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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
IF STARS ARE OUT AT NIGHT THE NEXT DAY WILL BE SUNNY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 08-08-1968
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
BELIEF
A RING AROUND THE MOON IS A SIGN OF STORM AND THE NUMBER OF
STARS WITHIN THE RING INDICATES THE NUMBER OF DAYS
BEFORE THE STORM.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
IF A STAR FALLS FROM SKY, SOMEONE'S GOING TO DIE.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CORNERSVILLE
Keyword(s): DEATH ; Die ; Fall ; Falling Star ; OMEN ; Portent ; Star
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00001972-00001973 (ASSUMED)
CURE FOR WARTS:
POUR VINEGAR ON THE HINGE OF A DOOR AFTER SEEING A
SHOOTING STAR; WART WILL DROP OFF LIKE THE STAR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-08-1973
ON THE WITCHES' SABBATH EVERY ONE HUNDRED YEARS, THE
DEAD WILL WALK THE EARTH FOR ONE NIGHT. SHE SAID THAT
IT DEPENDED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE STARS AND THE
FULL MOON FOR THE DAY TO BE DETERMINED, PREFERABLY ON
A SUNDAY. SHE REMEMBERED LEARNING ABOUT IT FROM HER
PARENTS WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD---THEY CAME FROM A VERY
SUPERSTITIOUS PART OF ITALY.
Submitter comment:
Micheline Caputo - deceased Grandmother. Housewife, Italian.
I heard these things from my grandmother throughout most of my young adult life. She was a fantastic storyteller, and was a storehouse of all kinds of information.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ITALY ; VANDERBILT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Festival BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time Year |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
IF YOU MAKE A WISH ON A FALLING STAR, IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FRANKLIN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 11-24-1977
WHEN THERE IS A CIRCLE AROUND THE MOON, COUNT THE NUMBER OF
STARS INSIDE THE CIRCLE. THIS NUMBER IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS
BEFORE BAD WEATHER STRIKES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Circle and other round forms BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN YOU SEE THE FIRST STAR OF NIGHT, MAKE A WISH AND SAY:
STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT,
FIRST STAR I SEE TONIGHT
I WISH I MAY, I WISH I MIGHT
HAVE THE WISH I WISH TONIGHT.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): ITERATION
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU MAKE A WISH ON A FALLING STAR, IT'LL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN THERE'S A RING AROUND THE MOON AS MANY STARS AS ARE IN
THE RING, IT WILL RAIN THAT MANY DAYS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; HENDERSONVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Circle and other round forms BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
FOR NINE CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS GO OUT AND COUNT NINE STARS. THE
FIRST PERSON YOU SEE AFTER THIS YOU WILL MARRY, BUT ONLY IF
YOU CARE FOR HIM.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Ninths / Nine Observation BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 07-04-1973
PREDICTION: WEATHER
IF THERE ARE LOTS OF STARS IN THE SKY, THE NEXT DAY WILL BE PRETTY.
IF NO STARS, IT WILL RAIN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; GREENEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 03-24-1969
WISHING STORY
THERE'S A LITTLE RHYME ABOUT WISHES:
STARLIGHT, STAR BRIGHT,
FIRST STAR I SEE TONIGHT,
WISH I MAY, WISH I MIGHT,
HAVE MY WISH COME TRUE TONIGHT.
IF YOU WISHED ON THE FIRST STAR YOU SAW, AND DIDN'T
TELL ANYONE YOUR WISH, THEN IT WOULD COME TRUE.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): APOSTROPHIE ; INTERNAL RHYME
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Star |
Date learned: 07-23-1968
A PERSON SHOULD NEVER POINT AT A STAR AT NIGHT FOR THIS
WILL CAUSE IT TO FALL FROM THE SKY.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour SPEECH -- Magical |
Date learned: 10-26-1969