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IF A LADY EATS MUSTARD AND TURNIP GREENS BEFORE HER BABY IS A MONTH
OLD THE BABY WILL BE DUMB.
Submitter comment:
I ACTUALLY SAW THIS PERSON REFUSE SOME TURNIP GREENS BECAUSE
SHE DID NOT WANT TO MAKE HER BABY DUMB.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
IF A BABY KICKS HIS MOTHER AT THE TOP SECTION OF HER STOMACH SHE'LL
HAVE A BOY. IF IT KICKS AT THE BOTTOM IT WILL BE A GIRL.
Submitter comment:
TOLD TO ME BY MY UNCLE.
THIS IS WHAT MY UNCLE SAID TO ME WHEN I WAS PREGNANT.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 12-00-1972
WEARING A RING ON THE WEDDING FINGER IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Fish BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Dreams Foretelling about birth and life BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.1 |
Date learned: 12-00-1972
WHEN A WOMAN IS PREGNANT AND A SNAKE SCARES HER; THAT MEANS HER BABY
WILL SUPPOSEDLY LOOK LIKE A SNAKE
Submitter comment: THIS IS WHAT OLD MID-WIVES TOLD IN THE SOUTH
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 12-00-1972
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN IS SCARED BY A SNAKE HER CHILD WILL HAVE
A BIRTHMARK.
Where learned: OHIO ; LUCAS COUNTY
Date learned: 10-03-1972
BIRTH
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN HAS HEARTBURN DURING HER PREGNANCY, THE CHILD
WILL BE A GIRL. INFORMANT SAID SHE WAS ALSO TOLD THIS ONE DURING
HER FIRST PREGNANCY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
BIRTH
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN'S STOMACH IS POINTED, THE UNBORN CHILD WILL
BE A BOY. IF THE STOMACH IS FAT AND ROUND, IT WILL BE A GIRL.
INFORMANT SAID HER FATHER TOLD HER THIS WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH
HER FIRST CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
LUCK
NO NEW MOTHER SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE HOME FOR FORTY DAYS AFTER
GIVING BIRTH, FOR SHE IS UNBLESSED BY GOD, AND COULD BRING BAD
LUCK TO THE FAMILY OF THE HOME SHE VISITS.
Submitter comment:
IT IS NOT ONLY BAD LUCK FOR ANYONE TO LET THIS WOMAN IN THEIR
HOUSE, BUT IT IS ALSO BAD LUCK FOR THE WOMAN TO EVEN LEAVE THE HOUSE.
SHE SHOULD BE HOME GUARDING THE CHILD, WHO IS ESPECIALLY SUSEPTIBLE
AT THIS TIME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
Date learned: 09-24-1972
LUCK
IF YOU PUT A CAT INTO A CRADLE BEFORE A NEWBORN INFANT, ALL EVIL
SPIRITS WILL BE DRIVEN AWAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
BELIEF BIRTH
WEAR AN AFRICAN FERTILITY DOLL FOR NINE ENTIRE MONTHS AND IN THE
NEXT NINE YOU WILL HAVE A BABY.
Where learned: LETTER ; TOLD IN ; SOUTH AFRICA
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration 686 Ninths / Nine BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
BELIEF
A BABY BORN WITH ITS CAUL STILL INTACT IS A LUCKY BABY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT'S MOTHER TOLD HER THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
DETERMINING SEX OF UNBORN CHILD
IF THE BELLY OF A PREGNANT WOMAN IS HIGH, THE BABY WILL BE A GIRL.
IF THE BELLY OF A PREGNANT WOMAN IS LOW, THE BABY WILL BE A BOY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 09-14-1972
BIRTH MARKS
WHEN MY MOTHER WAS EXPECTING ME SHE HAD A CRAVING FOR PICKLES &
HOG LEGS. THE FATHER COULDN'T FIND THE FOOD IN ANY STORE.
WHEN I WAS BORN I HAD A BIRTH MARK ON MY WRIST OF A HOG'S LEG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LINCOLN PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 09-23-1972
THE INFORMANT'S INFORMANT WAS SARINNA OUENCHUSAK 22 WHO WAS
AN EXCHANGE STUDENT FROM THAILAND STAYING WITH THE LANNEN'S.
IF A BABY IS BORN WITH HIS THUMB TUCKED INSIDE HIS
FIST HIS LIFE
WILL BE BLESSED AND HIS DEATH WILL BE EXPECTED.
(NOT A SUDDEN DEATH, HE WILL BE ABLE TO PREPARE FOR HIS DEATH)
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 11-08-1972
WHEN BABIES ARE BORN
ON THE GROWING OF THE FULL MOON
AND THE FALLING OF THE FULL MOON,
BABIES ARE BORN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FINAL ITERATION ; NONSENSE VERSE?
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.453 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.542 BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-00-1974
DURING THE TIME YOU ARE PREGRANT, YOU ARE NOT TO LOOK
AT A DEFORMED PERSON OR IF YOU ARE FRIGHTENED BY AN AMIMAL YOUR
CHILD WILL LOOK LIKE IT.
James Callow comment: COLLECTOR'S SPELLING HAS BEEN CORRECTED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTAGION ; PREGNANT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-00-1974
WHEN A WOMAN IS PREGNANT AND IT IS ABOUT TIME FOR HER TO HAVE THE
BABY SHE WILL HAVE THE BABY WHEN THE MOON IS FULL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-00-1974
MARRIAGE
IF IT RAINS 3 DAYS BEFORE THE WEDDING, THE COUPLE WILL HAVE
3 CHILDREN. 4 DAYS, 4 CHILDREN. THIS ONLY WORKS A WEEK BEFORE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Date learned: CA1963-1975
MATCHES
THREE ON A MATCH MEANS ONE WILL GET PREGNANT.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ;
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: CA1963-1975
BABIES
WHEN A BABY IS BORN, PIN A MEDAL TO THE CRIB FOR PROTECTION.
Where learned: HOME ; SCHOOL ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): AMULET TALISMAN
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: CA1963-1975