE
RAT. IN FACT, THIS IS THE WORST POSSIBLE MATCH.
BEST MARRIAGE POSSIBILITIES ARE WHEN A PERSON FROM THE
YEAR OF THE DRAGON MARRIES ONE FROM THE YEAR OF THE
CHICKEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 10-15-1968
IF YOU FIND TWO FORKS AT A PLACE SETTING, WITHIN A
SHORT TIME A MARRIAGE WILL OCCUR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 03-20-1972
THAI CUSTOM
IF YOUR SECOND TOE IS LONGER THAN YOUR BIG TOE, THEN
WHEN YOU GET MARRIED, YOU'LL BE THE DOMINANT PARTNER.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS IN THAILAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 02-12-1971
IF A GIRL'S NOSE TWITCHES, THE NEXT MAN SHE SEES SHE
WILL MARRY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT'S MOTHER TOLD HER WHEN SHE WAS A YOUNG GIRL.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 04-18-1965
IF SOMEONE HAS DREAMS ABOUT A DEATH, THERE WILL BE A
WEDDING IN THE FAMILY. BUT, IF THERE IS A DREAM
ABOUT A WEDDING, THERE WILL BE A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT STATED THAT THIS WAS A FAMILY BELIEF, THAT
GOES BACK MANY GENERATIONS ACCORDING TO HER MOTHER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
Date learned: 04-18-1965
IF YOU DREAM OF A WEDDING, IT IS A SIGN OF A FUNERAL
IN THE FAMILY.
IF YOU DREAM OF A FUNERAL, IT IS A SIGN THERE WILL BE A
WEDDING IN THE FAMILY.
Submitter comment: LEARNED AT HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about weddings, funerals, and other crucial moments of life |
Date learned: 03-29-1967
ON HALLOWEEN IF A GIRL WOULD LIGHT A CANDLE, GO INTO A
DARK ROOM, LOOK INTO A MIRROR, SHE WOULD SEE THE FACE
OF HER FUTURE HUSBAND LOOKING OVER HER LEFT SHOULDER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
TAKE A PEA POD AND PLACE IT OVER THE DOOR. THE PEA
POD MUST HAVE NINE PEAS IN IT. THE FIRST MALE THAT
WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR, ASK HIS NAME. THE NAME
OF THAT MAN WILL HAVE THE SAME NAME AS THE MAN
YOU WILL MARRY.
Submitter comment:
HER COUSIN TOLD HER THIS BUT SHE STATES THAT YOU
MUST BELIEVE IN IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Ninths / Nine BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of object for determining future spouse |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
A WEDDING BAD OMEN IN ITALY
IF A ROOSTER WOULD CROW UNNATURALLY, OR A SNAKE FALL
INTO THE ATRIUM OR A BLACK DOG ENTERED THE HOUSE,
EVEN THOUGH A WEDDING HAD BEEN ARRANGED WITH INVITATIONS
SENT OUT AND EVERYTHING IN READINESS, THE WEDDING
WOULD BE POSTPONED.
Submitter comment: PEOPLE STILL DO THIS IN ITALY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ITALY ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 11-20-1967
BAD LUCK
IF YOU SEE A SNAKE IT MEANS THAT YOUR LOVER MEANS TO
BETRAY YOU.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS BELIEVED BY MANY POOR PEOPLE TODAY IN ITALY.
THESE SUPERSTITIONS ARE BELIEVED BY THE POOR IN
SMALL TOWNS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 12-01-1967
IF YOU (WEAR) PEARLS ON YOUR WEDDING DAY, YOU WILL
HAVE TEARS IN YOUR LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 04-03-1967
IF YOU CAN ROLL YOUR TONGUE, IT IS A SIGN OF
VIRGINITY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 03-15-1968
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