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IF IT RAINS IN AN OPEN GRAVE, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DEATH SOON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Ortonville
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-00-1987 ; 00001930S CA.
DROPPING A KNIFE MEANS THAT A MAN WILL COME CALLING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Ortonville
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11001987 CA. ; 00001930S CA.
ROCKING AN EMPTY ROCKING CHAIR MEANS A DEATH WILL FOLLOW.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS TAUGHT TO HER BY HER MOTHER WHO INSISTED THAT THE PRACTICE
BE REFRAINED FROM.
UNNATURAL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Ortonville
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero |
Date learned: 00001930S CA. ; 11-00-1987
IF A BIRD TRIES TO COME IN THROUGH A CLOSED WINDOW, IT MEANS THAT
THERE WILL BE A DEATH SOON.
Submitter comment: THIS WAS TAUGHT TO HER BY HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Ortonville
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00001930S CA. ; 11001987 CA.
IF STRANDS OF LONG HAIR SEPARATE WHILE BRUSHING, SOMEONE CLOSE
TO YOU WILL DEPART (DIE).
Submitter comment:
LEARNED AT A SUMMER ETHNIC CAMP
A LIST OF ITEMS COMPILED BY THE CAMP DIRECTOR BUT LOST BY
THE INFORMANT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 07-00-1975
MELT GREASE IN A SKILLET. IF YOU CAN SEE YOUR REFLECTION, YOU
WILL DIE SOON.
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER, A NATIVE YUGOSLAVIAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
MISS A PLACE SETTING AND YOU WILL HAVE A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER A NATIVE YUGOSLAVIAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
IF YOU ARE DREAMING THAT YOU'RE FALLING OFF OF SOMETHING AND IF YOU
HIT THE BOTTOM THEN YOU WILL DIE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Dreams |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
IF YOU DREAM THAT A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY IS DYING THEN SOMEONE IN
YOUR FAMILY IS PREGNANT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): COMPENSATION ; OPPOSITES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Dreams |
Date learned: 00-00-1965 ; 10-20-1987
IF YOU DROP YOUR HAIR ON THE GROUND, A BIRD WILL COME AND PECK YOU
TO DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 11-00-1987
PLUG YOUR EARS WHEN YOU PASS A CEMETERY SO THE DEAD WON'T SPEAK TO
YOU.
Date learned: 11-00-1975 ; 11-00-1975
If a dog howls that's a sign of death in the neighborhood.
Where learned: VIRGINIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
IF YOU DREAM OF DEATH IT'S A SIGN OF GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: POLISH SUPERSTITION
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 10-10-1987
IF A BIRD FLIES IN THE HOUSE, DEATH WILL SOON FOLLOW.
Submitter comment: SOUTHERN BLACK AMERICAN SAYING
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-00-1987
If you hear someone wailing, somebody is going to die.
Submitter comment: These are sometimes wailings from the banshees.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00001940S
IT IS SAID THAT THE CROSS THAT RESTS NEXT TO THE GRACE FAMILY
PLOT IN HUBARDSTON, MICHIGAN, ALIGNS ITSELF TO FACE THE HOME
OF THE NEXT MEMBER OF THE GRACE FAMILY THAT WILL DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CARSON CITY
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications |
DEATH ALWAYS OCCURS IN THREES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WHITMORE LAKE
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
I WAS TOLD THAT DEATH IN THE FAMILY HAPPENS IN SETS OF 3
WITHIN A YEAR.
Submitter comment:
HE TOLD ME THIS AFTER ONE OUR FAMILY MEMBERS DIED AND SAID
TWO MORE OF OUR RELATIVES WOULD DIE WITHIN THE YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time Year |
Date learned: 00001970S
IF YOU COUNT THE CARS IN A FUNERAL, YOU WILL HAVE BAD
LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00001970S
If your ears ring it will bring death!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 842 Ringing ears / buzzing / hot, burning BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00001988 ca