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WEATHER PROVERB
IF YOU HAVE A GREEN CHRISTMAS
YOU WILL HAVE A WHITE EASTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; METONYMY: GREEN FOR LACK OF SNOW ; METONYMY: WHITE FOR SNOW ; OBSERVATION ; SNOW
Date learned: 00-00-1968
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU SEE A DOG EATING GRASS IT IS GOING TO RAIN.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; MONROVIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: CA00001965
IF CHILDREN EAT ALL THEIR FOOD ON THEIR PLATES, THEN THE
NEXT DAY WILL BE BRIGHT AND SHINEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON
James Callow Keyword(s): FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. |
Date learned: CA00001915
WEATHER SUPERSTITION
IF YOU CAN SEE THE STARS AT NIGHT, IT WILL BE A SUNNY DAY TOMORROW.
BUT, IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE STARS, IT WILL RAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT FIRST HEARD THIS WEATHER PREDICTOR IN POLAND AROUND
1910. TO THE COLLECTOR, IT SEEMS COMMON SENSE, SINCE IF YOU CAN
SEE THE STARS, THEN THERE ARE NO CLOUDS. IF THERE ARE NO CLOUDS
NO RAIN CAN BE PRODUCED. HOWEVER, THE INFORMANT HAD A VERY
STRONG CONVICTION THAT THIS THEORY WAS INFALLIBLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sun BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 10-00-1980 ; CA00001910
SUPERSTITION
THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY WOULD PUT A CRADLE, FULL OF STRAW, IN A TREE,
HOPEFULLY, A STORK WOULD MAKE ITS NEST THERE. WHEN THE STORK
THROWS ONE OF HER BABIES OUT OF THE NEST, THIS MEANS THAT THERE
WILL BE A BAD SUMMER.
Submitter comment:
THIS WEATHER PREDICTOR WAS FIRST HEARD BY THE INFORMANT AROUND 1910
IN POLAND. A STORK, CRADLE AND GOOD SUMMER ALL SYMBOLIZE LIFE.
THIS IS HINDERED BY A BIRD FALLING FROM THE CRADLE (DEATH) CAUSING
A BREAK IN THE LINK (A BAD SUMMER).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation Favorites BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Measure of time Summer BELIEF -- Use of Object BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 10-00-1980 ; CA00001910
CANDLEMAS DAY
ON THIS DAY WHEN CHRISTMAS SEASON CLOSES, THE PEOPLE CARRY CANDLES
TO CHURCH. THE CANDLES ARE BLESSED FOR USE IN THEIR HOMES DURING
STORMS, SICKNESS, AND DEATH.
Submitter comment:
AFTER MY MOTHER WAS MARRIED IN 1939, THIS TRADITION ENDURED FOR ONLY
AWHILE BECAUSE PEOPLE MOVED AWAY.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- February 6 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Church BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00-00-1940
WHEN YOU BUTCHER HOGS IN THE FALL, IF THE SPLEEN
IS LONG, IT WILL BE A SEVERE WINTER.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY MY NEIGHBOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
THICK ICE MEANS A HOT SUMMER; THIN ICE MEANS A
COOL, MISERABLE SUMMER.
Submitter comment:
TOLD TO INFORMANT BY HER SISTER-IN-LAW, KATE
CRAMER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001940-1950
IF ONE COW LICKS ANOTHER COW, IT MEANS AN
ELECTRICAL STORM OR BLIZZARD IS COMING.
Submitter comment:
TOLD TO INFORMANT BY HER UNCLE, WALTER HAAS,
OF MONTMORENCY CTY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001940-1950
IT IF RAINS BEFORE SEVEN IT WILL CLEAR BEFORE
ELEVEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 00-00-1966
IF YOU EAT ALL THE FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR DINNER,
IT WILL BE A NICE DAY., THE NEXT DAY.
Submitter comment:
SUE LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER. IT IS A
BELIEF COMING FROM POLAND, ACCORDING TO HER MOTHER.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
PUT BREAD AND CORNMEAL ON BOTH ENDS OF A BOARD.
IF THE BIRDS EAT THE BREAD, IT WILL BE WARM,
BUT IF THEY EAT THE CORNMEAL, IT WILL BE COLD.
Submitter comment: TOLD TO ME BY MY NEIGHBOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
THE 100 YEAR CALENDAR
IN GERMANY, EVERYONE SAYS THAT THE WEATHER FOR
THIS MONTH WILL BE SAME AS IT WAS 100 YEARS AGO.
YOU LOOK IN THE ALMANAC BOOK AND YOU FIND THAT IN
JUNE 100 YEARS AGO, IT HAD 5 DAYS WITH RAIN,
15 DAYS SUNNY, ETC. IT WILL BE THE SAME WEATHER
IN JUNE 100 YEARS LATER.
Submitter comment:
TOLD TO ME BY MY NEIGHBOR IN MY HOME. SHE LEARNED
THIS BELIEF AS A LITTLE GIRL IN GERMANY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Number P686.1.100 |
Date learned: 00001920S
BELIEF ABOUT BIRDS
WHEN BIRDS SQUEAK 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 -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 11-23-1970
LUCK
A BELIEF COMMONLY HELD IN ALABAMA IS THAT SWEEPING AFTER THE SUN
HAS FALLEN IS BAD LUCK AND USUALLY FOLLOWED BY BAD WEATHER.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00001950S
WEATHER PREDICTION
A LONG, HOT SUMMER WARNS OF A LONG, HARSH WINTER.
Submitter comment: REPETITION OF THE PHRASE, A LONG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND LEDGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Measure of time Winter BELIEF -- Measure of time Summer |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
WEATHER PREDICTION
ONION SKINS VERY THIN, MILDER WINTER COMING IN;
ONION SKINS VERY TOUGH, WINTER'S COMING COLD AND ROUGH.
Submitter comment: INTERNAL RHYME IN EACH LINE. USES AN AABB RHYME PATTERN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND LEDGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Measure of time Winter |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
WEATHER PREDICTION
A WHITE PARTRIDGE PERCHED HIGH IN A TREE INDICATES A HEAVY
SNOWSTORM IS COMING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND LEDGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P 68 BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
PALMS RECEIVED ON PALM SUNDAY SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE FOUR CORNERS
OF ONE'S PROPERTY TO KEEP AWAY NATURAL DISASTERS.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT HEARD THIS BELIEF FROM HIS MOTHER, WHO IS OF POLISH
HERITAGE, BUT NEITHER ONE TAKES THIS BELIEF SERIOUSLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FRASER
| Subject headings: | 663 Palm Sunday 686 Fourths / Quarters CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
SUPERSTITION AND THE WEATHER
WHEN A CORN ON THE FOURTH TOE ACHES IT MEANS BAD WEATHER IS IN THE
NEAR FUTURE. BY CORN I MEAN A COMBINATION BETWEEN A BLISTER OR
CALUS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Fourths / Quarters Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions |
Date learned: 10-00-1982