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IF SOMEONE SWEEPS UNDER YOUR FEET, YOU'LL BE AN OLD MAID.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time Working |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
HE WHO EATS THE LAST COOKIE WILL BE AN OLD MAID.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. BELIEF -- Number Last events: the last person to the table... |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
ON YOUR WEDDING NIGHT PUT A FLOWER ON THE PILLOW FOR GOOD
LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Marriage First night, honeymoon, and day after wedding BELIEF -- Good luck Plants BELIEF -- Good luck Crucial moment of life |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
PEEL AN APPLE WITH AN UNBROKEN PEEL, THROW IT OVER YOUR LEFT
SHOULDER AND IT WILL MAKE AN INITIAL OF YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND.
Submitter comment: I US'T DO THAT TIME AND TIME AGAIN. IT NEVER DID WORK THOUGH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; HENDERSONVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
HANG A PULLEY BONE OVER THE DOOR AND THE FIRST BOY TO
WALK IN WILL BE YOUR HUSBAND.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; HENDERSONVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
WHEN YOU'RE PEELING AN APPLE, PEEL IT ALL THE WAY AROUND AND
DON'T BREAK IT. THEN PUT AROUND YOUR HEAD, YOU KNOW, RAISE
YOUR HAND AND SLING IT AROUND AND LET IT FALL BEHIND YOUR
BACK AND IT'LL LAND IN THE SHAPE OF YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; HENDERSONVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
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
SNOW ON ONE'S WEDDING DAY PORTENDS GREAT HAPPINESS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Marriage |
STORMY WEDDING DAY SIGNIFIES STORMY MARRIED LIFE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Marriage |
WHERE COBWEBS GROW
BEAUX NEVER GO.
James Callow comment: ALSO SEE PUCKETT OHIO #13155: ... "THE BEAUS WON'T GO."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 07-03-1973
STUMP YOUR TOE,
KISS YOUR THUMB.
SEE YOUR BEAU
BEFORE EVENING COMES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 07-09-1973
STUMP YOUR TOE
LOSE YOUR BEAU.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 07-09-1973
WHEN YOU SLEEP IN A STRANGE ROOM FOR THE FIRST TIME, NAME
THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE ROOMS FOR ONE OF FOUR BOYS. THE
FIRST CORNER WHICH YOU LOOK AT IN THE MORNING IS THE NAME
OF THE MAN YOU MARRY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Fourths / Quarters Observation BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-07-1973
IF YOU CAN WALK AROUND THE BLOCK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL OF
WATER, YOU WILL BE MARRIED THAT YEAR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): CIRCUMAMBULATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time Year BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Circle and other round forms |
Date learned: 06-27-1973
THINK OF THE PERSON YOU WOULD LIKE TO MARRY, THEN GO ON YOUR
WAY. ASK THE FIRST PERSON YOU MEET A QUESTION. IF THE ANSWER
IS "YES", YOU MUST MARRY HIM; IF "NO" YOU WILL NOT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Observation BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 06-23-1973
NEVER LET ANYONE SWEEP UNDER YOUR FEET OR BENEATH YOUR
CHAIR, YOU WILL NOT MARRY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time Working |
Date learned: 07-04-1973
IF A COUPLE IS WALKING TOGETHER AND STUMBLES, IT IS A SIGN
THAT THEY WILL BE MARRIED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 07-04-1973
IF YOU STUMBLE UP THE STAIRS, IT IS A SIGN OF MARRIAGE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 07-04-1973
THE CLOSER TO THE TOP OF THE STAIRS ONE TRIPS UP, THE
SOONER HE OR SHE WILL MARRY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of quantity or weight |
Date learned: 07-04-1973
IF A CAT WASHES HIS FACE IN FRONT OF A CROWD, THE FIRST
PERSON HE LOOKS AT WILL BE MARRIED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Observation BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 06-26-1973