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RITUAL FOR THE DEAD
ON NOVEMBER 2ND, THERE IS ONLY WORK FOR HALF DAY. ALL THE PEOPLE
IN MEXICO GO TO CEMETERIES TO HONOR THEIR OWN DEAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- November 2 All SoulsDay of the Dead CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
MARRIAGE BELIEF
ON THE EVE OF SAINT ANDREW'S FEAST DAY; NOVEMBER 29, ALL THE GIRLS
LIVING IN A CERTAIN AREA WOULD GET TOGETHER AT ONE OF THE GIRLS'
HOMES AND EACH GIRL WOULD BAKE ROLLS. WHEN THE ROLLS WOULD BE DONE
THEY WOULD PUT THEM ON A BENCH AND CALL THE FAMILY DOG. THE GIRL
THAT GETS HER ROLL EATEN FIRST BY THE DOG WILL BE THE FIRST TO BE
MARRIED THAT YEAR.
THIS IS A POLISH CUSTOM. MY MOTHER SAID THAT THE GIRLS REALLY
LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS EVENT. THEY WOULD HAVE LIKED IT TO OCCUR
OFTENER THOUGH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HAMTRAMCK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F112 BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 10-09-1971
BELIEF
IF A PICTURE DROPS FROM THE WALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEN YOU
WILL HEAR OF A DEATH OF SOMEONE YOU KNOW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
PREDICTION
A BIRD SITTING ON THE WINDOW SILL MEANS YOU WILL HEAR OF A DEATH.
Where learned: VERMONT ; VERGENNES
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
OBSERVATION / OMEN
IF YOU TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES LEAVE BOTH SOLES DOWN BECAUSE IF YOU LEAVE
ONE UP IT INDICATES THE COMING OF DEATH.
Submitter comment: FRENCH
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
FATE
WHEN THREE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SMOKE, THE THIRD LIGHT OFF A MATCH
IS SUPPOSED TO DIE IN A WHOREHOUSE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Number |
BIRD IN THE WINDOW
IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE AN OPEN WINDOW IN THE HOUSE
AND A BIRD FLIES IN THE HOUSE, THERE IS SURE
TO BE A DEATH IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS AN OLD
POLISH TRADITION. AT ANY RATE, HER POLISH
MOTHER INFORMED HER OF THE BELIEF.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
HAT ON THE BED
IF SOMEONE LEAVES THEIR HAT ON THE BED,
THEY ARE SOON TO DIE.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT'S MOTHER TOLD HER THIS WHEN SHE WAS
A SMALL GIRL IN JACKSON, MICHIGAN.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
HALLOWEEN SUPERSTITION
ON HALLOWEEN ALL THE SOULS OF THE DEAD RISE AND FLY AROUND
IN THE DARK. IF YOU SAY PRAYERS FOR ONE OF THE SOULS
THAT IS FLYING AROUND IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO TO HEAVEN.
A PERSON IS SUPPOSED TO PRAY FOR ALL THE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES THAT
HAVE DIED SO THAT HE CAN BE SURE THAT THEY WILL ALL
GO TO HEAVEN.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER PARENTS WHO
ARE OF IRISH DESCENT.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- September 23 equinox to December 20 Also used for Advent. BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-31-1967
BELIEF
A WOMAN BORN WITH A V-SHAPED HAIR-LINE WILL BE A YOUNG
WIDOW, IF SHE MARRIES AND WILL ALSO REMARRY SOON AFTER.
Submitter comment: FROM MOTHER
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): WIDOW'S PEAK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Sign Color |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
HAT OVERBOARD
IF A MAN'S HAT BLOWS OVERBOARD ON A BOAT,
HE IS MARKED FOR DROWNING.
Submitter comment: FROM MOTHER.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-30-1967
DEATH OMEN
IF YOU LOSE THE HEEL FROM YOUR SHOE, THERE WILL
BE A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
Submitter comment:
I WAS TOLD THIS EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
AND THE FUNNY THING ABOUT IT IS THAT UNTIL I WAS
OLD ENOUGH TO RATIONALIZE AND TO UNDERSTAND, I
BELIEVED IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
SHINING SUN
HAPPY THE CORPSE THE SUN SHINES ON
Submitter comment:
(I MYSELF, HAVE HEARD THIS
PROVERB BEFORE BUT THE WORD
BRIDE WAS USED INSTEAD OF
CORPSE.)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-05-1968
WART REMEDY
A GOOD WAY TO CURE WARTS IS TO TOUCH A DEAD PERSON'S HAND
TO THE WART AND IT IS SUPPOSED TO DRY IT UP.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER
WHO LIVED ON A FARM AS A GIRL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): TRANSFER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-31-1967
POST DEATH BELIEF
IT IS SAID THAT IF A PERSON STRIKES HIS PARENT
AT SOME TIME IN HIS LIFE
THE HAND WHICH IS USED WILL STICK OUT OF THE GRAVE AFTER DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 10-29-1969
BELIEF
IF YOU HAVE A LARGE "V" SHAPED LINE IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND,
IT IS CALLED YPUR LIFE LINE
AND YOU WILL LIVE TO AN OLD AGE.
Submitter comment:
MY GRANDMOTHER IS ALWAYS LOOKING AT OUR PALMS
THIS IS SOMETHING SHE HAS HEARD OF
AND BELIEVED IN SINCE SHE WAS A CHILD IN ENGLAND.
Where learned: HOME ; Grandmother ; TOLD BY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-24-1970
BELIEF
IF THE SECOND TOE IS LONGER THAN THE FIRST TOE, THE FATHER WILL LIVE
LONGER THAN THE MOTHER WILL.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS IN THAILAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; DORM ROOM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 01-03-1971
DEATH CUSTOM
IF ONE OF YOUR WISDOM TEETH COMES OUT
ONE OF YOUR RELATIVES WILL DIE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS IN THAILAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-12-1971
POST DEATH BELIEF
IF A BABY BOY IS BORN WITH A TOOTH IN HIS MOUTH
A PERSON IS SELECTED TO WATCH HIM AFTER HE DIES
ON THE EVE OF HIS FUNERAL.
THIS IS BECAUSE ON THIS NIGHT THE BODY WILL SIT UP
IN THE COFFIN AND THIS SELECTED PERSON
MUST PUSH HIM BACK DOWN AGAIN SO THAT HE MAY REST IN PEACE.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-04-1969
DEATH
IF A PERSON KILLS A FLY ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH,
HE WILL DIE A VIOLENT DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 10-10-1969