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ONE CAN TELL IF YOU HAVE TRULLY KILLED A WITCH IF A CROW CROWS.
IF YOU DID NOT HEAR THE CROW, IT WAS A SIGN THAT THE WITCH HAD
TAKEN OVER A NEWLY BORN BABY'S SOUL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; informant's home
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Birth |
DON'T BURN YOUR HAIR WHEN IT COMES OUT IN THE COMB, YOU ARE
SUPPOSED TO THROW IT OUTSIDE FOR THE BIRDS TO MAKE THEIR NESTS
OUT OF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): OPPOSITE OF A CONTAGIOUS MAGIC BELIEF ALSO IN ARCHIVE
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Bird |
BELIEF
IF THE TAME RAVENS KEPT AT THE TOWER OF LONDON ARE EVER LOST, OR
FLY AWAY, THE CROWN WILL FALL, AND BRITAIN WITH IT.
Where learned: ENGLAND ; LONDON
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Bird |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
LEGEND
SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER TO CATCH A BIRD, YOU MUST PUT
SALT ON ITS TAIL SO THAT IT CANT FLY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS QUITE SKEPTICAL AS TO THIS BELIEF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird |
BELIEF
WHEN A CHICKEN IS IN THE PROCESS OF HATCHING CHICKS, DO NOT BRING
NEW FLOWERS INTO THE HOUSE OR THE CHICKS WILL NOT HATCH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 04-05-1972
BELIEF ABOUT BIRDS
IF A WILD BIRD FLIES THROUGH YOUR HOME, DEATH IN YOUR FAMILY WILL
BE IMMINENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Bird |
Date learned: 10-23-1968
A SPECK OF DIRT ON THE YOLK OF EGGS SHOWS THAT A MALE CHICK WILL
BE HATCHED FROM IT.
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Bird |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CROWS
AS THE CROW FLIES.
James Callow comment: INDICATAING A STRAIGHT LINE IN DISTANCE FROM ONE PLACE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BIRDS
James Callow Keyword(s): TO ANOTHER, RATHER THAN ACTUAL MILEAGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 11-19-1968
AS WISE AS AN OWL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BIRD
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERBIAL COMPARISON
DRUNK AS AN OWL.
Submitter comment: PICKED UP BY THE INFORMANT FROM SOUTHERN KENTUCKY FRIENDS.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): BIRD
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; WIDE-EYED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 10-21-1969
PROVERB
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW
Keyword(s): BIRD
James Callow Keyword(s): CLANISHNESS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb C880.20 BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Number Odd number (not specific) PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 04-18-1971
THE BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CLANISHNESS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Number Odd number (not specific) PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-01-1972
SAYINGS
BIRDS OF A FEATHER, STICK TOGETHER.
Submitter comment: FROM FRIENDS
Data entry tech comment: VARIANT
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): BIRDS
James Callow Keyword(s): CLANISHNESS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Number Odd number (not specific) PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-24-1967
PROVERB
BIRDS FLY WITH THEIR OWN KIND.
Submitter comment: SIMILAR TO BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER. ; BAGHDAD, IRAQ
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BIRD
James Callow Keyword(s): CLANISHNESS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Number Odd number (not specific) PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SPANISH PROVERB
BY HIS SONG YOU KNOW THE BIRD.
Submitter comment: SHE LEARNED IT FROM HER SPANISH TEACHER, MR. FARRELL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BIRD
James Callow Keyword(s): CLANISHNESS? ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-31-1967
BARN STORM PROTECTION BELIEF
IT IS AN OLD BELIEF AMONG FARMERS THAT IT IS BENEFICIAL
TO ALLOW BARN SWALLOWS TO BUILD NESTS IN YOUR BARN.
BECAUSE LIGHTNING WILL NEVER STRIKE A BARN WHERE BARN SWALLOWS
LIVE.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Weather sign or control P890.7 |
Date learned: 07-00-1962
STORM PROTECTION
IT IS A BELIEF OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
UNITED STATES, THAT WHEN THERE IS A VIOLENT ELECTRICAL STORM
HITS
THE SAFEST PLACE IN THE HOME IS UNDER A BED COVERED COMPLETELY
COVERED
WITH A DOWN STUFFED QUILT. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT IF THE
HOUSE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, IT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PENETRATE
THE QUILT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL PRODUCT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Lightning Thunder BELIEF -- Weather sign or control P890.7 |
Date learned: 11-04-1969
BELIEF
STORKS CARRY BABIES TO THEIR PARENTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ; MICHIGAN HEIGHTS
James Callow Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-01-1968
ONE CAN TELL YOU IF YOU HAVE TRULY KILLED A WITCH IF A CROW CROWS.
IF YOU DID NOT HEAR IT, IT IS A SIGN THAT THE WITCH HAS TAKEN
OVER THE SOUL OF A NEWLY BORN BABY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Bird SPEECH -- Extra Corporal Means of Communication |
Date learned: 03-20-1970
CRAFT DESIGN
WHEN UKRAINIANS DECORATE THEIR EASTER EGGS, THEY USE
THE FIGURES OF THE STORK, THE HEN AND THE BIRD, AS THE ACTUAL
FRUITATIONS OF THE EGG, TO SYMBOLIZE FERTILITY AND THE
FULFILLMENT OF WISHES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 03-08-1971