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OL' MIZ HURT USED TO SAY SHE'D MARKED HER DAUGHTER WITH
STRAWBERRIES. SHE WAS BORN WITH RED MARKS UNDER HER CHIN
AND ON HER CHEST; ALWAYS TURNED RED WHEN THE STRAWBERRIES
GOT RIPE.
Submitter comment:
MRS. NEWMAN BELIEVED THAT MARKS WERE CAUSED WHEN THE
PREGNANT WOMAN HAD A CRAVING AND IT WASN'T SATISFIED.
THEN THE FIRST PLACE THE MOTHER PUT HER HAND ON HER OWN
BODY, THEN THAT WOULD BE WHERE THE BABY WOULD BE MARKED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; HENDERSONVILLE
Date learned: 00-00-1972
WHEN YOU HEAR A WHIP-O-WHIRL CALL IT'S TIME TO PLANT CORN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; HENDERSONVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): WHIPPOORWILL WHIP-O-WILL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Animal Husbandry Farming Ranching BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- P663 |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
A BUCKEYE IS GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Good luck Plants |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
MOSS GROWS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TREE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
TO TEST IF YOUR LOVE'S BEEN TRUE, GET TWO ACORNS AND THROW
THEM IN A POOL. IF THEY FLOAT TOGETHER, HE'S BEEN TRUE; IF
THEY FLOAT APART, HE'S BEEN FALSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
A RAINY DAY IN APRIL MEANS A GOOD CROP YEAR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FRANKLIN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- April BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Measure of time Year |
Date learned: 06-17-1973
HE LOVES ME,
HE LOVES ME NOT.
HE LOVES ME,
HE LOVES ME NOT.
HE LOVES ME...
THIS IS THE MOST COMMON DAISY PETAL AND SUSAN COUNT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 860 Belief BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-01-1973
PEEL AN APPLE WITHOUT MAKING A BREAK IN THE PEELING AND
SWING THE PEEL AROUND YOUR HEAD. THROW THE PEELING OVER
YOUR SHOULDER AND IT WILL FALL IN THE SHAPE OF THE LETTER
OF YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND'S NAME.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Word Letter BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Circle and other round forms BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-08-1973
REPEAT THE NAME OF THE BOY YOU LOVE WHILE CUTTING OPEN AN
APPLE. IF THE APPLE CONTAINS TWELVE SEEDS, YOU WILL MARRY
HIM.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): NAME MAGIC
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Word Letter BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-01-1973
THINK OF THE MAN YOU LOVE WHILE SWALLOWING A FOUR LEAF
CLOVER. YOU WILL MARRY HIM.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Fourths / Quarters BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WEAR A FOUR LEAF CLOVER IN THE LEFT HEEL OF YOUR SHOE AND
YOU WILL MARRY THE FIRST MAN YOU MEET.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 06-21-1973
TO HAVE GOOD LUCK WITH A GIRL WEAR A ROSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Good luck Crucial moment of life |
HANG A FOUR LEAF CLOVER OVER YOUR DOOR. THE FIRST PERSON TO
ENTER WILL ONE DAY BE YOUR SPOUSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Fourths / Quarters Observation BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 07-08-1973
ANOTHER VERSION OF USING ASPIRIN TO KEEP A FLOWER FRESH IS
TO PUT THE ASPIRIN DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOWER OR
ON IT THEN PUT IT IN WATER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 04-11-1972
ASPIRIN IN PLANT WATER
TO KEEP A FLOWER FROM DYING AS SOON AS IT'S PICK, PUT IT
IN A GLASS OF WATER AND DISSOLVE TWO ASPIRIN IN THE WATER.
THIS SOLUTION KEEPS THE FLOWER FRESH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 04-12-1972
ORIGINATION OF SPANISH MOSS
IN PARTS OF ALABAMA AND FLORIDA WHERE THE SPANISH SETTLED
IT WAS SAID THAT THERE WERE TWO LOVERS, A PRINCESS AND
COMMMONER. THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO SEE EACH OTHER SO
THEY WOULD MEET IN THE FOREST UNDER A PARTICULAR TREE.
WHEN HER PARENTS FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, THEY HAD THE YOUNG
MAN SENT AWAY. THE PRINCESS SOON BECAME ILL AND DIED OF A
BROKEN HEART. IT WAS SAID THAT SHE WAS BURIED UNDER THIS
TREE AND THAT THE MOSS THAT DRAPES DOWN FROM THE TREE IS
HER LONG BEAUTIFUL HAIR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Plant BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 08-00-1967
STOLEN FLOWERS
STOLEN FLOWERS WILL GROW BETTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
FOLK BELIEF
THE MAY APPLE PLANT WILL SHRIEK WHEN PULLED FROM THE GROUND.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
BELIEF
IF TWO PEOPLE WALK AROUND A LIVING OBJECT SUCH AS A TREE, THEIR
FRIENDSHIP WILL BREAK UP.
Where learned: INDIANA ; WABASH
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
BUTTERCUP BELIEF
HOLD A BUTTERCUP UNDER YOUR CHIN, AND IF THERE IS A YELLOW GLOW ON
YOUR SKIN, THIS MEANS THAT YOU LIKE BUTTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Body part Senses Chin BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN