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YOU MAY MAKE A WISH ON THE FIRST STAR AT NIGHT, BUT IT WILL NOT
COME TRUE IF YOU LOOK AT IT AGAIN BEFORE SEEING ANOTHER STAR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 08-06-1968
A WISH MADE ON A SHOOTING STAR WILL COME TRUE IF THE WISH IS
MADE BEFORE THE STAR DISAPPEARS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MAINE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 08-06-1968
WHEN PULLING PULLEYBONE, ONE WHO GETS SHORT END WILL GET HIS
WISH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; BRENTWOOD
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Meat Bird Poultry BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 07-05-1973
IF YOU MAKE THREE WISHES WHEN YOU GO INTO A CHURCH FOR THE
FIRST TIME, THEY WILL ALL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 06-14-1973
IF YOU TAKE A STRIP OF LEATHER, TIE FIVE KNOTS IN IT AND
WEAR IT FOR A YEAR WITHOUT TAKING IT OFF, YOUR WISH WILL
COME TRUE.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | 686 Fifths ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Leather Fur Feather BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-19-1970
IF YOU SEE A NEW MOON, YOU CAN LOOK OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER AND
MAKE A WISH, AND IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; MAYFIELD
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 08-10-1968
A WISH MADE ON A FALLING STAR WILL COME TRUE.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A COMMON SUPERSTITION.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 07-29-1968
IF YOU WISH ON A FULL MOON, YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Measure of quantity or weight BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
IF YOU MAKE A WISH WHILE A TRAIN IS GOING OVER YOUR HEAD IN AN
UNDERPASS AND NOBODY SAYS A WORD FOR ONE MINUTE, YOUR WISH
WILL COME TRUE. IF YOU EVER TELL THE WISH, IT WILL NOT COME
TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 00001954 CA.
IN A THUNDERSTORM, IF YOU PUT YOUR PALMS TOGETHER AND MOVE
THEM UP AND DOWN WHILE SAYING THE LORD'S PRAYER BACKWARDS,
THE STORM WILL BE "CUT" AND IT WILL SEPARATE AND MOVE
AROUND YOU.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Rituals BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU FIND A HALF OF A HORSESHOE, MAKE A WISH AND THROW IT OVER
YOUR SHOULDER. IF YOU DON'T LOOK BACK, THE WISH WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PULASKI
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of quantity or weight Solid BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Number BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 08-03-1968
WHEN TWO PEOPLE ARE WALKING TOGETHER AND COME UPON AN OBSTACLE
IN THEIR PATH (SUCH AS A CAR) WHICH CAUSES ONE TO GO ONE WAY
AND ONE THE OTHER WAY, THEY SHOULD SAY "BREAD AND BUTTER" TO
EACH OTHER. WHEN THEY MEET AFTER GOING AROUND THE OBJECT,
THEY SHOULD JOIN LITTLE FINGERS AND EACH MAKE A WISH. NOT A
WORD SHOULD BE SPOKEN UNTIL ONE OF THEM SAYS THE OTHER'S NAME
AND THEN THAT PERSON ANSWERS WITH THE NAME OF THE OTHER PERSON.
EXAMPLE: "JOHN?" "SUSAN?" THEN THEIR WISHES WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 06-24-1970
WHEN YOU SEE A FALLING STAR, MAKE A WISH AND IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
IF YOU WISH ON THE FIRST STAR YOU SEE AT NIGHT, YOU WILL GET
YOUR WISH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 04-21-1972
WHEN TWO PEOPLE PULL A PULLEY BONE, THE ONE GETTING THE
SHORTER END GETS HIS OR HER WISH.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Pulley ; Pulley Bone ; WISH ; WISHBONE
James Callow Keyword(s): WISHBONE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 07-06-1973
IF YOU SAY THE EXACT THING AT THE SAME TIME, YOU HOLD
PINKIES WITH EACH OTHER AND MAKE A WISH BEFORE SAYING
ANOTHER WORD AND YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): METONYMY: PINKIES FOR LITTLE FINGERS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 10-13-1973
WHEN FOWL IS EATEN...
TWO PEOPLE EACH TAKE HOLD OF ONE SIDE OF A WISHBONE, MAKE
A WISH, PULL UNTIL THE BONE BREAKS. THE ONE WHO GETS THE
LARGEST PIECE OF BONE, THEIR WISH WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Meat Bird Poultry BELIEF -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 09-20-1973
UPON ENTERING A NEW CHURCH YOU ARE SUPPOSE (D) TO MAKE A WISH
AND IT WILL COME TRUE.
Submitter comment:
Mary E. Rush; Deceased. Housewife - Italian. Donora, Penn.
I remember her saying these things ever since I was a child. She got most of them from her friends and mother.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Church BELIEF -- Prayer |