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PREDICTION
WHEN YOU HEAR A DOG HOWL, SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU WILL DIE. IF,
AFTER THE DOG HAS HOWLED, YOU LOOK BETWEEN ITS EARS, YOU WILL SEE
THE IMAGE OF THE PERSON THAT WILL DIE.
Submitter comment:
ALTHOUGH HE NEVER WITNESSED IT, THIS PHENOMENON SCARED THE INFORMANT
WHEN HE WAS A CHILD. AS AN ADULT THE INFORMANT, LIKE MYSELF,
DISREGARDS THIS SUPERSTITION. THE INFORMANT WAS FIRST INTRO-
DUCED TO THIS PREDICTION BY HIS FATHER IN DETROIT.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Use of Object Animals |
Date learned: CA00001930 ; 01-13-1980
SUPERSTITION/DEATH
WHEN A DOG HOWL AT NIGHT IS A SIGN OF DEATH.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; MONROVIA
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- P441 BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
DEATH SUPERSTITION
WHEN A PICTURE FALLS OFF THE WALL, IT MEANS THERE HAS BEEN A DEATH
IN THE FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: CA0001980
DREAM OF THE DEAD, HEAR OF THE LIVING. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU
WERE TO DREAM OF SOMEONE DEAD THEN THE NEXT DAY A CALL WOULD
COME FROM THAT DEAD PERSON'S RELATIVE.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; FAIRFAX
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Dreams Hear from the living |
Date learned: 02-00-1980
A SUPERSTITION ABOUT TUESDAYS
DO NOT TAKE A TRIP ACROSS A BODY OF WATER OR GET MARRIED ON TUESDAYS
OR YOU,LL DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
Date learned: 04-00-1980
HOWLING DOGS.
IF A FAMILY DOG HOWLS AT MIDNIGHT
THERE WILL BE A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time P574.45 |
Date learned: 04-00-1980
HOW TO KEEP FROM GROWING OLD.
ONE OUNCE OF TEQUILA IN THE MORNING WILL PROLONG LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 04-00-1980
PREDICTION DIVINATION BELIEF
IN COUNTRY VILLAGES THE PEOPLE CAN FORETELL WHAT IS HAPPENING IN A
CERTAIN HOUSEHOLD BY LISTENING TO THE CALLS OF A NIGHT HAWK ON THE
FAMILY'S PROPERTY. WHEN THE BIRD SINGS "POVIT, POVIT" IT MEANS A
CHILD WILL BE BORN. WHEN IT CRIES "PO-JSC, PO-JSC" IT MEANS
SOMEONE WILL SOON DIE.
Submitter comment:
IN THE POLISH LANGUAGE, THE WORD "POWIC" MEANS TO BRING FORTH,
"POJSC" MEANS TO LEAVE OR GO. INFORMANT CLAIMS THAT MANY PEOPLE
BELIEVE IN THIS STILL. HE LEARNED THIS AS A CHILD FROM HIS MOTHER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial SPEECH -- Onomatopoeia |
Date learned: 02-07-1980 ; 00-00-1934
ANYONE ENTERING THROUGH THE BACK DOOR AND LEAVING THROUGH THE FRONT
DOOR MEANS A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
IT IS BAD LUCK TO HAVE THIRTEEN AT THE DINNER TABLE AND IF YOU DO,
THE NEXT TIME THAT GROUP MEETS, ONE OF THEM WILL BE MISSING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
IR YOU ARE UGLY WHEN YOU ARE BORN, YOU WILL BE BEAUTIFUL WHEN YOU
DIE AND IF YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL WHEN YOU ARE BORN, YOU WILL BE UGLY
WHEN YOU DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-28-1980
PURPOSE OF GARLIC
EATING FOODS SPICED WITH GARLIC WILL INCREASE YOUR LIFESPAN
APPROXIMATELY TEN YEARS.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A SERIOUS BELIEF AMONG SICILIANS.
Where learned: SICILY ; PALERMO
| Subject headings: | 686 First / Once / One / Newness Food Drink -- Flavoring Herb BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: CA00001930
JAPANESE CUSTOM
A FROG IS PUT ON A GRAVE TO INSURE THE RETURN OF THE DEAD IN
ANOTHER LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: CA00001935
FOLKLORE OF DEATH
IF A PICTURE FALLS OFF THE WALL, SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: CA00001915
POLISH PROVERB
IN A LITTLE WHILE, MANY SOULS WILL FACE GOD.
TRANSLATION OF
QUIELE DUSZ STANIE ZA CHWILE, PRZED BAGIEM. (POLISH)
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A SAYING OFTEN USED BEFORE A BATTLE. MY FATHER REMEMBERS THI
FROM POLAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): DEATH ; PREDICTION ; WAR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- War BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-26-1967
DEATH SUPERSTITION
IF YOU GO TO COMMUNION ON NINE FRIDAYS IN A ROW, THEN YOU WILL
HAVE A HAPPY DEATH.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT HEARD OF THIS AROUND 1910 IN POLAND. SHE IS VERY
RELIGIOUS AND PLACED HIGH REGARD ON THIS CUSTOM. PERHAPS NINE IS
A LUCKY NUMBER AND ACTS AS A MEDIUM FOR A GOOD DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Ninths / Nine CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Church BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 10-00-1980 ; CA00001910
DEATH SUPERSTITION
WHEN YOU HEAR KNOCKING AT NIGHT, SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE. THE
INFORMANT HEARD KNOCKING ON TWO NIGHTS AND THE DEATH OF TWO
RELATIVES FOLLOWED.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT HEARD OF THIS DEATH PREDICTOR IN POLAND AROUND 1910.
SINCE SHE CLAIMS THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO HER, SHE HELD A GREAT
CONVICTION TO ITS TRUTH. KNOCKING IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH
COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEACEASED. PERHAPS, THE DEAD WILL WARN OF
AN UPCOMING DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two Observation BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-00-1980 ; CA00001910
DEATH SUPERSTITION
IF A PICTURE FALLS AND NO ONE PICKS IT UP OR TOUCHES IT, THEN
THERE IS GOING TO BE A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT FIRST HEARD THIS IN POLAND AROUND 1910. FALLING
PICTURES ARE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH DEATH. HOWEVER, THIS ADDS THE
STIPULATION THAT IF THEY ARE NOT TOUCHED, DEATH RESULTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-00-1980 ; CA00001910
IRISH SUPERSTITION
IF A BIRD GETS INTO YOUR HOME AND CIRCLES AROUND YOUR HEAD THREE
TIMES, YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Observation BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1920