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AT THE END OF THE MONTH, RIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO BED, YOU SAY
"RABBIT, RABBIT." THEN THE NEXT MORNING WHEN YOU WAKE UP
YOU SAY "RABBIT, RABBIT" AND MAKE A WISH AND IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 04-00-1972
PUT MONEY UNDER YOUR WELCOME MAT ON NEW YEAR'S EVE; BRING IT IN
ON NEW YEAR'S DAY AND HAVE MONEY COMING IN ALL YEAR.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
ON NEW YEAR'S DAY HIDE A HEAD OF CABBAGE WHERE NOBODY CAN SEE
IT, FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's BELIEF -- Good luck Food and drink |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
THE FIRST PERSON TO VISIT YOU ON NEW YEAR'S DAY WOULD "RULE
YOUR CHICKENS." THIS MEANS THAT IF YOUR FIRST VISITOR WERE
A MAN, MOST OF YOUR CHICKENS WOULD BE ROOSTERS; IF THE
VISITOR WERE A WOMAN, MOST OF THE CHICKENS WOULD BE HENS.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
Date learned: 06-17-1972
IF YOU MAKE A PILLOWCASE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY AND SLEEP ON IT
THAT NIGHT, YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 00-00-1972
TO INSURE GOOD LUCK FOR THE NEW YEAR, ON NEW YEAR'S MORNING
SAY "WHITE RABBITS, WHITE RABBITS, WHITE RABBITS," AS SOON
AS YOU WAKE UP.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Good luck Animals |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
ALWAYS HAVE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET ON NEW YEAR'S DAY OR YOU
WILL BE POOR ALL YEAR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
IT'S BAD LUCK TO WASH ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW YEAR. IF
YOU WASH, THAT IS A SIGN THAT YOU WILL WASH SOMEONE OUT
OF THE FAMILY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Date learned: 06-24-1972
THE FIRST TWELVE DAYS OF JANUARY RULE THE TWELVE MONTHS. IF
YOU WILL NOTICE, THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH DAYS OF JANUARY ARE
USUALLY FAIRLY WARM.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HERNDON
Date learned: 07-20-1968
WHERE THE WIND IS AT SUNRISE ON NEW YEAR'S MORNING, IT WILL BE
MOST OF THE TIME FOR THE NEXT FORTY MORNINGS.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HERNDON
Date learned: 07-20-1968
ON NEW YEAR'S DAY, A MAN IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FIRST ONE AT
YOUR HOUSE, AND THAT'LL BRING GOOD LUCK FOR THE WHOLE YEAR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 06-02-1970
ALWAYS EAT PEAS COOKED WITH HOG JO
LUCK THROUGH THE YEAR.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; NEW YEARS DAY FOR GOOD ; CLEVELAND
Date learned: 07-24-1968
IF YOU SAY "RABBIT" ON THE FIRST OF TH MONTH BEFORE SAYING
ANYTHING ELSE, YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK THAT MONTH.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMONT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
ON THE FIRST MORNING OF EVERY MONTH, SAY "RABBIT, RABBIT,"
IMMEDIATELY AFTER WAKING UP (BEFORE SPEAKING ANY OTHER WORDS)
OR YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK ALL MONTH!
Date learned: 05-07-1972
IT IS GOOD LUCK TO EAT BLACK-EYED PEAS ON JANUARY FIRST.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IT IS BAD LUCK FOR A WOMAN TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO COME INTO
YOUR HOUSE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. A MAN BRINGS GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; MONTGOMERY
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IN ORDER TO HAVE GOOD LUCK ALL YEAR, EAT BLACK-EYED PEAS
AND HOG HEAD ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; MONTGOMERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's BELIEF -- Good luck Food and drink BELIEF -- Good luck Time (year, season, week, hour, etc.) Occasion Event |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
DO NOT WASH CLOTHES ON NEW YEAR'S DAY OR SOMEONE IN THE FAMILY
WILL DIE.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's BELIEF -- Home BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-00-1969
FIRST PERSON IN HOUSE AT FIRST OF THE YEAR MUST BE A MAN.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
Date learned: 03-00-1969
IF A WOMAN COMES TO YOUR HOUSE FIRST INSTEAD OF A MAN ON NEW
YEAR'S DAY, YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Data entry tech comment: SPELLING CORRECTED
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 07-03-1970